[2] Originally from Val-d'Or, Quebec,[3] he was first active as a musician on the Yorkville scene in Toronto in the 1960s.
[5] He released his debut album Set the Night on Fire in 1980,[6] and followed up with Rough Side of Town in 1983.
[5] He then signed to A&M Records, which rereleased Rough Side of Town and his follow-up album Tough Breaks.
[8] Soon after releasing Tough Breaks, however, Lovesin suffered a brain aneurysm shortly after performing at the city's annual New Year's Eve show at Nathan Phillips Square,[4] and withdrew from the music business for a time to recover.
[4] Upon his return to music, he became leader of the house band at Toronto's Matador Club,[9] and released the new album Ready to Rumble independently in 1996.