Lucien Leopold Harrigan (January 8, 1942 – August 18, 2007), known professionally as Jon Lucien, was a singer from

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. His parents were Eric "Rico" Lucien Harrigan and Eloise Turnbull Harrigan of Tortolan families. His father was a musician whose main instrument was a three-coursed Latin guitar-like

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Life and career

Born in

in 1942, Lucien was raised in St. Thomas. As a teenager, he played bass in his father's band. During the 1960s he moved to New York City. While performing at a party, he was discovered by an executive from RCA, which released his debut album (''I Am Now'', 1970) of pop and jazz standards. Lucien said the label attempted to market him as a "black Sinatra". His second album, ''Rashida'', contained only songs written by Lucien, with "Lady Love" receiving radio airplay.

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received a Grammy Award nomination for his arrangements. He recorded two albums for Columbia before making guest appearances on '' Yesterday's Dreams'' by

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and '' Mr. Gone'' by

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. His daughter drowned in 1980, and he spent much of the decade struggling with drug addiction. He returned to music with the albums ''Listen Love'' (Mercury, 1991) and ''Mother Nature's Son'' (Mercury, 1993). Another daughter died tragically, in the crash of

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, and Lucien dedicated his album ''Endless Love'' (1997) to her. He died of respiratory failure in Orlando, Florida, on August 18, 2007.

Discography

* ''I Am Now'' (RCA, 1970) * ''Rashida'' (RCA, 1973) * ''Mind's Eye'' (RCA, 1974) * ''Song for My Lady'' (Columbia, 1975) * ''Premonition'' (Columbia, 1976) * ''Romantico'' (Precision, 1980) * ''

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'' as featured vocalist (Elektra Records,1984) * ''Listen Love'' (Mercury, 1991) * ''Mother Nature's Son'' (Mercury, 1993) * ''Endless Is Love'' (Shanachie, 1997) * ''By Request'' (Shanachie, 1999) * ''Precious Is Love'' (Love Arts, 1999) * ''Man from Paradise'' (Sugar Apple Music, 2002) * ''Live in NYC'' (Sugar Apple Music, 2003) * ''A Time for Love'' (Sugar Apple Music, 2004) * ''The Wayfarer'' (Sugar Apple Music, 2008)

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Jon Lucien Dies at age 65

Jazz Singer Jon Lucien Dies At 65, Baritone Was Known For Soulful, Sultry Ballads - The ShowBuzz
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