Nick Lucas

Yesterday, I wrote about Nick Drake, the English musician from the '70s whose work has singularly inspired so many; however, it's not just this aspect of old culture that I appreciate.

Today, let me introduce you to Nick Lucas:

This singer and guitarist was of an older generation than Nick Drake, yet his work is still appreciable today; I'll show you by demonstrating two videos of him.

The first is one of his first appearances on film, in 1929, debuting the song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" from Gold Diggers of Broadway:


The second is a video of him playing the same song, as well as Irving Berlin's "What'll I Do?" (best known from The Great Gatsby), at his 80th birthday party in 1977:

As you can see, the man could still play as he was in his prime as late as his 80s! Clearly, Nick Lucas, as with Nick Drake, needs to be appreciated by the greater listening public; his songs may be old, but they still ring true with emotion.