Black Socks

the Black Socks were a group of French Rock, founded in 1961, resulting from the group the Five Rock'n'rolls. (name change being caused by the sponsoring of the group by socks STEMM).

It was composed in the beginning of:

Claude Moine, alias Eddy Mitchell (Song)
William Benaïm (Guitar solo)
Tony of ARPA (rhythmic guitar)
Aldo Martinez (low guitar)
Jean-Pierre Chichportich (battery)

The Black Socks sign at Barclay at the 1961, label under which the group in particular records a score of 45 turns, which will be for the majority of successes: You speak too (1961), Daniéla (1961), which remains their larger tube, whose music is of Georges Garvarentz and the words of André Pascal, Be bop has Lula (1961), Eddie would be good (1961), adaptation of Johnny B. Goode , Hey Pony (1961), Mrs Madam (1961), Dactylo rock'n'roll (1961), the Lesson of Twist (1962), the Twist of the rower (1962), with Maurice Knight and Because you know .

The Black Socks will know the decline starting from 1962 with the departure with the military service of their singer Eddy Mitchell, who will start shortly after a brilliant career in solo. The group will cease recording at the end of 1964.

Following replacements or integrations, the following musicians also formed part of the group: Arturo Motta (battery), Armand Molinetti (battery), Gilbert Bastelica (battery), Left-handed Michel (saxophone), Picardy Michel (saxophone) and Paul Benaïm (rhythmic guitar).

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