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Joe Dassin
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French-American musician (1938–1980)
OverviewAI-generated
Joe Dassin (1938–1980) was a French and American singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer. Born in Brooklyn, he began his professional career in 1964. His musical style encompassed chanson and French pop, and he performed with a baritone voice. Dassin was a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, piano, violin, and banjo. He recorded for record labels including Sony Music, Columbia Records, and RCA Records.
Dassin was the son of Jules Dassin and was educated at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He spoke French, American English, and English. His works include *Cadeau pour Dorothy* and *Podarok dli͡a Doroti*. He died of a myocardial infarction in Papeete in 1980 and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1938
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Cadeau pour Dorothy
- Podarok dli͡a Doroti
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American singer-songwriter. He sang in multiple languages but found his greatest successes in France and the French-speaking world. In total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide. Dassin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Jewish-American parents. His father was film director Jules Dassin and his mother was violinist…
Known for
- Once Upon My Mother — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- 50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier — Self (archive footage)2025
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Samedi Sébastien — Self - Guest2021
- Archives secrètes — Self (archive footage)2021
- Joe Dassin, les meilleures chansons — Self (archive footage)2020
- Joe Dassin - 1965-1980 Les grands moments de télévision — Self (archive footage)2010
- Joe Dassin - Live à l'Olympia 77 — Self2005
- Joe Dassin - Ses Plus Grands Succès — Self (archive footage)2000
- Stars 90 — Self1990
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 1980
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 555,452
- Total plays
- 7,819,912
Tags
Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 - August 20, 1980) was a French-speaking American folk, pop and rock musician. Dassin was born in New York City to Jules Dassin (Yiddish actor and film noir director) and Béatrice Launer. He began his childhood first in New York and Los Angeles, California. However after his father became a victim of the anti-communist policies of Senator Joseph McCarthy, he and his family moved from place to place across Europe. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joe+Dassin"
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Papeete
- Father
- Jules Dassin
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Genre
- French pop
- Instrument
- piano accordion
- Record label
- Sony Music
- Official website
- joedassin.fr
- Image
- Joe Dassin 1970.jpg
- Height
- 1.84
- Voice type
- baritone
Show 13 more facts
- date of birth
- 1938-11-05
- date of death
- 1980-08-20
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Commons category
- Joe Dassin
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Joseph Dassin
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- birth name
- Joseph Ira Dassin
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- social media followers
- 47000
- end of work period
- 1980-00-00
- nickname
- Joe Dassin
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American singer-songwriter. He sang in multiple languages but found his greatest successes in France and the French-speaking world. In total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide.
Early life
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