La Grange au Bouc
(CABARETS)
42 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France

La Grange au Bouc was a rustic cabaret/restaurant on the site of the old Blanchetot farm. The performers who entertained diners came from all over the world, including blues and spiritual singers from the United States. Many were local, like Montmartrois singer-songwriter Annie Nobel, who made her debut here singing a selection of Aristide Bruant, Pierre Mac Orlan and Léo Ferré.

Chez Patachou
(CABARETS)
A venue firmly established in Montmartre legend. The home and stage of legendary singer Patachou. It was a cabaret that nurtured and promoted young talent, including those of Jacques Brel, Hugues Auffray and Claude Nougaro. Its status was so magical it enticed the big names of Charles Aznavour (who lived at the time in Montmartre), Georges Brassen, Léo Ferré, and those further afield, Sammy Davis Jnr, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

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Patachou
(CHANTEUSES)
13 Rue du Mont-Cenis, 75018 Paris, France

Henriette Ragon opened the Patachou restaurant on the Montmartre hill with her husband in 1948. From here she launched her career as a singer, under the pseudonym of Lady Patachou in 1950. She graduated to the neighbouring cabarets of Montmartre, and then onto such great venues as Théâtre des Variétés, Olympia and Bobino in Paris. The 1960s took her away from France, and regular appearances abroad. She is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. One of the great chanteuses.

Yves Mathieu
(CHANTEURS)
8 Rue des Saules, 75018 Paris, France

Since 1972 singer and actor Yves Mathieu has been the owner and the artistic director of the cabaret Le Lapin Agile, just a few doors away at 22 Rue des Saules. A venue he started singing at in 1948, and he’s still singing there now, in his 90s. Yves Mathieu (also known as Yves Thomas) released a healthy number of 7” EPs in the 1960s as a solo artist, and with Les Compagnons De La Chanson for the operetta Minnie Moustache.

La Bonne Franquette
(CABARETS)
18 Rue Saint-Rustique, 75018 Paris, France

Perched at the top of the Butte the famous restaurant (and cabaret) La Bonne Franquette was a meeting place for the artists Pissarro, Sisley, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir, Monet and Zola. It was the home of Charles Aznavour, who listed it as one of his official addresses in the Guide du Show Business during the 1960s. Singers like Bernard Dimey, Jacques Brel and François Deguelt came to sing here. Regular performers who appeared at the La Bonne Franquette included Jack Jacquemin and Jacques Vassart, who both released albums inspired by the venue.

Charles Aznavour
(CHANTEURS)
18 Rue Saint-Rustique, 75018 Paris, France
One of the great (if not the greatest) French singers of all time. At the age of 9 Shahnour Aznavourian began his career as a singer and actor at the Théâtre du Petit-Monde in Paris, taking the stage name of Charles Aznavour. At the age of 13 he already had a contract to perform at both the Casino de Paris and the Alcazar de Paris. His career would take him all over the world, far from Montmartre, where he lived with his second wife Èvelyne Plessis, at La Bonne Franquette. By the time he died at the age of 94 he had sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries.

Luc Barney
(CHANTEURS)
11 Rue Poulbot, 75018 Paris, France
French singer and actor Luc Barney (real name Albert Edmond Van Hecke 1916-1991) appeared in operettas alongside the bright stars of Georges Guétary and Fernandel. He is remembered as one of the lovers of the incomparable Edith Piaf. He married the soprano Éliane Varon in 1966 and they lived here together.

Éliane Varon – Soprano
(ARTISTES LYRIQUES)
Éliane Varon (real name Éliane Vacheron b.1938) is a French soprano who has distinguished herself in operetta , opera and musical comedy. In the 1960s-70s, the last wave of triumphant operetta in Paris, she created several works at Châtelet and Mogador alongside prestigious artists such as Georges Guétary, Jean Richard, Tino Rossi, Luis Mariano, Annie Cordy, Maurice Baquet, and her husband Luc Barney.

Charles Charras
(COMEDIENS)
9 Rue Poulbot, 75018 Paris, France
Actor and poet Charles Charras had a sixty year career that encompassed cinema, TV and theatre. He was also a teacher at the Ecole de théâtre Charles Dullin, where his students included Jean-Louis Trintignant and Romain Bouteille. Perhaps his most creatively fertile period was between 1953 and 1970, working with Jacques Fabbri and his troupe. At this time he was living here in Rue Poulbot, or Impasse Trainée as it was known then.

Chez Plumeau
(CABARETS)
4 Pl. du Calvaire, 75018 Paris, France
In the 1950s Chez Plumeau replaced the former Restaurant du Coucou, a famous cabaret much loved by the Montmartre artists. A typical evening of entertainment at Chez Plumeau in the 1960s would be hosted by Roger Ruelle with music from singer and guitarist Johny Rech.

Chez Ma Cousine
(CABARET)
(12 Rue Norvins, 75018 Paris, France)

Chez ma Cousine has been a popular destination for Montmartre’s cabaret lovers since 1928. In the 1960s Jean Méjean took over the cabaret and it boasted an impressive roster of entertainers. Diners were treated to the talents of singer and actor René-Louis Lafforgue, Richard Marsan (before he became an influential artistic director), singers Jack Gauthier, Suzanne Gabriello (who lived nearby in Rue Labat), and the delectable Dominique Dali.