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john lefebvre
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www.psalngs.com



Salt Spring Island BC, British Columbia
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Member Since6/14/2006
Band Websitewww.psalngs.com
Band MembersJim Keltner drums Hutch Huthinson bass Dean Parks guitar period Matt Rollins keyboards Greg Leisz pedal steel guitar Paatrick Warren Chamberlain, tack piano, pump organ and other weirdness Mac MacAnally acoustic strings Al Kooper I shit you not B3 If you don't know, google
InfluencesMary Magdelen and all the usual suspects, Neil, Bob, Buddy, Holly, John, Paul, Poldy and Molly, Holiday Brown and Dolly Dagger, George Jones, Rod Steiger, Alan Watts, Table Top Joe, Filipino Box Spring Hog, the Black Rider, Mr. Jones, Polythene Pam, Misty Marie, Prince Hal, BJ Wilson, Alex and the horrorshow groodies, Dave (as in "I'm sorry Dave, I can't allow you to do that, it would jeopardize the mission. Dave? Dave? Daisey...) David Kahane, Powderfinger, Grasshoppper, Stephen Dedalus, Ross Rebagliati, The Wanderer, Steve Podborski, Runaround Sue, Devil With The Blue Dress, Hilary, the Herminator, Illy Nastase, William Zanzinger and Hattie Carroll, Hunter S the good doctor, Jesus H., the Ocean's Daughter, Lalena, Suzanne, Lilac Wine, Scarlet Conquering, Bruce Berry, Pete Rose, Morgan LaFay, Mack the Knife, Jake the Snake, Pistol Pete, Sergei Bubka, Oggy Doggy, Iggy, Bugs, Dirk Diggler, Quinn the Eskimo, Ladies of the Canyon, Jimmy Miller, Woody, Kookie, Miles, Monk, Rowdy, Sweet Melindus, Charles Mingus, Monica Hingis, Cunning Linguist, The Diamond in the Mine, Sweetie Gonzales, Wyschewermein, Ruth O'Thecawses, and Michael Anthony
Sounds Likego to www.PSALNGS.com and you can download the whole album FOR FREE. MP3 quality or CD quality. How's that sound?
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John Lefebvre made his debut CD, the 29-song opus, Psalngs (pronounced songs) while he was out on bail. Unable to leave Los Angeles for an indefinite period of time, after his arrest in 2007 by the US Justice Department, the Canadian-born Lefebvre made the best of what could have been an unpleasant situation. He assembled a dream-team of musicians, guided by legendary Nashville producer Brian Ahern (Anne Murray, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash), spent three weeks putting down live tracks at Village Recorder studios and gave life to a collection of songs that range in tone from romantic to rant and speak to his deepest-held ideals: love, truth, respect and honesty.

The entire project, plus videos of select songs and a 30-minute documentary on the making of Psalngs is available for free download on Lefebvre’s web site: www.Psalngs.com.

“Music is like a beautiful painting,” Lefebvre says of his decision to make all of the tracks available at no charge. “I wanted to put it out there for people to enjoy.”

But just who is John Lefebvre?

Though Psalngs is his first recording, Lefebvre’s passion for music took hold when, as a young boy, he sang in the church choir. He studied piano and later took up the guitar. After a drug arrest at 17, he worked in construction, as a taxi driver, a gardener and other odd jobs. He had a daughter, went to law school became a successful attorney, then gave it all up at 45 to busk at the train stations and play in local coffee houses.

Now 57, Lefebvre is hardly the picture of an artist starving for his craft. A few years ago, he and a partner developed a secure online payment and money transfer service that, among other things, streamlined the process for payments to and from online gambling sites. While Lefebvre admits he knew the practice might raise questions, he figured the odds were in his favor, as the company, Neteller, was advertised on gaming outlets alongside global institutions such as Western Union and Citibank. But the Justice Department betted against Neteller, arrested its principals and charged them with criminal conspiracy for transferring gambling proceeds. Lefebvre plead guilty to a felony and he and his partner personally forfeited $100 million.

“I didn’t think it was dishonest or morally reprehensible,” said the outspoken Lefebvre of the operation that is still in business as Neovia Financial, is registered on the Isle of Man, regulated by the United Kingdom, and traded on the London stock Exchange, but does not service the U.S. market. Still, he is cooperating with authorities while he awaits sentencing.

He won’t elaborate on the case or openly discuss his opinions of American justice, but he really doesn’t have to, his songs speak volumes. On tracks such as “Mr. Bully Boy,” “Independence Day,” and “Wounded Knee,” Lefebvre rails against political hypocrisy, bloated government, global warming, addiction and his sense that Western culture is destroying itself. But Psalngs isn’t just a musical expression of Lefebvre’s political opinions and observations, it is also a testament to his romantic and deeply spiritual nature, with many songs such as “Our Town,” “Painted Pony,” “Out of the Water” and “Snow box” devoted to love, humanness, the natural world and a sense of the mystical.

Shortly before his run-in with the U.S. Justice Department, Lefebvre had demoed a handful of songs and a friend suggested bringing in Ahern to more fully develop the tracks. Once Ahern was on board, they assembled some of the finest musicians around to make the final recordings including Jim Keltner (Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan, James Taylor) on drums; Dean Parks (Steely Dan, Ricki Lee Jones, Lowell George) on various guitars; Hutch Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt, Ryan Adams) on bass, Greg Leisz (Kraus/Plant, Joni Mitchell) on lap steel, pedal steel, electric 12-string; Matt Rollings (Lyle Lovett Mark Knopfler) keyboards, B3; Mac McAnally (Jimmy Buffet) on acoustic guitar; Patrick Warren (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Chili Peppers) on various keyboards, Al Kooper (Bob Dylan, the Who, Cream) on electric soul guitar and B3: Rosemary Butler (Jackson Browne, James Taylor) on acoustic guitar and backing vocals.

"There really are no words,” Lefebvre says of the experience. “It is almost impossible for me to imagine sitting in the studio with this crowd, much less playing with them, much less having them playing my songs. But after all, they’re just a bunch of ordinary guys with some really great stories to tell.”

With Psalngs complete, and his online business booming, Lefebvre is committing his energy and resources to several noteworthy projects devoted to climate change, conservation and sustainability including Al Gore's Canadian Climate Project, the David Suzuki Foundation, and desmogblog.com a site devoted to “clearing up the PR pollution that clouds climate science." He underwrote the research and writing of the book “Climate Cover-Up,” which is due out this fall through Greystone Books. He is a founding donor of the Vancouver-based Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, and is producing and co-writing the feature film, Savage Night, an adaptation of the ‘50s noir novel by Jim Thompson, author of The Grifters.

And Lefebvre is hopeful that his music will resonate with enough people that he’ll be able to reunite his studio “dream-team” for some tour dates in 2010.

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Rachel Goodrich

Rachel Goodrich



Nov 3 2009 4:23 PM

thank you dearly john
Francesca

Francesca



Nov 1 2009 3:50 PM

Just stopping by to wish you a beautiful Sunday. Hope all is going well for you these days.
Francesca
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2ACCESS

2ACCESS



Nov 1 2009 3:50 PM

Wishing you a wonderful week.
Cheers,
2ACCESS
Kristen Karmazinuk

Kristen Karmazinuk



Nov 1 2009 3:50 PM

Brand new song called GOODBYE is up NOW!!

Take a listen, and let me know what you think!!


Kristen

Svetlana

Sveta Zag



Nov 1 2009 3:49 PM

Hope you have a great Halloween this weekend!!!


                    Trick or Heat !





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Billie Rainbird

Billie Rainbird



Oct 13 2009 7:20 AM

PEACE JOHN!
»ღ Desert Queen ღ«

»ღ Desert Queen ღ«



Oct 10 2009 7:12 AM


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Ed Bang

Ed Bang



Oct 10 2009 5:36 AM

I'm liking your straight-ahead, ballsy sound.  Thanks for reaching out.
Allison Patton

Allison Patton



Oct 10 2009 5:10 AM

hey john! how are you?
long way through sacramento is soo nice,
i wish all country songs were like that
Francesca

Francesca



Oct 3 2009 6:56 AM

Hi John. Wanted to stop by and wish you a beautiful weekend.
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Oct 2 2009 10:34 PM

Have a nice weekend john
JOHN

JOHN



Oct 2 2009 1:13 AM

Hey John!!, Thanks for your friend request!! WELCOME! I really enjoy your music. I've added some of your music to my playlists! Surf 37 playlists,with over 2000 songs on my profile player!  All by my friends, THANKS TO MY FRIENDS!!
 I support all kinds of music, a little something for everyone!! Give me a shout anytime! THANKS AGAIN, JOHN ;)
Vinyl Viking

Vinyl Viking



Sep 29 2009 2:46 PM

Merci pour l'invitation !
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jean mann

jean mann



Sep 29 2009 2:46 PM

hey john,
thanks for finding me!
jean

HOODLESS

HOODLESS



Sep 26 2009 8:06 PM

Rock on Soldier!!!!! Thanks for Addin' Hoodless...
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Sep 26 2009 8:06 PM

  Have a nice weekend
PAUL

PAUL ERASMUS



Sep 26 2009 8:06 PM

Hi John<
Thanx for the invite, I love your Voice and your deep and passionate Voice and Lyric's.It's difficult to chooes a favorite but will go with "Our Town", "Snow Box" and "Painted pony" if i have to as all your songs are just awesome. Great Man, keep it up.

Regards
Paul
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Sep 25 2009 1:38 AM

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Cheers,
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Sep 25 2009 1:38 AM

Hi John... Great sound!

Stephie Piper

Stephie Piper



Sep 24 2009 2:41 AM

thank you so much for your kind words...  'that'll be the day' was the third song i ever wrote (when i started singing ten months ago... and what a ten months it's been).  the subject of that song has starred in many others -- but thankfully in the process he lost all magnetism.  now that particular fellow only gets remembered with what i hope seems like a witheringly mature smile (a girl can dream), when those songs get sung.  honestly, what would we write about if not for the near-misses of young love?  couldn't ask for any better inspiration.  but hopefully i'll get some more celebratory, wild songs up there soon and when i do i hope you enjoy them jsut as much.  cheers! 
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Sep 24 2009 2:40 AM

  Much love to you  and your music as well
Jason Wilber

Jason Wilber



Sep 24 2009 2:40 AM

Hi, John!  Thanks so much for the request.  I'm very happy to have your friendship.

Jason Wilber
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Kevin Coco

Kevin Coco



Sep 22 2009 8:54 PM

Hello John,

 

Thanks so much for the request.  It is a honor to be your friend.

 

Peace and love

Kevin

cLarisse

cLarisse



Sep 22 2009 8:54 PM

appreciate the friendship,
thanks for havin me on your list.

awesome music, nice page.
great tunes on your playlist.
'wounded knee' is one great track, btw.
keep the music flowing...

have a wonderful week ahead.
e-waabishkiiyed ndaaw

e-waabishkiiyed ndaaw



Sep 22 2009 8:53 PM

Thank you for the friendship!

Hope all is wonderful and

well in your world. Please

take good care and

enjoy ...
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