Claude Gauthier

Artist: Claude Gauthier

LP: Claude Gauthier

Song: "Ma Muse"

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Here's a lovely something from a 1965 French-language Canadian record I picked up at Jive Time Records last week. Born in the remote village of Lac-Saguay, Quebec (population still just 492) in January of 1939, Claude Gauthier decided he wanted to become a singer after hearing Félix Leclerc on the radio. Claude worked for a spell as a wilderness guide and then in a record dealer's warehouse before taking his voice and guitar to the coffee shops of Montréal, where he soon became a favorite of audiences and critics alike. In 1964 he shared the stage at Carnegie Hall with Peter, Paul, & Mary, and also co-wrote a song with fellow Canadian folksinger Buffy Sanite-Marie. Claude got his acting career underway by co-starring with Genevieve Bujold in the 1967 film BETWEEN SWEET AND SALT WATER, for which he also wrote the music. But if you ask me, Claude Gauthier's accomplishments in music and film are slightly overshadowed by his remarkable ability to compliment a dynamite sweater with the perfect pair of boots. You can read more about the life and career of Claude Gauthier on Wikipedia here and go here to see a more recent photo of the handsome singer.