Gérard Jouannest
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Gérard Jouannest (2 May 1933 – 16 May 2018) was a French pianist and composer.
Career
Jouannest began his career as a pianist in music halls. He later worked as a pianist for François Rauber. In 1959, he was introduced to Jacques Brel by music producer Jacques Canetti, and he worked for him for nearly a decade. It was Brel who introduced Jouannest to his future wife Juliette Gréco in 1968, and Jouannest played the piano for her during the rest of his career.
Jouannest composed more than 250 songs over the course of his life. For example, he composed songs for Jacques Brel like Ne Me Quitte Pas, Ces Gens-Là, Bruxelles, Mathilde and Les Vieux. He also composed songs for younger artists like Miossec, Benjamin Biolay and Abd al Malik.
