Jacques Vassal

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Jacques Vassal (born 13 February 1947) is a French journalist and writer specializing in music, particularly French chanson, blues, and American folk music. Born in 1947, Jacques Vassal became interested in music, listening to Georges Brassens. As a teenager, he developed a passion for the blues and later for American folk music. After his secondary education at the Lycée Charlemagne, Vassal earned a bachelor's degree in English. With a "Certificate of American Civilization" in hand, he studied Russian language and civilization at the École des langues orientales. Vassal visited Morocco in 1964, the United States in 1966 and 1968, the USSR in 1967, and finally Quebec in 1969, where he pursued his research on traditional and contemporary music. In 1968, he took part in organizing Tom Paxton's first concert in France. From May to July 1970, he presented a history of American folk music on the Campus show on Europe 1. Recognized as a specialist in French chanson, popular music, blues, and American folk music, Vassal contributed to Rock & Folk from 1967 to 1985, where he hosted the column Les fous du folk for nearly 15 years. He worked for Paroles et Musique during the 1980s before contributing to Politis and Chorus in the 2000s.