Roger Terrien (Guitare)
38 Rue de Belleville, 75020 Paris, France

Roger Terrien started his career alongside his accordionist brother Paul in the orchestras around Brittany. After WW2 he moved to Paris and became a guitarist to the stars of the day: Dario Moreno, Richard Anthony, Henri Salvador, Françoise Hardy, and Barbara. Although he was best known for playing the guitar he also played the violin, flute and saxophone. Terrien was an in-demand session musician who made recordings with Burt Baccarah, Georges Delerue, Claude Bolling, Stéphane Grapelli, Buck Clayton, and Jacques Loussier. He toured France with the orchestras of Jacques Hélian and Michel Legrand, and also travelled the world with the singer Dalida. After an international career of note he moved to Nantes and taught at his guitar school on the Quai de Versailles.

The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the Rue de Belleville. The remainder lies in the 10th and 11th arrondissements. It was once the independent commune (municipality) of Belleville which was annexed by the City of Paris in 1860 and divided between two arrondissements. Geographically, the neighbourhood is situated on and around a hill which ties with Montmartre as the highest in Paris. The name Belleville literally means “beautiful town”.

See where Roger Terrien lives on Walk 44 – Belleville