Gary Lucas

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Born:
June 20, 1952, he's 59 and American.
Birthname:
Gary Michael Lucas.
One Liner:
American fusion guitar player and songwriter
Snapshot:
An Artist with 16 releases, a member of 3 groups, and credited 19 times on others' music. 5 collaborations.

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Gary Lucas is an American guitarist, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, a soundtrack composer for film and television, and an international recording artist with over a dozen solo albums to date. He has been described as "one of the best and most original guitarists in America" (David Fricke, 16 Nov. 2006, Rolling Stone); a "legendary leftfield guitarist" (The Guardian, 24 Dec. 2005); "the thinking man's guitar hero" (The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2007), "perhaps the greatest living electric guitar player" (Daniel Levitin) and one of "the most innovative and challenging guitarists playing today" (fRoots, March 2002).

Lucas tours the world solo, as well as with several different ensembles including his longtime band NYC-based group, Gods and Monsters, a psychedelic rock band based around Lucas's guitar playing and songwriting. The band completed a tour of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Netherlands. Other regular members of the band include Ernie Brooks, Jason Candler, and Billy Ficca. Lucas also lectures on guitar and the music business in general. As of 2007, he has performed in more than 35 countries, including India.

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Alternative Rock, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Easy Listening, Indie, Jewish, Pop. Vote on Genres

Discography

35 releases – 16 under his own name, 5 in other groups and 19 credits on others' music Edit
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  • Dubbed “The Thinking Man’s Guitar Hero” by The New Yorker.

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