![]() That gives you an idea of the stellar quality of the programme on offer. ![]() I don’t have the space here to tell you which stars of blues, rock and roll and every other genre of music have appeared in Montreux but I have seen Sting and Paul Simon on stage there. The Montreux Jazz Festival is actually a misnomer. But Claude also demonstrated something spectacular – that just one event has the power put a destination on the map. Claude’s address book is worth its weight in diamonds. But in Montreux, as in the memories of the world’s greatest music celebrities, he is a legend. They did and the rest, as they say….Ĭlaude Nobs was famous for creating an event and it made him an icon in Switzerland. But he encouraged the band to record it and issue it. ![]() The song was written as a personal gift to ‘funky’ Claude Nobs, the legendary architect of the Montreux Jazz Festival, after the fire at the casino, the first venue for the festival. Those lyrics by Deep Purple were never supposed to be published. 'Funky' Claude Nobs, founder of Mntreux Jazz Festival ![]()
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