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Mortimer Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France and several other European countries. Shuman wrote over 500 songs, including those for Ben E. King, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Andy Williams, and Janis Joplin. He was also responsible for the English-language production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Shuman was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Top Tracks
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Papa-Tango-Charly (Le triangle des Bermudes)
Mort Shuman
- 2
This Magic Moment
American Royal: Best Of Billy Joe Royal
- 3
Un été de porcelaine
Les Plus Belles Chansons
- 4
Marathon (Les Flamandes)
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)
- 5
Brooklyn By The Sea
Les Plus Belles Chansons
- 6
Sorrow
Les Plus Belles Chansons
- 7
The Middle Class (Les bourgeois)
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)
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Imagine
Mort Shuman
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L'imperméable anglais
Amerika
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Le Lac Majeur
Mi Canción Italiana
