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was a three-coursed Latin guitar-like chordophone known as a Tres. 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 Records, 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

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