Raymond Lefèvre
Raymond Louis Auguste Lefebvre, born 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, was a
pianist, conductor, arranger, and composer best known for his easy‑listening
orchestral works, especially the scores for the Le Gendarme film series starring
Louis de Funès. After winning first prize for piano and flute at the
Conservatoire de Paris, he played jazz with clarinetist Hubert Rostaing and
tenor‑saxophonist Bobby Jaspar in the early 1950s. Lefebvre’s breakthrough came
in 1956 when his version of "The Day That the Rains Came" became a best‑seller
in the United States. He formed a long‑term p...
