1. Bernie LaBarge was born on March 11,1953 and is a Canadian performing and session guitarist, an award-winning singer and songwriter, and producer, who has gone on tour and made recordings with Canadian and international artists.
14 Facts About Bernie LaBarge
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Bernie LaBarge earned a Canadian Juno Award nomination in 1984 for Most Promising Male Vocalist for his album, "Barging In" on the Sony label.
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Bernie LaBarge has recorded and toured with a wide range of talent like The Irish Rovers, Doug Riley, Ian Tyson, David Clayton-Thomas, Rhinoceros, and Long John Baldry.
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Bernie LaBarge kicked off yet another decade in 2020 by rocking a reunion of the much beloved band, The Dexters, who were originally founded in 1994 in Toronto.
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Bernie LaBarge's sense of rhythm and dynamics is a strong suit I admire.
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Bernie LaBarge enjoyed the thrill of being on the road and especially accomplishing something by reaching out to people in performance.
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Bernie LaBarge recalls that as a kid, while he was learning to play guitar along with records, he thought he'd like to be a session guy.
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Bernie LaBarge's father had been a tape recorder freak, so they had all sorts of equipment in the family basement.
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Bernie LaBarge began to meet legends and mentors like Domenic Troiano and Long John Baldry, and recorded at internationally famous state-of-the-art Le Studio in Morin Heights, where such acts as Rush, The Police, Chicago, David Bowie, and Cat Stevens had recorded.
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Bernie LaBarge continued to write for himself and others, finally landing a contract with Sony Records to record Barging In.
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Bernie LaBarge later went on to performing on hundreds of worldwide jingles, and countless recording sessions with legendary producer Jack Richardson.
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Bernie LaBarge did not want to leave that all behind to go on the road but found a regular local gig that fitted his busy session and commercial work.
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Bernie LaBarge became the lead guitarist for The Dexters in 1994, and began playing at The Orbit Room, a local Toronto bar co-owned by Rush's Lifeson, who often jammed with the band.
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Bernie LaBarge always knows the right thing to play, and always has a smile.