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Nick Lucas

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Aliases
Nick Lucas & His Crooning Troubadours
Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours
Nick Lucas and His Troubadours
Nick Lucas, The Singing Guitarist
Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
Nick Lucas, "The Singing Troubadour," His Guitar and Quintet
Real name
Dominic Nicholas Anthony Lucanese
Born
August 22, 1897
Died
July 28, 1982
Country
United States
Comments
Popular vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, who has been called the grandfather of the jazz guitar.
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Originals

Covers by Nick Lucas

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1926 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
All of Me Nick Lucas and His Troubadours January 28, 1932 Unverified
  1940 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Harry Babbitt REC, Bing Crosby BRD
listen on Internet Archive   December 1927 The Singing Serenaders REC, Jack Hylton and His Orchestra REL
1940 Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell with Orchestra under the direction of John Scott Trotter
February 18, 1932 Ted Lewis and His Band
listen on Internet Archive February 3, 1927 Adrian Schubert's Salon Orchestra ‑ Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
listen on Internet Archive   December 1927 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive Broken Hearted Nick Lucas 1927 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue? Nick Lucas December 1925 Unverified
July 1926 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
May 1929 Seger Ellis with Justin Ring's Orchestra
Don't Tell Her What's Happened to Me Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1930 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive February 1925 Ben Selvin and His Orchestra
1931 Weintraubs Syncopators REC, Marlene Dietrich - Begl.: Fr. Holländer und seine Jazz-Symphoniker BRD,REL, Marlene Dietrich
listen on Internet Archive i May 1922 Peerless Quartet
1940 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright
  1930 Johnny Marvin REC, Dorothy Jordan and Robert Montgomery BRD
  1940 Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney BRD, Abe Lyman and His Californians - Vocal Refrain by Rose Blane REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive 1931 New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble]
listen on Internet Archive 1931 (unknown)
January 27, 1927 Original Dixie Rag Pickers
listen on Internet Archive   March 1927 Frank Crumit - Frank Banta at the piano REC, Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Harrison REL
1929 Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Clare Hanlon
listen on Internet Archive 1926 The Buffalodians
listen on Internet Archive I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Nick Lucas October 27, 1927 Unverified
1928 Paul Bolognese and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Ford and Glenn
1929 Jesse Stafford and His Palace Hotel Orchestra
If You Hadn't Gone Away Nick Lucas December 1925 Unverified
1929 Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by The Radio Imps
listen on Internet Archive December 1930 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive March 1927 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones
listen on Internet Archive   October 1925 Ben Selvin and His Orchestra REL, Isham Jones Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive November 25, 1928 Lewis James
Isn't She the Sweetest Thing Nick Lucas September 1925 Unverified
1931 Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby
May 1929 (unknown)
January 27, 1927 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
I Wished on the Moon Nick Lucas 1974 Unverified
July 1928 Jesse Crawford
listen on Internet Archive 1928 (unknown)
  1952 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF
1931 Havana Novelty Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive September 16, 1926 Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Fred and Tom Waring
listen on Internet Archive November 25, 1928 Olive Kline–Elsie Baker
listen on Internet Archive May 5, 1927 B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The Silver-Masked Tenor
listen on Internet Archive 1926 Gene Austin
listen on Internet Archive 1928 Eddie South and His Alabamians
My Song of the Nile Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1929 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1926 Polly Walker
1940 Judy Garland
listen on Internet Archive   1927 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, Chick Endor REC
listen on Internet Archive July 21, 1927 (unknown)
1927 Sam Lanin's Orchestra
Singin' in the Rain Nick Lucas 1929 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive October 1927 Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Tom Waring
listen on Internet Archive 1926 Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring]
listen on Internet Archive February 1926 Carlyle Stevenson's El Patio Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive May 5, 1927 Vincent Lopez and His Casa Lopez Orchestra
1929 Abe Lyman's Sharps and Flats
listen on Internet Archive 1928 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1931 Russell Wooding and His Grand Central Red Caps
1930 George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger
1940 Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights - Vocal Chorus Larry Cotton & Heidlites
listen on Internet Archive The Only, Only One for Me Nick Lucas 1925 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive February 1928 Sam Lanin and His Troubadours
  November 1930 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The Rhythm Boys BRD,REC
1931 Frank Auburn & His Orchestra [Ben Selvin]
1931 Broadway Syncopators
November 1930 Tom Gerun and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1931 King Nawahi's Hawaiians
listen on Internet Archive 1928 The Rounders – Vocal Chorus Tom Stacks
listen on Internet Archive 1928 Newport Society Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Arthur Fields
listen on Internet Archive   December 1930 Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Dance Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty REC, Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy Jr. PRF

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You Nick Lucas 1926 Brunswick
An Apple for the Teacher Nick Lucas 1940 Regal Zonophone
An Evening in Caroline Nick Lucas and His Troubadours February 18, 1932 Hit of the Week
Blue Heaven Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" December 1927 Brunswick
Broken Hearted Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" October 1927 Brunswick
Bye Bye, Blackbird Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" July 1926 Brunswick
Go Fly a Kite Nick Lucas 1940 Regal Zonophone
Go Home and Tell Your Mother Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1930 Brunswick
Happy Days – Georgia Vincent Lopez Orchestra – Don Parker Trio May 1922 Edison
Hello ! Beautiful ! Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours 1931 Brunswick
How Many Times? Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1926 Brunswick
I Can't Do Without You Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1928 Brunswick
I Don't Want Your Kisses (If I Can't Have Your Love) Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1929 Brunswick
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1929 Brunswick
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" March 1927 Brunswick
I'm Telling You Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1929 Brunswick
I'm Tired of Everything but You Nick Lucas October 1925 Brunswick
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" May 1929 Brunswick
I've Got the Girl Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" January 27, 1927 Brunswick
Just Like a Melody out of the Sky Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" July 1928 Brunswick
Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1928 Brunswick
Lady, Play Your Mandolin Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours 1931 Brunswick
Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" September 16, 1926 Brunswick
Marchéta Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" November 25, 1928 Brunswick
My Best Girl Nick Lucas February 1925 Brunswick
My Bundle of Love Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1926 Brunswick
Over the Rainbow Nick Lucas 1940 Regal Zonophone
Precious Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" - Piano by Sammy Stept 1927 Brunswick
Rosy Cheeks Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" July 21, 1927 Brunswick
Sleepy Time Gal Nick Lucas February 1926 Brunswick
So Blue Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" May 5, 1927 Brunswick
Sunshine Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1928 Brunswick
The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On) Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" February 1928 Brunswick
Til the End of Forever Nick Lucas 1952 Cavalier
Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" August 1929 Brunswick
Wabash Moon Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1931 Brunswick
Walkin' My Baby Back Home Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours 1931 Brunswick
Wasting My Love on You Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" November 1930 Brunswick
When the Moon Comes over the Mountain Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours 1931 Brunswick
When You're Lonely Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" February 3, 1927 Brunswick
When You Said "Good-Night" Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1928 Brunswick
Why Should I Say That I'm Sorry (When Nobody's Sorry but Me) Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1927 Brunswick
Without You Sweetheart Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 1928 Brunswick
You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?) Nick Lucas and His Crooning Troubadours December 1930 Brunswick

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