Artist · United States
Buddy Lucas
Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player
Since 1914 · Ended in 1983
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Alonza Westbrook "Buddy" Lucas (August 16, 1914 – March 18, 1983) was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, who is possibly more famous for his session work on harmonica.
As a bandleader, he led bands such as Buddy Lucas & His Band of Tomorrow, the Gone All Stars, and Buddy Lucas & His Shouters, and he also went under the stage name of "Big" Buddy Lucas.
As a session musician, he recorded with Horace Silver, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Titus Turner, The Rascals, Yusef Lateef, and Aretha Franklin, amongst others. He also played sax on Dion and the Belmonts (and Dion's later solo recordings) on Laurie Records.
He was born in Rockville, Alabama, and died in Stamford, Connecticut, aged 68.
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Alonzo W. Lucas (16 août 1914-18 mars 1983) fut un saxophoniste ténor et baryton, un harmoniciste et un chanteur de rhythm'n'blues et de jazz.
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