Born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a family of itinerant Neapolitan musicians, he moved with his family to Porte de Choisy in France in 1922 following the rise of fascism in Italy. One of his neighbours was a young Django Reinhardt, with whose family he became close. He also put to music many poems from Prévert's Paroles with Joseph Kosma. He died in Paris from lung cancer.
Discography
Jacques Prévert dit "paroles" (1954)
6 jolis petits airs (1955)
Henri Crolla et son Ensemble (Mon Homme) EP (1955)
Henri Crolla et son Ensemble (There's a Small Hotel) (1955)
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