Two pioneers of “outsider music” (space age pop) celebrate their anniversaries today.

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At 70 there is French electronic music producer Jean-Jacques Perrey, with “E. V. A.” [1]. Perrey is alive.

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At 80 there is Mexican bandleader and pioneer of lounge music Juan García Esquivel with “Cherokee” [2]. Esquivel died in 2002.