SACHA DISTEL, who died yesterday aged 71, only had one hit single in Ireland and Britain, but he enjoyed a standing in popular culture out of all proportion to that slender success; for many Irish ...

There were plenty more greats, of course, including guitarist Sacha Distel. Like Nat King Cole, Distel today is best known as a charming, mink-smooth vocalist who was a huge pop star in France in the ...