Musician: Rene Brosseau Year: 2009 Home: Chatham-Kent Ontario Instrument: Pedal steel and slide guitar Style: Country Music
pictures from Sept. 11th. 2009
Rene Brosseau performs with 2008 New Male Vocalist in Canada Gord Bamford. His hit songs include “POSTCARD FROM PASADENA”, “BLAME IT ON THAT RED DRESS”,” LITTLE GUY,” “DRINKIN’ BUDDY” & “WENT FOR 1 BUT STAYED ‘TILL 2”.
Rene is a world class pedal steel and slide guitar player who chooses to keep Chatham as his home. He has played with many international acts and continues to be called upon by high profile groups that come through Canada.
Name: Rene Brosseau Instrument: Pedal Steel and slide guitar Year: 2007 Home: Chatham Kent Ontario
Rene plays with the Montreal based band ‘Desert Heat’ in 2007. Gigs consisted of fairs & festivals in the Ottawa to Montreal area, from being opening acts for Amanda Wilkinson, George Canyon & The Road Hammers to being the main act.
Desert Heat’s brand new CD “Tail lights and Love” was just named in the Top 5 of 2007 by Country Music News in Canada. The CD features a formidable selection of songs written by Desert Heat, and co-written by Nashville’s top songwriters and produced by the multi-platinum record-smiths Joel Feeney and Jeff Nystrom.
Desert Heat has just been nominated for TOP NEW GROUP in Canada at the 2008 Canadian Country Music Awards.
Name: Rene Brosseau Instrument: Pedal Steel and slide guitar Year: 2008 Home: Chatham Kent Ontario
* Nomination: Nominated by ‘Canadian Country Music Awards’for “Steel Guitarist of the Year” (2008)
* He was a member of local favourites “The Melody Ramblers” from 1979 to 1995)
Rene has worked with many tribute acts including: Garth Brooks,
Shania Twain, Reba, Tim, Faith, Cher, Buddy Holly,
Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rod Stewart, ZZ Top,
and The Blues Brothers.
Has performed at such venues as: Casino Windsor,
Windsor Slots, Sudbury Slots, Point Edward Casino,
Hiawatha Raceway (Sarnia), Motor City Casino (Detroit), Western Tour (Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Niagara Falls, Timmins), Massachussets Fesivals,
Quebec Festivals, Montreal’s McGill Molsen Statdium,
and The CNE in Toronto.
Rene has been in opening acts for: The Road Hammers,
The Stampeders, Thomas Wade & Wayward, Duane Steel, Michele Wright, Jason McCoy, Doc Walker, Diane Chase,
and Blue Rodeo.
In the summer of 2007 Rene worked with Montreal’s country/rock act Desert Heat, who’s songs have had a lot of airplay on Canadian country radio in the past 2 years. Gigs consisted of fairs & festivals in the Ottawa to Montreal area, from being opening acts for Amanda Wilkinson, George Canyon & The Road Hammers to being the main act.
Note from Rene: I enjoy various styles of music from classic rock, blues,
and pop, to traditional and modern country, and these
sounds can be heard in my style of playing.
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