Clyde Lucas

Clyde Lucas was an American singer, trombonist and bandleader in the range of swing and popular music. He led the formation Clyde Lucas & His California Dons.

Life

Lucas began his career in the band of Herb Wiedoeft in San Francisco and founded in the early 1930s on the west coast of the USA his first band with which he walked across the United States on theater tours and had successful engagements in hotels. He worked beside it with his orchestra in the monitoring of the first sound films. The instrumentation of the band usually consisted of four saxophones, two trumpets, and a four-piece rhythm section, which was often supplemented by violinists. Characteristic of his band was the fact that every musician mastered at least two instruments; Lucas himself played trombone and marimba.

Clyde Lucas & His California Dons was successful with theater guest performances and hotel appearances go even during the war years. Lucas took on a number of records for Vocalion and Columbia Records with his ensemble. As a band singer Lucas acted itself or a formation called Four Men Only; their theme song was "Dance Mood".

1936 and 1939 produced two music films ( titles each Clyde Lucas & His Orchestra ); 1938 Lucas appeared with his orchestra in addition to the bands of Russ Morgan, Isham Jones and Cab Calloway in the musical film Meet the Maetros entitled "Congo Rhythm" with.

Clyde Lucas is not to be confused with the US- American composer and filmmaker of the same name.