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Line Renaud Talks About Elvis

Postby Private Presley » Sat Apr 09, 2022 8:43 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMBJfxS0aHg

(Line Renaud) "Tell the truth, how was it with Elvis Presley, the day when he was in the loge (small private compartment for theater spectators)." It was extraordinary... not in Las Vegas, but in the casino in Paris.
(male interviewer) Elvis came to your loge at the end of your performance?
(Line Renaud) Yes, for 6 hours... the only time Elvis sang in Paris, he sang in my loge. (male interviewer) What did Elvis do for 6 hours in your loge?
(Line Renaud) Alas, we weren't alone... OK, so I was playing the 1st play "Plaisir" in 1960, and "louve russe" (Russian Wolf, not sure, maybe this is some character in the play) just said to Loulou, "there are 4 American soldiers sitting on the balcony and we think it's Elvis Presley. So Loulou went to see the American soldiers, and sure enough, it was Elvis Presley and his friends. At the end of the performance, (in the performance I had the Golden Gate quartet with me)...
(male interviewer) who accompanied you
(Line Renaud) yes, and Elvis came to the loge, and he saw a guitar and said "who plays the guitar here", and I said it's my husband Loulou, and he said, "may I? may I?", and he took the guitar and wrapped the strap around his body, and I can't begin to tell you how handsome he was, it is undescribable... maybe even better than Dujardin.
(male interviewer) so, private concert, as a pilot as one said
(Line Renaud) yes, and he takes the guitar, and we go find the Golden Gate Quartet in the loge, and I had for 6 hours a concert of Gospel, and Negro spirituals, which was entirely the tradition of Elvis; that was his roots...

Thanks to Emmy, daughter of a very close classmate, for the translation!

Elvis met French Music-Hall artist Line Renaud for the first time while in Paris. He met her backstage at the Casino de Paris in 1960 and they promised themselves to meet again. Elvis kept his promise and attended her first Las Vegas show. The famous actor Edward G. Robinson was also present for the opening show of Line Renaud.

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Re: Line Renaud Talks About Elvis

Postby HillbillyCat » Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:16 am

It's too bad there are no pictures or audio recordings of this private concert in 1960... The event is described in the book "Elvis á Paris", it also quotes Line Renaud (matches pretty much the above interview). Elvis was invited by Loulou Gasté while Renaud's show "Plaisirs" was still running. After the show, when Elvis walked into Renaud's dressing room with his entourage, the Golden Gate Quartet was not there. Gasté found them in a cafe in front of the casino playing pinball. They didn't have to be persuaded to come along. According to the book "Elvis on the guitar, sang all the classics: Down By The Riverside, Swing Down Sweet Chariot, When The Saints Go Marchin' In... as well as some of his hits and many others." According to Renaud, Elvis drank Coca-Cola during his stay. If I understand correctly, the meeting took place on the night of January 19-20, 1960. Renaud specifically mentions that the Casino's concierge had to stay up all night (the Casino didn't normally open until 6am).


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Re: Line Renaud Talks About Elvis

Postby Private Presley » Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:26 pm

Thanks for the additional infos, HillybillyCat! I do not have that book!
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Re: Line Renaud Talks About Elvis

Postby Mister Moon » Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:26 pm

What a fine actor Edward G. Robinson was. Great to see him having a good time with Elvis.

"Key Largo", the 1948 Warner Bros. production directed by John Huston, and starring Robinson, Bogart and Bacall, is such an unforgettable movie.

It was produced by Jerry Wald, who later on would produce "Wild In The Country". Wald passed away in 1962 at age 50.


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