Les Compagnons de la chanson

Les Compagnons de la chanson were a French vocal group from Lyon, France, founded during World War II. Before 1946, they were part of a larger choir called the 'Compagnons de la musique'. The group met Edith Piaf first in 1944, and performed in German occupied Paris. 1946 they recorded recorded a French language song, "Les trois cloches", which was written in 1945 by Jean Villard Gilles and Marc Herrand.  English lyrics were later added by Bert Reisfeld, but it was first recorded by the Melody Maids in 1948.