Died On This Date (February 4, 1989) Trevor Lucas / Fairport Convention
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December 25, 1943 – February 4, 1989
Trevor Lucas was an Australian folk musician and songwriter who is best remembered for the few years he spent with English folk-rock band, Fairport Convention. Lucas had made a bit a name for himself throughout the Melbourne folk clubs when he moved to England in 1965. By 1967, he was playing bass in Eclection, one of the few British bands to be signed to Elektra Records at the time. The band broke up in 1969, so Lucas lent a hand to Fairport Convention, whose lead singer at the time happened to be his girlfriend, Sandy Denny. He guested on their Unhalfbricking album. Denny left the band later that year and co-founded Fotheringay with Lucas. The band released one album in 1970 but soon broke up. In 1973, Lucas officially joined Fairport Convention and Denny soon joined him back in the band. The two married later that year and left the Fairport Convention for good in 1975. Denny died in 1978 and Lucas went on to produce albums and create film scores well into the ’80s. On February 4, 1989, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 45.
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