Chuck Labelle Explained

Jean-Guy (Chuck) Labelle (born 18 March 1954) is a Franco-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who performs francophone New Country-Rock music.^[1] He is from Mattawa, Ontario. His first album, Chuck, reached Gold status after two years and his second album, Un cadeau de Noël, with partner Robert Paquette, also reached Gold.^[2] His 1999 single, Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, was No. 1 on the European country music charts.^[3] However, in a 1999 interview on the music business, Labelle also commented that "Getting known; carving my name into the history of Franco-Ontarian performers. Distribution is a big problem."^[4] Labelle has written and produced over 150 original songs.^[5] In 2015, he received the Prix Hommage award from the Association des professionels de la chanson et de la musique.^{[6] [7]}

Discography

• Chuck. 1994. Produced by Robert Paquette.
• Un Cadeau de Noël. 1995. Duo with Robert Paquette. Produced by Chuck Labelle and Robert Paquette.^{[8] [9]}
• Terre fragile. 1997. Produced by Robert Paquette and Dan Bédard.
• No Getting Over You. 1999. The Nashville Sessions. Four-song EP. Produced by Randall Prescott.
• Le Cowboy – The Cowboy. 1999. Single. Comstock Records, Arizona.
• Noël encore un fois. 2000. Produced by Chuck Labelle and Robert Paquette.
• Noël en tout et partout. 2005. Produced by Robert Paquette and Shawn Sasyniuk.^[10]
• Plus jamais comme avant. 2008. TOMO Records. Produced by Charles Fairfield and Normand Daoust, recorded at N-Code Studios.
• Le plus beau des cadeaux. 2010. PLR Productions. Produced by Frank Labelle.

External links

• Chuck Labelle
• Chuck Labelle. Discography at Discogs.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marleau. Denyse. Chuck Labelle. Ontario Independent Music Archive. 2021-11-11.
2. Gagnon . Paulette . 1995 . Labelle histoire de Chuck . 2024-11-05 . Liaison . 82.
3. Web site: Chuck Labelle. Ontario 400. 2015-05-15. 2022-02-12.
4. Web site: Kirman. Paula E.. Franco-Canadian Musicians. Inside World Music. 1999-12-01. 2021-11-16.
5. News: Celebrating Sudbury's top artists while supporting them in tough times. Sudbury Star. 2020-09-26. 2021-11-02.
6. News: Gala des prix Trille Or: Les lauréats du souper de l'industrie. Info-Culture. 2015-05-07. 2021-11-11.
7. News: Franco-Ontarian country music star Chuck Labelle performs June 3 in St-Eugene/Chuck Labelle, un auteur-compositeur-interprète franco-ontarien de la région de Sudbury sera en spectacle le 3 juin 2018. The Review . Hawkesbury, Ontario. 2018-05-07. 2021-11-11.
8. Robert Paquette and Chuck Labelle. Grande rencontre avec Chuck Labelle et Robert Paquette. Jonction 11-17. Radio-Canada. Éric Robitaille. 2019-12-05. 2022-02-22.
9. Web site: Chuck Labelle and Robert Paquette. 1996. Un Cadeau de Noël. live. 2022-02-26. Discogs. https://web.archive.org/web/20220224172441/https://www.discogs.com/release/18295792-Jean-Guy-Labelle-Robert-Paquette-Un-Cadeau-De-No%C3%ABl . 24 February 2022 .
10. Web site: Chuck Labelle and Robert Paquette. 2005. Noël en tout et partout. live. 2022-02-26. Discogs. https://web.archive.org/web/20220224172439/https://www.discogs.com/release/18295909-Robert-Paquette-Jean-Guy-Labelle-No%C3%ABl-En-Tout-Et-Partout . 24 February 2022 .