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Lucas, Buddy

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Personal name headingLucas, Buddy
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Variant(s)Lucas, Alonza Westbrook
Lucas, Alonzo
Lucas, Big Buddy
Lucas, Buddy (Vocalist)
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1914-08-16
Death date1983-03-18
AffiliationGone Allstars (Musical group)
Profession or occupationSaxophonists Singers
Found inI want to know, 1960
BL database, 19 Feb. 2002 (hdg.: Lucas, Buddy)
Grove music online, May 15, 2006: Jazz (Lucas, Buddy (Alonza Westbrook); b. Aug. 16, 1914, Rockville, AL, d. Mar. 18, 1983, Stamford, CT; American tenor saxophonist and leader)
Groovin' the blues, 2016: container (Buddy Lucas; performs "No dice," "I got drunk," "I need help") insert, pages 32-34 (Saxman/vocalist Alonzo "Buddy" Lucas; born Aug. 16, 1914, Pritchard, Ala., died Mar. 18, 1983; recorded for the RCA, Groove, Savoy, Carlton, Vim, Pioneer, Tru-Sound, Caprice, and Mohawk labels; recorded covers of "Blueberry Hill" and other songs for Bell Records; leader of the Gone All Stars; billed as Big Buddy Lucas on the Pioneer label)
Songs that sold a million records [SR] 1957: label (Buddy Lucas, vocals)
Not found inAll music guide WWW site; Encyc. of pop. mus.; Encyc. of pop, rock and soul
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