Randy Vancourt
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Randy Vancourt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Composer Actor |
| Known for | Writer-performer, Chutzpah a go-go Composer, The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon |
Randy Vancourt is a Canadian composer and entertainer. A Juno Award nominated composer, he has written music for television series such as Man Alive, Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle, Carmen SanDiego and Dudley the Dragon.
He is also a writer of stage musicals including Chutzpah a Go-Go,[1] Born Lucky,[2] Boardwalk! [3] and The Rocky Road To Dublin.[4]
His recordings have received international airplay, with his Radio Freaks [5] songs appearing on the syndicated Dr. Demento radio show.[6][citation needed]
He is a founding member of the comedy troupe Radio Freaks[5] who appeared for three years on CIUT Radio.
Randy is the son of author A. Lawrence Vaincourt,[7][8] famous for his popular poem Just A Common Soldier.
Works[edit]
- Forever For Now (1992)
- Chutzpah a Go-Go (1993)
- Boardwalk! (2007)
- Smashed (2008)
- Born Lucky (2008)
- The Rocky Road To Dublin (2010)
- The Bonnie Banks (2012)
- Bring The Piano (2016)
- Tuned (2018)
References[edit]
- ^ "Chutzpah!". chutzpah.homestead.com.
- ^ "Wiarton Echo - Ontario, CA | UR". www.wiartonecho.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Boardwalk!".
- ^ "Rocky Road to Dublin".
- ^ a b "RADIO FREAKS: Where Music & Comedy Collide!". radiofreaks.homestead.com.
- ^ "The Dr. Demento Show #05-40 - October 2, 2005". dmdb.org.
- ^ "Larry Vaincourt's Rhymes & Reflections". vaincourt.homestead.com.
- ^ "A. Lawrence Vaincourt: Just a Common Soldier (A Soldier Died Today)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.