Biography
Hercule Lavoie
French-Canadian singer active in the 1920s.
Hercule Lavoie was one of the most active performers on the Quebec opera scene in the 1920s and he participated in a wide range of musical events. The baritone is also active with the Montreal Quartet, which he formed in August 1919 with Émile Gour, Joseph-Henri Thibodeau and Ulysse Paquin. In 1928, he recorded with the Quatuor Notre-Dame, composed of Émile Gour, Charles-Émile Brodeur and Paul Mireault, under the direction of Guillaume Dupuis. These two ensembles play folk tunes, religious songs and popular melodies. On March 27, 1924, Hercule Lavoie recorded "L'amour Pardonne", the first of some 70 popular melodies that he would record until 1928 for the Starr Company.
Hercule Lavoie was one of the most active performers on the Quebec opera scene in the 1920s and he participated in a wide range of musical events. The baritone is also active with the Montreal Quartet, which he formed in August 1919 with Émile Gour, Joseph-Henri Thibodeau and Ulysse Paquin. In 1928, he recorded with the Quatuor Notre-Dame, composed of Émile Gour, Charles-Émile Brodeur and Paul Mireault, under the direction of Guillaume Dupuis. These two ensembles play folk tunes, religious songs and popular melodies. On March 27, 1924, Hercule Lavoie recorded "L'amour Pardonne", the first of some 70 popular melodies that he would record until 1928 for the Starr Company.