Trevor Lucas
| Trevor Lucas | |
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Trevor Lucas, Wilsons Promontory, 1985
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Trevor George Lucas |
| Also known as | Ferrari McLintock, Bluey |
| Born |
25 December 1943 Bungaree, Victoria, Australia |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 4 February 1989 (aged 45) Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Folk, electric folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1961–89 |
| Labels | EAST, Reality, Elektra, Island |
| Associated acts | Eclection, Fotheringay, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, Bluey and Curly |
| Website | mainlynorfolk |
Trevor George Lucas (25 December 1943 – 4 February 1989) was an Australian-born and United Kingdom-based folk artist, a member of Fairport Convention and one of the founders of Fotheringay. He mainly worked as a singer-songwriter and guitarist but also produced many albums and composed for the film industry toward the end of his career. He married three times, his first wife was Cheryl (1964–ca. 1969), his second wife was fellow folk musician Sandy Denny (1973–1978), and his third wife was Elizabeth Hurtt (ca. 1979–89). Lucas died on 4 February 1989 of a heart attack in his sleep, in Sydney, aged 45. He was survived by Hurtt-Lucas, his daughter, Georgia Rose Lucas (by Denny), and his son, Clancy Hurtt-Lucas. According to Australia rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, Lucas "was one of the most acclaimed singer/songwriters Australia ever produced and although he was held in high regard in UK folk-rock circles, he remained virtually unknown in his homeland".
Trevor George Lucas was born on 25 December 1943 in Bungaree, Victoria. He learned to play guitar in order to help with his dyslexia. In his youth, Lucas studied to become a carpenter and performed nights at local clubs in Melbourne from 1961 or 1962. In 1963 he performed at the Emerald Hill concerts. Fellow folk musician, Garry Kinnane described Lucas as
always a compelling performer to watch, with his flaming red hair and beard, and his tall, lean, angular frame towering over most other performers. He had a deep, rich pleasant voice, which he adapted well to blues, work-songs, shanties and bush ballads, shifting his accent around from 'black' American to 'Outback Oz', without ever sounding like anybody but himself. His guitar playing was ... a knowledgeable left-hand for blues, and some good right-hand picking which he eventually did using metal finger-picks ... [he] had a fierce, driving flat-picking style when playing 12-string guitar ... after the manner of Leadbelly. He also played a harmonica in a harness, a la Bob Dylan
He released his first solo work in Australia, two tracks, "Old Time Religion" and "Dem Bones Gwine to Rise Again", on the Various Artists' extended play The Folk Attick Presents (1963). In mid-1964 he married his first wife, Cheryl. In late 1964 Lucas released a solo album, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean on EAST Records. He also appeared on a compilation album called "Australian Folk Festival", which was recorded in August that year with other folk musicians, Tina Lawton, Paul Marks, Brian Mooney, Lenore Somerset and Martyn Wyndham-Read.
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