Johnny Raducanu's lyrics & chords

Born in Romania the 1st of December 1931 in Braila - d September 19, 2011. Johnny Raducanu was descended from a long line of Gypsy musicians.During his young years, he discovers on his older brothers’ gramophone « Caravan » and « Prelude to a kiss » by Duke Ellington. Jazz is a revelation, even if at that time Johnny believes that « Jazz » is the name of an artist, and not that of a musical trend. A premonition perhaps, given that 20 years later, the so-called Duke Ellington nicknamed him “Mister Jazz of Romania”, during a performan...read more