Joe Dassin

Birth name: Joseph Ira Dassin
Years active: 1966 - 1980
Born: 05 - 11 - 1938
Birth Place: New York City, New York, United States
Death: 20-08-1980
Death Place: Papeete
Genre: Pop

Biography: Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980), more commonly known as Joe Dassin, was an American/French/Jewish singer-songwriter. Joe was born in New York City to American film noir director Jules Dassin and Béatrice Launer, a Hungarian virtuoso violinist. He began his childhood first in New York City and Los Angeles. However, after his father became a victim of McCarthyism, he and... [read more]