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Mr. Hallyday performing at the Palais des Sports in Paris in September 1971.
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Johnny Hallyday
Died on December 6, 2017 at age 74
The French answer to Elvis Presley, Mr. Hallyday kept audiences enthralled for nearly 60 years with his Gallic interpretations of American rock ’n’ roll and his turbulent offstage life.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.