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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark Lemaire.jpg Mark Lemaire, Canadian drummer active on the Montreal blues circuit and Drummer for the Electric Strawberry band in the 1990s. Drummer for the French rock band Noctambule from 1999 to 2004. After retiring from music in 2017 he made a comeback, recording with Noctambule a second album that shall be released in summer 2024. Sadly Mark passed away on the 21st of march 2024 after a short battle with cancer. Long live the shuffle king!

Mark grew up in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. Mark's father a famous musician, Guy Lemaire who was a major influence on him ,musically. Mark took up the drums at the age of 12. After saving money earned from a paper route he purchased his first drum set. Mark listened to and was influenced by rock & rock bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Rush & Yes.

He attended St Francois Xavier junior high school in Laprairie Quebec in the years 1980-1982. Then he attended MacDonald Cartier High School in Saint Hubert Quebec for secondary 4 & 5. During his high school days Mark played with various musicians and bands including Cirkus Mind a 3 piece group featuring an older guitar player and excellent bassist.

Mark played in the Steve Rowe Band from 1992-1999. During this time he also did a lot of gigs at La Pointe in St Jean sur Richelieu with Michael Wattie on bass. Vaughn Grouse joined for a few years around 92 or 93. Singer / guitar player. He eventually quit the band. Mark toured in the Dominican Republic in 1994 during a 2.5 month sta in Sosua. This line up featured Steve Rowe, Richard Blue Steel Chartran a Singer guitar playe & Claude Sauvé on bass.

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Guy Lemaire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfmGKKJUwP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB1PYbcW3AY