1. Trevor George Lucas was an Australian folk singer, a member of Fairport Convention and one of the founders of Fotheringay.
20 Facts About Trevor Lucas
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Trevor Lucas mainly worked as a singer-songwriter and guitarist but produced many albums and composed for the film industry toward the end of his career.
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Trevor George Lucas was born on 25 December 1943 at Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria.
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Trevor Lucas learned to play guitar in order to help with his dyslexia.
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On leaving school, Trevor Lucas took up an apprenticeship as a carpenter during the day, while performing nights at local clubs in Melbourne from 1961 or 1962.
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Trevor Lucas played a harmonica in a harness, a la Bob Dylan.
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Trevor Lucas 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.
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In late 1964 Trevor Lucas released a solo album, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean on EAST Records.
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Trevor Lucas performed at the International Folk Fest at Royal Albert Hall.
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Trevor Lucas released his second solo album, Overlander, on Reality Records, and performed "Tinkers Song" and "I Sowed the Seeds of Love" on the soundtrack album of the 1967 film Far from the Madding Crowd.
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In June 1970 Fotheringay released a self-titled album where Trevor Lucas provided acoustic guitar and vocals.
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The album included the Trevor Lucas-penned track, "The Ballad of Ned Kelly" and "Peace in the End" co-written with Denny.
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Trevor Lucas felt his time with Fotheringay was the most enjoyable of his music career, the band members were "being more creative, more expressive".
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From 1969 to 1972 Trevor Lucas focused on sound engineering and record production.
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In 1972, Trevor Lucas organised and produced a one-off album, Rock On by "The Bunch," which featured 12 classic oldies favourites performed by past and present members of Fairport Convention, as well other friends.
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Trevor Lucas returned immediately to London, leaving Georgia in the care of his parents.
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From 1979 and into the 1980s, Trevor Lucas was producing albums for Australian artists and later started working on scores for the film industry.
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Trevor Lucas married Elizabeth Hurtt, his third wife, and they had a son, Clancy.
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Back in Australia Trevor Lucas produced Wayne Gillespie's New Locations album for CBS NZ at Byron Bay's Music Farm, co-composed film soundtracks with Ian Mason including for Jenny Kissed Me and Slate Wyn and Me.
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On 4 February 1989, Trevor Lucas died of a heart attack in his sleep, in Sydney, aged 45 years old.