Guy Durosier, a versatile Haitian singer and organist whom Edith Piaf once called ”the living breath of Haiti,” died on Thursday at his home in Bothell, a suburb of Seattle. He was 68.

The cause was complications from pulmonary cancer, said his son Robert.

In a career more than 50 years long, Mr. Durosier also played the saxophone and composed music. Like most Haitian musicians, he had an eclectic style, ranging from big band sounds to Cuban music of the 50’s.