Albert Raisner Musical artist
Albert Raisner (30 September 1922 in Apolda, Germany – 1 January 2011 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) was a French harmonica player, founder of the award-winning Trio Raisner and a TV and radio host and producer. He was the host of the hit show Age Tendre et Tetes de Bois, which aired from 1961 to 1967 and featured world-renowned artists including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes and French singers Johnny Hallyday and Claude Francois. He is regarded as an icon and a pioneer of French television, sometimes compared to Ed Sullivan, and was knighted by the French president in 1977.
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- http://www.france24.com/fr/20110112-dernier-hommage-musique-a-albert-raisner-presence-michele-torr
- http://www.ina.fr/art-et-culture/arts-du-spectacle/video/CPF86600637/age-tendre-et-tete-de-bois-emission-du-27-mars-1962.fr.html
- http://www.leparisien.fr/actualite-people-medias/videos-animateur-culte-des-annees-60-albert-raisner-est-mort-03-01-2011-1211654.php
- http://www.parismatch.com/People-Match/Television/Actu/Albert-Raisner-etait-tres-fier-d-Age-tendre-et-tete-de-bois-237283