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Nick Lucas – Brown Eyes-Why Are You Blue
Written by Alfred Bryan and George W. Meyer
78 RPM audio transfer from Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records.
Nick Lucas – If You Hadn't Gone Away / Brown Eyes-Why Are You Blue
Label: Brunswick – 2961
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM (Canada)
Released: 1925
Genre: Pop
Style: Voice and Guitar
Other side of this record: If You Hadn't Gone Away
youtu.be/6VyzHobN5Bg
Nick Lucas
Real Name: Dominic Nicholas Lucanese
Born : August 22, 1897 in Belleville, New Jersey.
Started career as jazz & dance band guitarist and banjoist, later became very prominent as a popular vocalist.
Died : July 28, 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rotations per minute as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
Nick Lucas – Brown Eyes-Why Are You Blue
Written by Alfred Bryan and George W. Meyer
78 RPM audio transfer from Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records.
Nick Lucas – If You Hadn't Gone Away / Brown Eyes-Why Are You Blue
Label: Brunswick – 2961
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM (Canada)
Released: 1925
Genre: Pop
Style: Voice and Guitar
Other side of this record: If You Hadn't Gone Away
youtu.be/6VyzHobN5Bg
Nick Lucas
Real Name: Dominic Nicholas Lucanese
Born : August 22, 1897 in Belleville, New Jersey.
Started career as jazz & dance band guitarist and banjoist, later became very prominent as a popular vocalist.
Died : July 28, 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rotations per minute as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.










