LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing "Baroque Hoedown" used as the music for the Main Street ...

Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French musician, producer, and icon of space age pop, died of lung cancer at his home in Switzerland on Friday. A pioneer of combining electronic instrumentation with the ...

Jean-Jacques Perrey, co-composer of the “Baroque Hoedown,” which was made famous when it was used for Disneyland’s Main Street Electrical Parade, died Friday, a music website reported. The French ...

This year has been rough for keyboardists of great repute. We've lost Bernie Worrell, Keith Emerson, Prince, synth inventor Don Buchla, and most recently, the wonderfully whimsical French analog-synth ...

Jean-Jacques Perrey, French composer and electronic music pioneer, died Friday at his home in Switzerland following a bout with lung cancer. He was 87. His daughter, Patricia Leroy, confirmed the ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing ‘‘Baroque Hoedown,’’ used as the music for the Main Street ...

Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing "Baroque Hoedown," used as the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disney ...

Jean-Jacques Perrey, a French composer and pioneer of electronic music, has died - and plenty of rap legends have his trailblazing to thank for some of their own work. Long has missed dates due to ...