The funeral of rocker Dick Rivers, who died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 74, will take place Thursday, May 2, at 15:30 at the church of St. Peter Montmartre in Paris, said his manager. "All those who wish to pay him a last homage will be welcome" during this religious ceremony, added Denis Sabouret.
French rock figure
"Those who wish can donate for cancer research," it says in the announcement. The burial, which will take place after the ceremony at the Montmartre cemetery, will take place "in the strictest family intimacy".
The former leader of the band Wild Cats, Hervé Forneri of his real name, known for his famous "banana", was one of the great ambassadors of French rock'n'roll in the early 1960s with Johnny Hallyday and Eddy Mitchell. Author of 35 albums, in 55 years of career, he was successful in the 1960s and 1970s, with hits such as Do you know it? , adapted from What'd I Say from Ray Charles and Twist in Saint-Tropez with Les Chat Sauvages, or You're gone , Just you or Mom do not like my music solo.