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Word: ragon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Train Stopper. Patachou (real name: Henriette Ragon Billon) never sang in public until five years ago, when she and her husband opened a small cafe next to the pastry shop. One night she joined a crowd of singing customers and they loved her. After that, she sang a little every night, walking from table to table, coaxing people to join in. One night Patachou saw a man cut off his friend's necktie for a joke. "I think this is most funny," she recalls. "I like the look of terreur on the man's face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Sunshine Girl | 8/10/1953 | See Source »

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