Even though Joseph Ira Dassin is mostly associated with light French pop songs, this singer / songwriter and guitarist was partly responsible for bringing American folk music to the French masses. He was born in New York but traveled for most of his life, and even got to collaborate with heavyweights such as Tony Joe White. His most famous songs like Les Champs Elysées or L’Eté Indien are great examples of a style that mixes the jazz, folk and pop idioms with great gusto.