Raymond Berthiaume

Raymond Berthiaume

Raymond Berthiaume
Background information
Born (1931-05-09)May 9, 1931
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Origin Québec, Canada
Died June 23, 2009(2009-06-23) (aged 78)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Jazz Singer, Musician, Producer, Composer
Labels Disques Mérite
Website Disque Mérite

Raymond Berthiaume (born May 9, 1931 and died June 23, 2009) was a jazz singer, musician, producer and composer from Québec, Canada.

Biography

Berthiaume was born in Montreal, Québec, Canada, on 9 May 1931. He died of cancer (June 23, 2009) in Montreal (Québec) after being hospitalized for 10 days. He studied piano and saxophone at College Laval. In 1948, he created an instrumental group named The Three Bars. The owner of the bar in which they performed suggested they select a vocalist, knowing that a singer would make the group more popular. Berthiaume was chosen, and became the group's permanent vocalist. The move seemed to work, and the group was soon hailed as the best in the city. They played in the high-class nightclub El Morocco, where Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Vic Damone had all performed.

In 1954, the music label RCA Victor signed the trio, and they performed the Italian hit N'oublie Jamais (Never Forget), in French. This became a hit for the group. Despite the fame, Berthiaume preferred to spend time in recording studios then on stage.

In 1956, Berthiaume began to record music for advertising, notably Sweet Caporal cigarettes. On the back of this performance, he was in high demand to perform in commercials for other companies.

In 1968, he performed a French cover version of Frank Sinatra's The World We Knew, entitled Un Monde Avec Toi (A World With You), for which he won an award at the "Gala des artistes".

Discography

Son quatuor vocal et instrumental (1960 - RCA Victor - LCP 1049)

Chantons en choeur (1963 - RCA Victor Gala - CGPS 121)

Chantons en choeur volume 2 (1963 - RCA Victor Gala - CGP 145)

Clarinette de danse (1965 - RCA Victor Gala - CGP 200)

Raymond Berthiaume : L'inoubliable (1965 - RCA Victor - LCP 1031)

Joie de vivre (1966 - RCA Victor - PCS 1012)

Un monde avec toi (1968 - Vedettes - VD 800)

CD Album Discography

Cocktail Lounge (1998 - Disques Mérite : 22.7716)

Les grands succès (1999 - Disques Mérite : 22.7714 - Compilation)

Noël et toi (2000 - Disques Mérite : 22.7725)

Mélancolie (2001 - Disques Mérite : 22.1151- Compilation)

Une voix, un piano (2003 - Disques Mérite : 22.7717) (Raymond Berthiaume et Georges Tremblay)

References

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