Jean Roussel
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Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a Musician, Composer, Record Producer, Arranger, and Founder of "Studio De La Gare".[1]
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| Birth name | Jean Alain Roussel |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Genres | Classical, film score, rock, pop, reggae, soul, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, record producer, musician, keyboardist, arranger, engineer, educator, "Music in Life & Sound Frequency Well-Being" sono-therapist |
He is best known for keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly with Cat Stevens[2] (e.g. "Peace Train", "Bitterblue", "Oh Very Young","Tuesday's Dead", "Wild World", "Where Do the Children Play", "Sitting", Catch Bull at Four, Teaser and the Firecat), recording and arranging on Ghost in the Machine with The Police (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981) and composer of Rick Ross's Grammy-nominated (2013) "Ashamed" and Wilson Pickett's "Shameless"[clarification needed] (1979), recipient Jacques d'Honneur Award 2022 at Cours Florent (France), as well as performing a variety of roles with dozens of others including Paul Kossoff (producer/composer "Back Street Crawler"), Thin Lizzy, Roy Buchanan, Bob Marley and the Wailers ("Natty Dread", "No Woman, No Cry","Rastaman Vibration", "Lively Up Yourself" etc ), George Harrison, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, Paul Rodgers, John Martyn, Alan White, Roger Glover, Gary Moore, Ron Wood, Cheryl Lynn, Sting, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Rick Ross, Tim Hardin, Suzi Quatro, Don Everly, Robert Palmer, 10cc, Kevin Coyne, Osibisa, Jon Hendricks, John Paul Jones, Donovan, Pappo's Blues, Astor Piazzolla, Joan Armatrading, Tony Levin, Junior Marvin, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Frampton...