- François Ovide
François Ovide (born in
Rouen , October 1952; died in Rouen,29 May 2002 ) was a Frenchguitar ist, best known for his longstanding collaborations withAlbert Marcoeur and with John Greaves.Ovide grew up around Rouen. His first two band projects in the 1970s were rock band So & Co and Plat du Jour. In 1976, he started working with Marcoeur.
He went on to join
Weidorje for the band's last year of existence and then started doing session work. He also joined folk-rock bandGwendal in 1981. In 1984, he joined Greaves' backing band, working alongsideMireille Bauer (previously of Gong). They later married and had two children.Ovide went on to play on Greaves' albums "La Petite Bouteille de Linge" (1991), "Songs" and "The Caretaker". He also played on
Pip Pyle 's 1998 "7 Year Itch". In the mid-1980s, he also recorded a solo album with Bauer,Pierre Vermeire ,Andy Emler and others, but the project was never released.Other session work was with Renaud,
Patricia Kaas ,Johnny Hallyday andMaxime Le Forestier .ources
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