Nick Lucas
The Crooning Troubadour and His Guitar
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2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9067-4 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9067-4 (ISBN)
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For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. This biography comprehensively covers his career as he entertained audiences in the US, England and Australia, becoming a beloved star and influencing popular music to the present day.
For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. He was a popular sideman in bands, and his solo career conquered radio, recordings, vaudeville, Broadway, films, night clubs and television. He is credited with being the first musician to replace the banjo with the guitar in big bands and on records, and with initiating the "intimate style" of singing, making him the first crooner.
Nick Lucas' guitar playing contributed significantly to the instrument's popularity, and he influenced generations of players with his instruction books and by having a line of popular guitar picks bearing his name. He was the first guitarist to have a custom-made model, "The Nick Lucas Special." This biography comprehensively covers Nick Lucas' career as he entertained audiences in the United States, England and Australia, becoming a beloved star and influencing popular music to the present day.
For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. He was a popular sideman in bands, and his solo career conquered radio, recordings, vaudeville, Broadway, films, night clubs and television. He is credited with being the first musician to replace the banjo with the guitar in big bands and on records, and with initiating the "intimate style" of singing, making him the first crooner.
Nick Lucas' guitar playing contributed significantly to the instrument's popularity, and he influenced generations of players with his instruction books and by having a line of popular guitar picks bearing his name. He was the first guitarist to have a custom-made model, "The Nick Lucas Special." This biography comprehensively covers Nick Lucas' career as he entertained audiences in the United States, England and Australia, becoming a beloved star and influencing popular music to the present day.
Michael R. Pitts has written more than 40 books on motion picture history and entertainment and has also compiled more than three dozen volumes of local history and genealogy. He lives in Chesterfield, Indiana.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgmentsviii
Preface
Biography
Discography
Songbooks and Song Folios
Songs
Sheet Music
Filmography
Radio
Television
Stage Shows
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.04.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 61 photos, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 526 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9067-7 / 1476690677 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9067-4 / 9781476690674 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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