Georges Beauchemin


Georges Beauchemin was a Canadian singer and veterinarian, who released records for both the Starr and Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA Victor 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.

Career

Born in Nicolet, Quebec, 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. He began recording songs for the Victor Talking Machine 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 the Victor Talking Machine Company.
In 1936 Beauchemin moved to Quebec City and abandoned his musical career to focus on his veterinary work. He died in Montreal in 1957.

Recordings

1926

15293 Starr Side A: Au milieu de la nuit by Beaudry, Rose and Donaldson Side B: Bonjour, l'amour by Beaudry, Dixon and Henderson

1928

263510 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Y-a des loups by Quentin and de Buxeuil Side B: À dame jolie by Favart and Codini 263512 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Un coin de ciel bleu by Beaudry and Donaldson Side B: Prends garde Lisette by Fortin and de Buxeuil 263516 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: À l'ombre des lilas by Beaudry and Donaldson Side B: C'est votre mère by Beaudry and Burke 263518 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Tsin-tsa-no by Gold and Fragerolle Side B: On n'sait pas by Charles, Koger, Scotto and Mele 263526 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Ramona Side B: Mademoiselle Mimi by Beaudry and Wayne 263532 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Fleurette by Dupil and Gamache Side B: Pourquoi me faire pleurer? by Deyglun and Carbonneau 263535 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: La belle de Sigma Chi by Poirier and Vernor Side B: Vivre seul by Poirier and Sizemore 263545 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Chiquita by Morrissette and Wayne Side B: Reviens à moi by Deyglun and Payette 263558 Victor Talking Machine Company Side A: Jeannine au temps des lilas by Beaudry and Shilkret Side B: Berceuse tendre : il fait si bon près de toi by Daniderff, Ronn and Daniderff

1929

263566 RCA Victor Side A: J'ai trouvé l'amour by Beaudry and Friend Side B: Lenora by Beaudry and Riesenfeld 263574 RCA Victor Side A: Cher enfant by Poirier, de Sylva, Brown and Henderson Side B: Dis-moi que tu pardonnes by Beaudry and Fiorito 263583 RCA Victor Side A: Au sommet du monde by Beaudry and Whiting Side B: Et moi by Poirier and Berlin 263591 RCA Victor Side A: Les yeux de maman by Beaudry and Baer Side B: Bonjour mon bel oiseau by Beaudry and Friend 263596 RCA Victor Side A: Mon Angéline by Beaudry, Gilbert and Wayne Side B: Mon château d'Espagne by Beaudry, Caesar and Friend 263607 RCA Victor Side A: Un gentil rien qui s'appelle l'amour by Davis and Coots Side B: Un baiser sur vos mains, Madame by Rotter and Erwin 263608 RCA Victor Side A: Coucou by Deyglun and Jonasson Side B: Les filles de La Rochelle by Tiersot 263617 RCA Victor Side A: Mariez-vous donc by Gitrall and Scotto Side B: Les ciseaux by Fragerolle and Missa

1930

263658 RCA Victor Side A: Mon chant du Nil by Deyglun and Meyer Side B: Le chant païen by Deyglun and Brown 263668 RCA Victor Side A: Trois petits garçons by Urgel Side B: Le couteau by Botrel 263759 RCA Victor Side A: Mon coeur by Willemetz, St-Granier, Le Seyeux and Christiné Side B: Raymonde by Mirande, Willemetz and Moretti

1931

263778 RCA Victor Side A: Marianina by Monti

1932

263873 RCA Victor Side A: Je ne sais pas pourquoi by Turk, Ahlert and Nel Side B: Coupable by Kahn, Akst, Whiting and Nel