French record fans were quivering last week to the cacophonous cadences of a Gallicized rock-'n'-roll number named Dis-Moi Qu'Tu M'Aimes Rock (Tell Me That You Love Me Rock). Ostensibly written by a U.S. rock 'n' roller named Mig Bike, the song is actually the latest and loudest product of a reedy, bespectacled 24-year-old named Michel Legrand. Although the people who buy his records have only recently become aware that he exists, Composer-Conductor Legrand has in the last three years become one of the most successful popular musicians in France and a top seller...
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