Georges Beauchemin

Georges Beauchemin (June 17, 1891 – February 25, 1957) was a Canadian singer and veterinarian, who released records for both the Starr and His Master's Voice recording companies, as well as two recordings under the pseudonym Roger Mainville for the Duprex company. Beauchemin was one of the first musicians from Quebec to have his music mass marketed.^[1]

Career

Born in Nicolet, Quebec,^[2] Beauchemin began his professional life working as a veterinarian for the Government of Canada. He lived and worked in Winnipeg from 1922 to 1924, but moved to Montreal in 1924. While there, he began to perform on radio station CKAC, accompanied by his wife Marguerite Duval on the piano.

Beauchemin made his first recordings—two songs—in 1926, with the Starr recording company.^[2] He began recording songs for His Master's Voice recording company in 1928. Between 1928 and 1932, he recorded 45 songs under their label. These included both popular French songs and French versions of contemporary American songs. He was partial to the songs of Roméo Beaudry, who wrote fifteen of the songs Beauchemin recorded with His Master's Voice.

In 1936 Beauchemin moved to Quebec City and abandoned his musical career to focus on his veterinary work. He died in Montreal in 1957.^[2]

Recordings

1926

• 15293 Starr Side A: Au milieu de la nuit by Beaudry, Rose and Donaldson (Baritone with piano) (2:52) Side B: Bonjour, l'amour by Beaudry, Dixon and Henderson (performed by Jacques Fournier)^[3]

1928

• 263510 His Master's Voice Side A: Y-a des loups by Quentin and de Buxeuil (Baritone with piano) (3:19) Side B: À dame jolie by Favart and Codini (Baritone with piano) (2:48)^[4]
• 263512 His Master's Voice Side A: Un coin de ciel bleu by Beaudry and Donaldson (Baritone with piano and violin) (3:14) Side B: Prends garde Lisette by Fortin and de Buxeuil (Baritone with piano) (3:29)^[5]
• 263516 His Master's Voice Side A: À l'ombre des lilas by Beaudry and Donaldson (Baritone with piano) (2:47) Side B: C'est votre mère by Beaudry and Burke (Sung by Laurent Michel)^[6]
• 263518 His Master's Voice Side A: Tsin-tsa-no by Gold and Fragerolle (Baritone with piano) (2:55) Side B: On n'sait pas by Charles, Koger, Scotto and Mele (Baritone with piano) (2:48)^[7]
• 263526 His Master's Voice Side A: Ramona (Baritone with piano and violin) (3:17) Side B: Mademoiselle Mimi by Beaudry and Wayne (Baritone with piano and violin) (2:43)^[8]
• 263532 His Master's Voice Side A: Fleurette by Dupil and Gamache (Baritone with piano and violin) (3:14) Side B: Pourquoi me faire pleurer? by Deyglun and Carbonneau (Baritone with piano and violin) (3:05)^[9]
• 263535 His Master's Voice Side A: La belle de Sigma Chi by Poirier and Vernor (Baritone with piano and violin) (3:29) Side B: Vivre seul by Poirier and Sizemore (Baritone with violin and piano) (2:56)^[10]
• 263545 His Master's Voice Side A: Chiquita by Morrissette and Wayne (Baritone with piano, violin and cello) (3:32) Side B: Reviens à moi by Deyglun and Payette (Baritone with piano) (3:25)^[11]
• 263558 His Master's Voice Side A: Jeannine au temps des lilas by Beaudry and Shilkret (Baritone with violin, cello and piano) (3:20) Side B: Berceuse tendre : il fait si bon près de toi by Daniderff, Ronn and Daniderff (Baritone with violin, cello and piano) (3:26)^[12]

1929

• 263566 His Master's Voice Side A: J'ai trouvé l'amour by Beaudry and Friend (Baritone with piano) (3:04) Side B: Lenora by Beaudry and Riesenfeld (Baritone with piano) (3:12)^[13]
• 263574 His Master's Voice Side A: Cher enfant by Poirier, de Sylva, Brown and Henderson (Baritone with cello, violin and piano) (3:01) Side B: Dis-moi que tu pardonnes by Beaudry and Fiorito (Baritone with piano) (2:55)^[14]
• 263583 His Master's Voice Side A: Au sommet du monde by Beaudry and Whiting (Baritone with violin, cello and piano) (3:14) Side B: Et moi by Poirier and Berlin (Baritone with violin, cello and piano) (3:01)^[15]
• 263591 His Master's Voice Side A: Les yeux de maman by Beaudry and Baer (Baritone with cello, violin and piano) (3:02) Side B: Bonjour mon bel oiseau by Beaudry and Friend (Baritone with cello, violin and piano) (3:18)^[16]
• 263596 His Master's Voice Side A: Mon Angéline by Beaudry, Gilbert and Wayne (Baritone with violin, cello and piano) (3:30) Side B: Mon château d'Espagne by Beaudry, Ceasar and Friend (Baritone with violin, cello and piano) (2:59)^[17]
• 263607 His Master's Voice Side A: Un gentil rien qui s'appelle l'amour by Davis and Coots (Baritone with orchestra) (3:15) Side B: Un baiser sur vos mains, Madame by Rotter and Erwin (Baritone with orchestra) (3:22)^[18]
• 263608 His Master's Voice Side A: Coucou by Deyglun and Jonasson (Baritone with orchestra) (2:47) Side B: Les filles de La Rochelle by Tiersot (Baritone with orchestra) (2:58)^[19]
• 263617 His Master's Voice Side A: Mariez-vous donc by Gitrall and Scotto (Baritone with piano) (3:01) Side B: Les ciseaux by Fragerolle and Missa (Baritone with piano) (3:02)^[20]

1930

• 263658 His Master's Voice Side A: Mon chant du Nil by Deyglun and Meyer (Baritone with orchestra) (3:18) Side B: Le chant païen by Deyglun and Brown (Baritone with orchestra) (2:47)^[21]
• 263668 His Master's Voice Side A: Trois petits garçons by Urgel (Baritone with piano) (2:46) Side B: Le couteau by Botrel (Baritone with piano) (2:14)^[22]
• 263759 His Master's Voice Side A: Mon coeur by Willemetz, St-Granier, Le Seyeux and Christiné (Baritone with piano) (3:15) Side B: Raymonde by Mirande, Willemetz and Moretti (Baritone with piano) (2:45)^[23]

1931

• 263778 His Master's Voice Side A: Marianina by Monti (Baritone with piano and violin) (3:04) Side B: L'hirondelle by Boyer and Milano Baritone with piano and violin) (3:16)^[24]

1932

• 263873 His Master's Voice Side A: Je ne sais pas pourquoi by Turk, Ahlert and Nel (Popular song with piano) (3:20) Side B: Coupable by Kahn, Akst, Whiting and Nel (Popular song with piano) (3:27)^[25]

References

1. Luc Bellemare. "Pop Music in Quebec and French Canada". The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
2. Robert Thérien. "Georges Beauchemin, performer (1891-1957)". Collections Canada. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
3. "Au milieu de la nuit [enregistrement sonore] = In the middle of the night / Beaudry-Rose-Donaldson ; [interprété par] George Beauchemin. Bonjour, l'amour : sur l'air de "Bye bye blackbird" / Beaudry-Dixon-Henderson ; [interprété par] Jacques Fournier". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
4. "Y-a des loups [enregistrement sonore] / Quentin-de Buxeuil ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. À dame jolie / Favart-Codini ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
5. "Un coin de ciel bleu [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "My blue heaven" / Beaudry-Donaldson ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Prends garde Lisette / Fortin-de Buxeuil ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
6. "À l'ombre des lilas [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "A shady tree" / Beaudry-Donaldson ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. C'est votre mère : sur l'air de "Baby your mother" / Beaudry-Burke ; [interprété par] Laurent Michel ". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
7. "Tsin-tsa-no [enregistrement sonore] / Gold-Fragerolle ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. On n'sait pas / Charles-Koger-Scotto-Mele ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
8. "Ramona [enregistrement sonore] ; Mademoiselle Mimi / Beaudry-Wayne ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
9. "Fleurette [enregistrement sonore] / Dupil-Gamache ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Pourquoi me faire pleurer? / [paroles françaises de] Deyglun ; [composé par Fred] Carbonneau ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
10. "La belle de Sigma Chi [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "The sweetheart of Sigma Chi" / Poirier-Vernor ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Vivre seul : sur l'air de "So tired" / Poirier-Sizemore ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
11. "Chiquita [enregistrement sonore] / Morrissette-Wayne ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Reviens à moi / Deyglun-Payette ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
12. "Jeannine au temps des lilas [enregistrement sonore] : sur l/air de "Jeannine, I dream of lilac time" / Beaudry-Shilkret ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Berceuse tendre : il fait si bon près de toi / Daniderff-Ronn-Daniderff ; [interprété pa... ". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
13. "J'ai trouvé l'amour [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "You're a real sweetheart" / Beaudry-Friend ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Lenora : sur l'air de "Lenora" / Beaudry-Riesenfeld ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
14. "Cher enfant [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "Sonny boy" / Poirier-de Sylva-Brown-Henderson ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Dis-moi que tu pardonnes : sur l'air de "I'm sorry Sally" / Beaudry-Fiorito ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
15. "Au sommet du monde [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "High up on a hill-top" / Beaudry-Whiting ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Et moi : sur l'air de "How about me" / Poirier-Berlin ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
16. "Les yeux de maman [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "My mother's eyes" / Beaudry-Baer ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Bonjour mon bel oiseau : sur l'air de "My blackbirds are bluebirds now" / Beaudry-Friend ; [interprété par] Georges Be... ". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
17. "Mon Angéline [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "My Angeline" / Beaudry-Gilbert-Wayne ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Mon château d'Espagne : sur l'air de "My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane" / Beaudry-Ceasar-Friend ; [interprét�...". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
18. "Un gentil rien qui s'appelle l'amour [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "A precious little thing called love" / Davis-Coots ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Un baiser sur vos mains, Madame : sur l'air de "I kiss your hand, madame" / Rotter-...". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
19. "Coucou [enregistrement sonore] : valse chantée / [paroles françaises de Henry] Deyglun ; [composé par] Jonasson ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Les filles de La Rochelle / [arrangé par] Tiersot ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
20. "Mariez-vous donc [enregistrement sonore] / Gitrall-Scotto ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Les ciseaux / Fragerolle-Missa ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
21. "Mon chant du Nil [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "My song of the Nile" / Deyglun-Meyer ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Le chant païen : sur l'air de "Pagan love song" / Deyglun-Brown ; [interprété par] George Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
22. "Trois petits garçons [enregistrement sonore] / Urgel ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Le couteau / Botrel ; [interprété par] George Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
23. "Mon coeur [enregistrement sonore] / Willemetz-St-Granier-Le Seyeux-Christiné ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Raymonde / Mirande-Willemetz-Moretti ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
24. "Marianina [enregistrement sonore] / Monti ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. L'hirondelle / Boyer-Milano ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)
25. "Je ne sais pas pourquoi [enregistrement sonore] : sur l'air de "I don't know why" / Turk-Ahlert-Nel ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin. Coupable : sur l'air de "Guilty" / Kahn-Akst-Whiting-Nel ; [interprété par] Georges Beauchemin". Bibliotèque et Archives nationales. delete character in |title= at position 1 (help)

External links

• Audio files of recordings by Georges Beauchemin