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Nick Lucas was an American jazz singer and guitarist who recorded as a soloist and co-starred in musical films. He was known for his hit songs "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" and "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine".
Nick Lucas, (the original 'Tip Toe Thru The Tulips' man), sings his hit song "Tip Toe Thru The Tulips" which charted #1 for him in 1929.
Watch a 1980 interview with Nick Lucas, the first popular guitarist to have a solo named after him, the Gibson Nick Lucas Special. Learn about his career, his recordings, and his influence on jazz and acoustic guitar.
7 de sept. de 2022 · Watch an interview with Nick Lucas, who recorded the first guitar solos on record in 1922. Learn how he played and sang through a large horn and influenced generations of guitarists.
Nick Lucas cut two original sides for Pathe, "Picking The Guitar" and "Teasing The Frets " in 1922. With these sides Nick Lucas also cut a path for generations of guitarist to come.
Nick Lucas was the first to put a guitar into bands of the day. The first intimate crooner. The first 'guitar star', the first entertainer to make this instrument a part of his act; most others were using ukes and banjos. The first in 1925 to have a guitar custom made in his name.
Actor: The Great Gatsby. Known in the "Roaring Twenties" as "the crooning Troubadour", Nick Lucas was one of the early stars of American popular music. He was a well-established, influential singer and guitarist. Nick would become one of the most popular crooners on radio.
