Tommy Duchesne

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Thomas "Tommy" Duchesne (born May 8, 1909 in Val-Jalbert , † April 5, 1986 in Montreal ) was a Canadian accordionist.

Life

Duchesne took accordion and violin lessons in his childhood. He came to Montreal in 1930 and worked there as a musician and actor at the Théâtre National . He also studied music with Rodolphe Plamondon and took accordion lessons with Lucien Bickley . He then found a job in the music store JA Turcot and made his debut in the program Mus-ke-gee on the radio station CKAC. In 1935 he founded Les Chevaliers du folklore with the fiddler Albert Allard and the guitarist Tony Ouellette .

From 1934 he recorded numerous titles with the Starr label, including hits such as Valse Denise , Breakdown de Beauceville , Reel de Tommy and Reel de Sainte-Anne . At the CKAC he performed a. a. in the series Tommy Duchesne et ses Chevaliers , hosted by Paul Dupuis , with singer Fernand Perron and caller Oscar Morin .

During the Second World War, Duchesne toured with his group through military bases in Canada. In 1947 he had the program Tommy Duchesne on the broadcaster CKVL . He and his group, now expanded to include Denise Émond and her sisters, were particularly popular in rural Canada.

In the early 1950s, Duchesne was on the Swing la baquaise team , and in 1957 he and his group performed every Saturday on CJMS's Samedi terroir . Between 1960 and 1962 he recorded for Rosaire Archambault's new record label Alouette , and further recordings were made with the Bonanza label until 1974 .

Discography

  • Une soirée du bon vieux temps (1957)
  • Une veillée de chez-nous (1959)
  • Les danses du Vieux Québec (1961)
  • Le bon vieux temps avec Tommy Duchesne et ses Chevaliers (1962)
  • Les danses de nos campagnes (1965)
  • Dansons avec Tommy Duchesne (1967)
  • Les soixante ans de Tommy Duchesne et ses Chevaliers (1969)
  • Mes plus belles soirées de l'âge d'or (1974)
  • Mes plus chers souvenirs (1974)
  • 20 grands succès d'hier (1974)
  • Héritage québécois: Tommy Duchesne (1991)
  • Mes plus chers souvenirs (1999)
  • Tommy Duchesne (1909-1986) (2005)

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personal data
SURNAME Duchesne, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duchesne, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian accordionist
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Val-Jalbert , Canada
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1986
Place of death Montreal , Canada