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Les Chats Sauvages
Les Chats Sauvages was a pioneering French rock and roll band formed in 1961. The band was among the first to bring rock and roll music to France, alongside Les Chaussettes Noires. The original lineup included Dick Rivers (Hervé Forneri) on vocals, John Rob (Jean-Claude Roboly) on guitar, James Fawler (Gérard Roboly) on guitar, Jack Regard (Gérard Jaquemus) on bass, and Willy Lewis (William Taïeb) on drums, who was later replaced by Armand Molinetti, Dean Shelton, and Andre Ceccarelli.

In February 1961, their performance at the Palais des Sports de Paris, where they headlined with Vince Taylor, was notable for turning into a full-scale riot, as reported by the British music magazine NME. The band experienced a significant change when Dick Rivers left in the summer of 1962 and was replaced by Mike Shannon, which impacted their popularity. Despite this, they continued to chart, notably with the song "Derniers baisers," which was successfully covered by C. Jérôme in 1986 and Laurent Voulzy in 2006.

John Rob's visit to New York in 1963 with their American manager, Andre M. Lauffer, aimed at securing an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, but restrictive laws for overseas entertainers prevented this. Les Chats Sauvages disbanded in 1964 but briefly reunited twice, including a 1982 album release with Dick Rivers to celebrate their twentieth anniversary.

Their discography includes several albums and singles, with notable tracks such as "Twist à Saint-Tropez" and "Est-ce que tu le sais?" Their influence and contributions to the French rock and roll scene remain significant.
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