Buddy Lucas

Aliases: Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow
Real name: Alonzo Westbrook Lucas
Born: August 16, 1914
Died: March 18, 1983
Country: United States
IPI: 00018644187 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Harmonica player, tenor saxophonist, vocalist and bandleader

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Heavenly Father	Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	February 1952	(6 artists)
	i	The Gee Gee Walk	Gone All Stars feat. Buddy Lucas (Buddy Lucas)	1958	Unverified

Covers by Buddy Lucas

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Be Anything (But Be Mine)	Dolly Dawn with The C-Notes and Buddy Lucas Orch.	March 1952	Eddy Howard and His Orchestra
i	Dancing in the Street	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Martha & The Vandellas
i	Diane	Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	January 1952	James Melton
	Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True)	Buddy Lucas	1956	Elvis Presley
	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	The Orioles - Buddy Lucas Orchestra	February 1953	Noble & King
i	Holy Cow	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Lee Dorsey
i	Honky Tonk	Studio "B" Seven - Buddy Lucas	1956	Bill Doggett
	Hound Dog	Buddy Lucas with Jimmy Carrol and Orchestra	1956	Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Kansas City Bill & Orch.
i	I'm a Believer	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	The Monkees
	I Only Have Eyes for You	Edna McGriff & Sonny Til with Buddy Lucas and his Band of Tomorrow	July 1952	Dick Powell
	It's Over Because We're Through	The Orioles with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	April 1952	Chick Webb and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Taft Jordan REC, Willie Bryant and His Orchestra REL
	I Went to Your Wedding	Little Sylvia Sings with Buddy Lucas Orchestra	1952	Steve Gibson and The Original Red Caps featuring Damita Jo
i	Knock on Wood	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Eddie Floyd
	Once in a While	Edna McGriff & Sonny Til with Buddy Lucas and his Band of Tomorrow	July 1952	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet
	Searchin'	Buddy Lucas	1957	The Coasters
	Teardrops on My Pillow	The Orioles - Buddy Lucas Orch. (The Orioles, Buddy Lucas)	February 1953	Unverified
i	The Nitty Gritty	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Shirley Ellis with The Hutch Davie Orch. & Chorus
i	These Boots Are Made for Walking	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Nancy Sinatra
	Trust in Me	The Orioles with Buddy Lucas Orch.	1952	Unverified
i	Try a Little Tenderness	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Jack Payne & His Band
i	Undecided	Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	January 1952	John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
i	Uptight	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Stevie Wonder
	When My Dreamboat Comes Home	Buddy Lucas	1956	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal refrain by Lebert Lombardo
i	Yakety Sax	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	Randy Randolph
	Your Not Worth My Tears	Dolly Dawn with The C-Notes and Buddy Lucas Orch.	March 1952	Jack Richards and The Marksmen with Ralph Stevens Orchestra

Songs written by Buddy Lucas

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Steamboat	Buddy Lucas	The Drifters [US1]	October 1955	Covered by (3 artists)
That's a Pretty Good Love	Fred Mendelsohn, Buddy Lucas	Big Maybelle	May 14, 1956	Covered by (14 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Honkin' Sax	Buddy Lucas - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bert DeCoteaux	1967	RCA Camden

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Don't Cry Baby	The Orioles with Buddy Lucas Orch.	August 1952	Jubilee
Drive Daddy Drive	Little Sylvia Sings with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	1952	Jubilee
Heavenly Father	Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	February 1952	Jubilee
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	The Orioles - Buddy Lucas Orchestra	February 1953	Jubilee
Honky Tonk - Don't Be Cruel	Studio "B" Seven - Buddy Lucas	1956	Bell
Hound Dog	Buddy Lucas with Jimmy Carrol and Orchestra	1956	Bell
Searchin' - Mr. Lee	Buddy Lucas - Edna McGriff	1957	Bell
Undecided	Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	January 1952	Jubilee
Waiting	The Orioles with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow	April 1952	Jubilee
Your Not Worth My Tears	Dolly Dawn with The C-Notes and Buddy Lucas Orch.	March 1952	Jubilee