Henri Bourtayre

Henri Bourtayre (born on October 21st 1915 with Biarritz) is the author of the music of more than one thousand of songs, some having acquired from the start a very great popularity.

Biography

Henri Bourtayre starts by playing of the piano in the cabarets of Biarritz and of the Basque coast, and occurs locally in the meetings and the weddings with the singer André Dassary, whom it follows to Paris, in 1937. He is engaged soon with the editions Ray Ventura, where he become acquainted with Raymond Legrand, musician and leader, for which he will start to write starting from 1941. He gains its first great success with My old story , sung by Tino Rossi.

Almost always on words of Maurice Vandair, he writes soon for the large high-speed motorboats of the time: Andre Dassary, Tino Rossi, Maurice Knight, Georges Guétary. In 1944, Fleur of Paris has the appearance of an anthem of the Libération. The end of the Occupation reveals new high-speed motorboats for which Henri Bourtayre composes: Shine Mariano ( My beautiful with wood sleeping , 1944), Lina Margy ( the Girl with Domingo ), and especially Jacques Hélian and his orchestra, which succeeds Raymond Legrand, and of which he becomes the appointed type-setter.

Without giving up Maurice Vandair, Henri Bourtayre collaborates often at the time with a new lyric writer, Henri Kubnick, producer of radio. At the beginning of the Years 1950, Henri Bourtayre writes in particular for a newcomer in the field of the music hall, Robert Lamoureux.

Henri Bourtayre is the author of the partition of four Opérette S (of which Miss Cow-boy , 1947 and Tout for it , 1952). In this field, only the Knights of the sky (1955), with Shine Mariano, obtained a real success. One still owes in Henri Bourtayre the music of about fifty films.

Henri Bourtayre is the father of the type-setter Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, born in 1942.

Works

Musics of songs

1941 : My Old story (words of Maurice Vandair) - Tino Rossi;
1942 : In the way of the return (words of Maurice Vandair) - Tino Rossi;
1942 : Quérida (words of Maurice Vandair) - Jaime Planed; Marie Jose;
1943 : the Guitar with Chiquita (words of Maurice Vandair) - Raymond Legrand;
1943 : My heart is always close to you (words of Maurice Vandair) - Georges Guétary;
1944 : El Cabrero (words of Maurice Vandair) - Marie Jose;
1944 : Fleur of Paris (words of Maurice Vandair) - Maurice Knight, Jacques Hélian;
1944 : My beautiful with wood sleeping (words of Maurice Vandair) - Shine Mariano;
1945 : Fall a little the lamp-shade (words of Marcel Delmas) - Elyane Célis;
1945 : It is the festival with the country (words of Maurice Vandair and Maurice Chevalier) - Mr. Chevalier;
1945 : That made sing the French (words of Maurice Vandair and Maurice Knight) - Mr. Chevalier;
1945 : Each one its dream (words of Maurice Vandair) - Charles Trénet;
1945 : gray Songs… pink songs (words of Henri Kubnick) - Michel Roger;
1945 : Lily Bye… bye! (words of Maurice Vandair) - Guy Berry, Jacques Hélian;
1945 : Will-o'-the-wisp (words of Henri Kubnick) - Michel Roger;
1945 : the Girl with Domingo (words of Maurice Vandair) - Lina Margy;
1946 : Swing at the school (words of Syam and Georgius) - Fred Adison and his orchestra;
1946 : Pastourelle in Nina (words of Maurice Vandair) - Rudy Hirigoyen;
1946 : Simple history (words of Andre Hornez) - Lina Margy;
1946 : a Fleur on the ear (words of Henri Kubnick) - Guy Berry;
1947 : My small Hawaïenne (words of Maurice Vandair) - Tino Rossi;
1949 : Rising sun (words of Louis Poterat); Jacques Hélian and his orchestra;
1950 : Agur (words of Maurice Vandair) - Andre Dassary;
1950 : France pink (words of Albert Willemetz) - Arletty;
1953 : Come to the house (words of Robert Lamoureux) - Robert Lamoureux;
1954 : It is necessary if few things (words of Albert Willemetz) - Yvonne Printemps;
1966 : Yes with the whiskey (with Jean-Pierre Bourtayre; words of E. Miller) - Maurice Knight.

Books

Henri Bourtayre, Fleur of Paris or 50 years of memories and French songs (deliver of 240 pages accompanying the two discs Fleur by Paris. May 8th, 45 - May 8th, 95. Around the victory . EMI-Une music, 1995).

Discs

50 years of songs with Henri Bourtayre (CD of 20 songs, coll Of the CIF' conc' in Music hall, EMI France, 1993).

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