 The year 1935 saw the arrival at R-26 of numerous musicians who would prove quintessential to the salon's development.Pierre Dudan, having arrived on foot from Lausanne, immediately took up residence with the Perrier family.His song "Clopin-clopant", originally composed for a soirée at R-26 and dedicated to the Perrier family, soon proved a staple of the salon's repertory.