Considered the third pioneering French rock'n'roll band behind Les Chaussettes Noires and Les Chats Sauvages, Les Pirates are led by singer Dany Logan (born Daniel Deshayes). The line-up at Golf Drouot is completed by Jean Veidly (bass), Jean-Pierre Malléjac and Jean-Pierre Orfino (guitars) and Michel Oks (drums). In conjunction with a first concert at La Garenne-Colombes on July 14, 1961, Les Pirates, signed to the Bel Air label, record a first EP featuring the track "Oublie Larry", an adaptation of Del Shannon's "Hats Off to Larry". The band's biggest hit, however, was "Je bois du lait", followed by several odes to the twist, including "Le Twist de Paris " on the 2nd EP. After appearances at the Tabarin, Golf Drouot and ABC, Les Pirates and Dany Logan (as depicted on the record sleeves) hit the big time in May 1962 with a performance at the Olympia in Paris, repeated for several concerts in November, during a "Milk Shake Show" to promote the first Milk Shake Party album. In 1963, after the release of their second album Salut les Amis, the group's military obligations began to crack. Malléjac was replaced by Robert Grospeigne, and Dany Logan left after six great singles, embarking on a brief solo career. An English singer, Tony Victor, took over as interim singer before Tony Morgan (born Jean-Pierre Gruszka) was hired, with whom Les Pirates and their new guitarist Jean-Louis Licart recorded a final EP, C'Est Elle (1963). A few concerts followed between July and November 1963, before the group disbanded early the following year, after a final gala in Lille on January 7, 1964 and an evening at Golf Drouot on March 1 of the same year. In 1979, Les Pirates de Dany Logan made their comeback on record with the album Quelques Années Plus Tard..., followed by the singer's death on June 9, 1984. Jean Veidly led the group in a reunion at the Olympia on June 20, 2004, then at the Petit Journal Montparnasse (Paris), with Michel Oks, on June 22, 2016.
