Lawrence Lepage
Lawrence Lepage | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1932 |
| Died | December 24, 2012 (aged 80) Rimouski, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Notable work | Mon vieux François Monsieur Marcoux |
Lawrence Lepage (3 September 1932 – 24 December 2012) was a Québécois singer-songwriter.
Biography
Lawrence Lepage was born on 3 September 1932 in Nazareth (modern-day Rimouski), Quebec, Canada.[1]
Lawrence Lepage started his career in 1959 as a guitarist for Jacques Labrecque.[2] He performed in fringe venues; first at Le Cochon Borgne, la Butte à Mathieu, then at Chez Dieu, le Casanou and L'Imprévu.[3]
He wrote songs for Pauline Julien, Louise Forestier, Jacques Labrecque, Georges Dor, Édith Butler, Angèle Arsenault, Buffy Ste-Marie and Alexandre Zelkine. He worked with Gilles Vigneault, Tex Lecor, Guy Godin, Suzanne Valéry, Pierre Morency and Jean-Claude Germain. His two most well-known songs are Monsieur Marcoux and Mon vieux François.[3]
In the late 1970s, Lepage returned to his home region, Rimouski. He lived out of public view,[2] in the woods.[4]
In 1991, a collection of poems and songs of Lepage called Entre la parole et les mots was published.[5]
In 2000, Sylvain Rivière published Chapeau dur et coeur de pomme/ Lawrence Lepage,[5][6] a semi-biographic telling of Lepage's life.[4]
Lepage came back on scene and on disc in autumn 2012 with his album Le temps. He died soon after on 24 December 2012, at his home, near Rimouski.[2][4]
Discography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Lawrence Lepage |
| 1976 | Enfin Lawrence Lepage |
| 2012 | Le temps |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Rodéo Cadieux/La gibelote |
| 1975 | Jean du Lac/Jean Roméo |
References
- ^ a b c "Lawrence Lepage | Discographie". disqu-o-quebec.com. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ a b c Laurence, Jean-Christophe (2012-12-27). "Lawrence Lepage (1931-2012): l'auteur de Mon vieux François n'est plus". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ a b "Biographie". Lawrence Lepage (in French). 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ a b c d "L'auteur-compositeur-interprète Lawrence Lepage est décédé dans la nuit de Noël". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ a b "Chansons et poésies de Lawrence Lepage – À voir absolument". Journal Le Soir (in Canadian French). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ National Library of Canada (September 2000), Forthcoming Books.