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Fact #146686

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Revered French composer and pioneer of electronic music, Jean-Jacques Perry, dies aged 87 from lung cancer in Lausanne, Switzerland, Europe. Despite countless other innovations and achievements, he is perhaps best-remembered as the composer of Baroque Hoedown, heard by millions as the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland and other Disney theme parks.