Fredericks Goldman Jones - Carole D. Fredericks Foundation

Fredericks Goldman Jones
Le Trio Extraordinaire 1990 – 2000
Jean-Jacques
GOLDMAN…
French
Parents: Alter Goldman and Ruth
Ambrunn were both Jewish and had
emigrated from their native Poland
to France in the 1930s. They met
working for the French Resistance
and became naturalized French
citizens after the war. The couple
married in 1949 and Jean-Jacques
was the third of four children.
October 11, 1951
Jean-Jacques’
parents made sure
their son learned to
play the violin and
then the piano at an
early age. But it was
another genre of
music which would
influence JeanJacques early on,
when he discovered
Aretha Franklin’s soul
hit, “Think.” The song
was a veritable
revelation and in 1968
he abandoned
classical music and
“If you are listening to a modern French pop hit, chances are
took up the guitar.
you are listening to a song written by the multi-talented star,
Jean-Jacques Goldman… Although Goldman has always
refused to conform to the pop star mold, this talented
singer/songwriter remains a firm favorite with the French public.”
Radio France Internationale www.rfi.fr
Michael
JONES…
Welsh and French
Parents: John Merick Jones
was a soldier in the Allied Army
in Normandy. Wounded, he
was harbored by a family in
Caen, and fell in love with the
daughter, Simone Lalleman,
who he took to back to his
home in Wales. Michael spent
summer vacations with his
grandparents in Caen. One
summer he joined a joined
Travers & Cie, a rhythm blues
music group.
January 28, 1952
Singer, guitarist, composer
“From the time he could speak, Michael
always sang.”
Michael apprend la guitar, apres s’etre
essaye a la batterie.
“La guitare, c’est mieux pour draguer
les filles”
For six years he toured with “Travers &
Cie.” One day he saw an ad in the
newspaper, a very popular group, Taï
Pong was looking for a singer/guitarist to
go on tour. Michael was among 200 to
audition for the position…and was chosen.
Michael replace the lead singer who did
not want to abandon his family to go on
tour with the band. The singer Michael
replaced was Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Carole FREDERICKS
African American
Parents: Jazz composer & arranger, Harry
Fredericks from St. Kitts met a gospel singing
school teacher, Mildred Shields of
Bennettsville, SC in Harlem, NY in early 1939.
Both shared a love of jazz standards, the big
band sound and the blues. The couple married
in late 1940. Following the birth of their first
child in 1941 they moved to Springfield, MA.
The Fredericks family thrived in Western Mass.
The household was filled with music, potent
conversation and people from around the world.
Mildred earned a Masters Degree in Education
and became the first Black teacher to integrate
the West Springfield School System. Tragedy
struck in 1954 when Harry, a construction
worker, was killed in a work-related accident.
Carole was just 2 years old and the youngest of
5 children.
June 5, 1952
Singer, background vocalist
Exposed to a wealth of musical genres as a
child, Carole appreciated a wide range of
music and singing styles. At age 5, her family
discovered she possessed a big, rich voice.
At first, Carole was uncomfortable with her
voice. When asked to sing in front of her 3rd
grade class, Carole turned her back to the
audience and sang facing the blackboard. A
great change took place by the time she
reached high school in the 1960s. Carole
willingly took to the stage dazzling parents,
teachers and students with songs by Bessie
Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sam
Cooke, Carole King, Aretha Franklin,
America, Donovan, The Beatles and more.
Finally she had embraced her gift. Carole had
discovered the power of music to transcend
differences and make friends.
"[Carole] arrived in France in 1979. Shortly afterwards she launched a career as a studio musician - i.e. one of
those people with extraordinary technical skills who put her talent at the service of other singers. In the
course of her career Carole provided backing vocals for a lot of different singers and that is how I came to
meet her myself"...Jean-Jacques Goldman.
1989 Jean-Jacques Goldman…la nouvelle direction…duets et trios.
Teams up with two of his long-time collaborators guitarist, Michael
Jones (who recorded on an earlier album with him) and Carole
Fredericks (who had accompanied him on tour as a back-up singer)
C’est l’aventure qui commence…
ils s’appellent…
Fredericks Goldman Jones
2 hit singles:
Nuit, a duet with Carole,
and,
the rousing anthem to rock n’ roll,
Un, deux, trois
Fredericks Goldman Jones immédiat succès…
A group sound and tight harmonies…Songs included
English lyrics, rock & roll, rhythm & blues, soul
Une tournée des Etats-Unis…
Debut album released in the United
State
Fredericks
Goldman
Jones
1990
Le mariage de
la chanson et
l’esprit…
Sur Scène 1992…duexième album est disque de platine
Rouge 1993…troisième album...avec le
choeurs de l’Armée rouge…diamant
Fredericks Goldman Jones Du New Morning au Zénith
le concert intime, le son acoustique…en français et en anglais…
Pas toi… Je commence demain…P’tit blues pienard…Think…
Knock On Wood…Tobacco Road
« il fait chaud !»
…album live Du New Morning au Zénith…
disque de plantine
Fredericks Goldman Jones
• avec Charles Aznavour,
Emmanuelle Béart,
Patrick Bruel, Marius
Colucci, Céline Dion,
Francis Gall
• Les Enfoirés se retrouvent
au Grand Rex pour une
soirée au profit des Restos
du Coeur
En 1995, Jean-Jacques et Carole
travaille sur l’album
• D’EUX is the French
best selling album of
all time…
• 8 million copies sold
worldwide…
• Released in the
United States as
The French Album
Jean-Jacques, Carole et Michael…
• 1995 Soirée de
Enfoirés à l’Opéra
Comique
• Collaborate on each
others solo album
projects:
• 1996 Springfield/cf
• 1997 Singulier/jjg
• 1997 A
comsommer sans
modération/mj
1996 – 1998 Carole et Jean-Jacques travaille
sur deux albums de Céline Dion
FGJ en solo et ensemble…
• 1998 Michael est l’un des acteurs
principaux de la tournée « En passant
» de Jean-Jacques Goldman
• 1999 Couleurs et parfums…le nouvel
album de Carole
• 2000 Pluriel The Best of Fredericks
Goldman Jones 1990 – 1996
Fredericks Goldman Jones no more…
Le 7 juin, 2001
Carole Fredericks
meurt à Dakar.
Elle est enterrée au
cimetière
Montmartre à
Paris.
The music of Fredericks Goldman Jones remains
popular in France today. The dynamic lyrics,
innovative music style, performances and
personal friendships are legendary…
Websites:
Carole Fredericks
www.cdfmusiclegacy.com
www.CaroleFredericksFoundation.org
www.carolefredericks.net
www.MySpace.com/carolefredericks
Jean-Jacques Goldman
www.jjgoldman.net/index/
www.parler-de-sa-vie.net/index_en.html
www.sonymusic.fr/jeanjacquesgoldman
Michael Jones
www.michael-jones.net
www.MySpace.com/michaeljones