Cabrel cited the artist as one of a number of blues influences, including Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Howlin ' Wolf, Blind Blake, Willie Dixon and Ma Rainey.

Cabrel also examined the artist ’ s role in society (" Gens formidables ") and even delved a little into his own personal life for inspiration, addressing a song to the biological mother of the young Vietnamese girl he had adopted in 2004 (" Mademoiselle l ' aventure ").

By now Francis Cabrel had become one of the most popular recording stars on the French music scene and his life was one busy whirl of TV and radio interviews, autograph signing and promotion.

Meanwhile, on the music front, Cabrel returned to the stage to take part in a series of concerts entitled " Autour du blues.

The " Autour du blues " concerts also gave Cabrel the opportunity of working with the American musician David Johnson, who guested as sax-player on Cabrel's following album, Les Beaux Dégâts ( released in May 2004 ).

On 7 November Cabrel took to the stage on a very special occasion, organising a fund-raising concert for New Orleans, the home of jazz and blues, which had been devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

In a career consisting of four decades, she worked with performers across several genres and generations, folk, opera, pop, rock, including Lucio Dalla, Nana Mouskouri, Maria Farantouri, Andrea Bocelli, Holly Near, Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Milton Nascimento, Fito Páez, Caetano Veloso, Joan Manuel Serrat, Chico Buarque, Gal Costa, Gian Marco, Konstantin Wecker, Lourdes Pérez, Nilda Fernández, Pata Negra, David Broza, Franco Battiato, Luz Casal, Ismael Serrano, Charly Garcia, Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Shakira, Lila Downs, Julieta Venegas, Martha Argerich, Francis Cabrel and Sting.

In 1997 Cabrel continued his charity work, performing a tour with a host of French stars including Maurane, Michel Jonasz and Maxime Le Forestier, to raise money for the children's AIDS charity Sol en Si.

* Cabrel has been an active organizer and participant in concerts for charity, including repeat appearances in Les Enfoirés.

* French singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel referred to Son House in the song " Cent Ans de Plus " on his 1999 album Hors-Saison.

Cabrel was born into a modest family, his father was employed as a blue-collar worker and his mother was a cashier.

These include " Speaking of Dream " with Joan Baez in 1990 ), a duo of " My Way " with Francis Cabrel in 1993, version of Bob Marley's " One Love sung with his son Ziggy Marley, Georges Reyes ' song " Donde esta el amor " with Nicolas Reyes in 2006.

His paternal grandfather, Prospero Cabrel, immigrated to Gascony from Friuli, Italy, in the 1920s with his wife and six children.

In 1990 Cabrel embarked upon a mini tour with singer Dick Rivers, delighting audiences with their re-worked versions of American rock ' n ' roll classics.

This mini tour, performed without the slightest bit of publicity in smaller, more intimate venues such as the Bataclan in Paris, allowed Cabrel to make closer contact with his fans and wind down a little after his busy promotional schedule earlier in the year.

In February 1995 the music profession honoured Cabrel at the annual " Victoires de la Musique " awards ceremony, presenting him with an award for Best Album of 94 ( for " Un samedi soir sur la terre ").

Throughout his career Cabrel has tried hard to keep out of the media spotlight, leading a quiet life with his wife and two daughters.

Cabrel also proved himself to be an enthusiastic entrepreneur, setting up his own label Cargo with Charles Talar in 1995.

A special bonus CD accompanied the book, featuring the duet " Vengo a ofrecer mi corazon ", which Cabrel recorded in Spanish with the Argentinian star Mercedes Sosa.

Cabrel rocketed back into the French music news on 30 March 1999 with a new CD album entitled Hors Saison ( Out of Season ).

Appearing on stage against a pared-down minimalist décor with eight musicians, the singer was supported by Québécois diva Isabelle Boulay who, once her own set was finished, joined Cabrel on stage for a special duet.

While Cabrel continued his involvement with humanitarian projects, he eventually dropped his role in local politics.

This album, produced in collaboration with Cabrel's loyal pianist, Gérard Bikialo, featured a new addition to the Cabrel sound in the form of a vibrant brass section.

Cabrel refused to play anything other than small or medium-sized venues, preferring to maintain direct contact with his audience.

Cabrel returned to the live circuit with his " Bodegas Tour " in the spring of 2005, playing dates across France and Switzerland right through until June of that year.

In 2007, Cabrel marked the thirtieth anniversary of his career with the release of a double album entitled L ' essentiel 1997 – 2007.

French singer / song writer Francis Cabrel refers to Rainey in the song " Cent Ans de Plus " on the 1998 album Hors-Saison.

The more commercial and pop part of " chanson " is called " variété ", and included Francis Cabrel, Alain Souchon, Laurent Voulzy and Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Francis Cabrel ( born 23 November 1953 in Agen, France ) is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist.

That version of the song is disavowed by Cabrel today.

Cabrel is involved in the politics of Astaffort commune in Lot-et-Garonne and was elected its councilor in March 1989.

While Cabrel is best known for singing in the French language, he has also recorded Spanish renditions of many of his most popular compositions.

Following several more months of intensive touring, which took Cabrel all over Europe, South America and Quebec, the singer released a triple live album entitled D ' une ombre à l ' autre.

Cabrel fans had to wait another three years for the release of any new Cabrel material, the renowned perfectionist shutting himself away in the studio for months on end to work on his next album.

Musically things had changed little from the early days – Cabrel was still surrounded by his loyal group of musicians and the guitar remained the most distinctive feature of the " Cabrel " sound.

It was Cabrel, for instance, who organised the " Rencontres d ' Astaffort ', a gathering of young singer / songwriters who came to the town for training and advice.

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