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My Place: Songs In French On The American Hit Parade

Vermont Public | By Joel Najman
Published May 9, 2016 at 8:59 AM EDT
Courtesy, Joel Najman
Detail of the Singing Nun album cover who had a hit with the song, 'Dominique,' sung in French.

It was not unusual for an occasional hit record in the United States to have been recorded in a language other than English.  
This week, My Place host Joel Najman features a collection of vintage popular songs recorded entirely or partially in French.
Among the selections featured is 'Dominique' from 1963, the international hit recording by performed by Souer Sourire, whom Americans came to know as The Singing Nun.
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Joel Najman
Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.
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