Ferre Grignard - Ring, ring I’ve got to singin’ [1965]

Ferre Grignard (13 March 1939 – 8 August 1982) was a Belgian skiffle-singer from Antwerp, Belgium, who surprised the world in 1965 with his international hits “Ring Ring, I’ve Got To Sing“ and “My Crucified Jesus“. In 1965 he performed at the first “Jazz-festival“ at Bilzen. He was discovered by Hans Kusters (who owned the record company HKM). His “Ring Ring, I’ve Got To Sing“ and “My Crucified Jesus“ conquered the world with their mixture of skiffle, folk music and blues. At the height of his career he performed at the Paris Olympia. The Belgian artist George Smits was a member of Ferre Grignard’s band around that time. He died in Antwerp of throat cancer in 1982. At that time he was living in an attic without heating, surrounded by empty bottles. Ferre Grignard was buried at the Schoonselhof cemetery, among many of Antwerp’s most important citizens.