- Made his British theatre debut as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the London West End production of the Bob Fosse musical Chicago in 2001.
- He was awarded the Legion of Honor.
- In 1997 France's highest civilian award "The Legion of Honor" was bestowed on him.
- He was voted "best guitarist" by Jazz Hot magazine and by several critics in the 1950s.
- He began studying piano at the age of 5. He took up the guitar in his teens.
- Is humorously mentioned in Enda Walsh's dark play "Bedbound".
- Is mentioned in the song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" by Peter Sarstedt.
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