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January 1, 2010 Happy New Year! Bonne Annee ! We invite you to view our latest music video on YouTube " I Don't Care Much / Je m'en fous" from "Rythme
eclectique" Please let us know what you think of it at feedback@VivelaNostalgie,com Merci beaucoup ! October 10, 2009 We now have available the French lyrics sheet for the French lyrics sung in "Rythme eclectique!"
And Happy Birthday today to Rick Barraza! Rick
was a big contributor to "Rythme eclectique" as Graphics Designer.
He also directed and starred in our music video for track #6 "Pour toi / Dime (Feelings)" which is now available at iTunes!
September 12, 2009 Happy Birthday,
Maurice Chevalier! " Tout va
bien pour moi, tout va bien pour vous... Everything's
happy for me... everything's happy for you ! " September 10, 2009 Hi everyone, I just want you to know that Maurice Chevalier's birthday is September
12 (1888) and my dear friend, Francois Vals, who was Maurice's right-hand man and personal manager for the
last 20 years of Maurice's illustrious career, has a birthday just two days later on September 14th!
Happy
Birthday / Joyeux Anniversaire, François !
- ton ami, Don Sheppard
| François' tribute to his boss, Maurice Chevalier |
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| It contains photos, letters, and tributes from Maurice's own collection |
A book of tribute to Maurice Chevalier not to be
missed! FrançoisVals compiled this
magnificent book about Maurice Chevalier, with many photos, letters, awards, and historical facts about his long career. It
was published in 2002. François and Madeleine Vals were Maurice's personal staff, along with Fred Freed, his accompanist.
They traveled with him during all his many tours throughout the world. François shares with his readers how he first met Maurice when he was only 14 years old and Maurice
was a world famous personality and how much Maurice's friendship and trust in him has meant to him throughout the many years.
| Francois welcomes Don to France in May 2007 |
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August 31, 2009 Well folks, our CD "Chevalier
on Broadway - an American tribute" placed third in the field of ten nominees for the category Best Theater Album. We
congratulate the other winners! We are very humbled to be acknowledged by such a large, dedicated group of volunteer judges
who put in so many hours of their time listening to so many albums -- and ours is a 2-CD album!
August 12, 2009 The music video for "Pour toi / Dime (Feelings)" is now on Apple iTunes! Look
for "Don Sheppard" then click on "Music Videos" then click on "Pour toi / Dime (Feelings)" and
select "Preview" to watch 30 secs of it! (or just click this link!) You can buy it and download it for $1.49!
Newsflash! June 30, 2009 We have learned that our CD "Chevalier on Broadway - an American tribute"
has earned a nomination for a 2009 JPF (Just Plain Folks) Music Award in the "Theater
Album" category. The JPF Awards are the largest music awards in the world. This year over
42,000 albums were sent in containing 560,000 songs from over 160 countries for entry in 95 different
categories. Winners will be announced August 29, 2009 in Nashville. To read more, go to the JPF website:
http://www.jpfolks.com/default.php?page=awards
... and about
our newest CD "Rythme eclectique" released February 2009...
March 9, 2009
Madame Line Renaud wrote to us:
"Cher Don,
J'ai écouté avec beaucoup de plaisir votre CD en français, et
en particulier "Pour toi" de mon mari Loulou Gasté. C'est magnifique vocalement et votre français
est incroyable.
Bravo, bravo, et merci pour votre délicate attention qui
m'a beaucoup touchée.
I kiss you
Line Renaud"
Translation:
"Dear Don,
I have listened with much pleasure to your CD in French, and especially "Pour
toi" by my husband Loulou Gasté. It's magnificent vocally and your French is unbelievable.
Bravo, bravo, and thanks for your careful attention which touched me very much.
I kiss you.
Line Renaud"
(reprinted with
the kind permission of Line Renaud)
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