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Chanson in Quebec |
 | | Since the beginning of the century, popular artists such as La Bolduc, Paul-Émile Corbeil, Eugène Daignault, Lionel Daunais, Conrad Gauthier, Ovila Légaré, Charles Marchand, and the Alouette Vocal Quartet continued the folksong tradition in an urban and industrial context, seeking to entertain French-Canadians at a time (1920-45) when living conditions were difficult. |
 | | La Bolduc and Lionel Daunais were among the first to seek inspiration in the reality of Quebec life. |
 | | The humour, the jigs, and the comic ritornelles of La Bolduc were in sharp contrast to the out-and-out sentimentality, the maudlin radio serials, of the 1930s. |
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