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Biography
Refimprove|date=December 2007 Bernie LaBarge (born Ottawa , Ontario on March 11, 1953) is a Canada|Canadian guitar ist, singer , and songwriter .
History
Bernie LaBarge began studying guitar at age 11, shortly after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show , February 9, 1964. Bernie has been playing professionally since 1967. He was the frontman and/or guitarist for many popular bands in Ontario , Canada (Bond, Rain, Sweet Blindness, Zwol, Stem, Stingaree, George Olliver). Bernie was nominated for Most Promising Male Vocalist at the 1984 Juno Awards for his album entitled "Barging In" (Sony). That album is currently available in Europe on Long Island Records. Bernie has released records on Warner Bros., Sony, BMG, and various independent labels, and performed on tour and recordings with The Irish Rovers , Kim Mitchell , Ian Tyson , Frank Biner of Tower of Power , Long John Baldry , Doug Riley , Dione Taylor , George Canyon , Cassandra Vasik , Joel Feeney , David Clayton-Thomas , and others. Bernie has composed and/or performed on many North American and Worldwide jingles i.e. Coke, Pepsi, GM, Ford, and Nissan (his singing can be heard on the Coke jingle which opens up the original Batman Video). Bernie has written songs for Long John Baldry , The Irish Rovers , Lisa Price, The Good Brothers , and many others. Bernie won the Canadian Songwriting Contest in 1986 (Best R& B Song category). "Dream Away" (produced by Daniel Lanois ) was one of the most-played songs of 1981, and still receives extensive airplay. Bernie played guitar on TV shows shown worldwide such as Fraggle Rock (a Jim Henson production), Care Bears (with John Sebastian ), Twilight Zone (with David Cassidy ), Danger Bay , Smith & Smith (starring Steve Smith (comedian) ), and Party with The Irish Rovers|The Rovers , backing up artists such as Roger Miller , B.J. Thomas , Andy Gibb , Boxcar Willie and many others. Bernie has worked extensively with Jack Richardson (record producer) , who produced The Guess Who , Alice Cooper , The Irish Rovers , Bob Seger , and Poco . As lead guitarist for The Dexters, Off The Record, Stem, and The Stickmen, Bernie performed at The Orbit Room in Toronto from 1994 until 2004. The Orbit Room is co-owned by Alex Lifeson , one of the founders of Rush (band)|Rush . Bernie holds the record for the most performances at The Orbit Room ...more than 1,000 appearances. Bernie is also the guitarist for The Doodlebops TV show, which is released worldwide, and he also plays on the new Hockey Night in Canada anthem, which premiered October 11, 2008. Bernie is presently the guitarist for Rhinoceros (band) , David Clayton-Thomas , Motherlode , The Dexters, and Danny B and the R& B All-Stars.
Influences
Bernie LaBarge's influences include (in no particular order) Jimi Hendrix , George Harrison , Curtis Mayfield , James Burton , Eric Clapton , Carlos Santana , Albert King , Domenic Troiano , Steve Cropper , Jeff Beck , Steely Dan , Elvis Costello , Robin Trower , Howard Roberts , Elliott Randall , Rick Derringer , Elliot Easton , Peter Frampton , Gary Moore Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green , Danny Weis , Kenny Marco , and many, many more, especially the guitar players who may just have played one note (or left one note out) that showed Bernie what taste is all about.
http://www.bernielabarge.com Bernie LaBarge Official Site
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE& Params=U1ARTU0004037 Bernie LaBarge at The Canadian Encyclopedia
Persondata|NAME = Labarge, Bernie |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |SHORT DESCRIPTION = musician |DATE OF BIRTH = March 11, 1953 |PLACE OF BIRTH = Ottawa , Ontario , Canada |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Labarge, Bernie Category:Canadian blues guitarists Category:Canadian rhythm and blues musicians Category:Canadian rock guitarists Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Ottawa Category:People from Burlington, Ontario Category:Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario Category:People from Kitchener, Ontario Category:Lead guitarists
