Gary Lucas is a guitarist, songwriter and composer who has recorded more than 50 albums and performed with legends including Leonard Bernstein, Lou Reed and Patti Smith.
Gary Lucas
By Gary Lucas
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Art In 1960’s New York, the past was a foreign country — they sure did things differently there
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