Robert Lucas (July 25, 1962 – November 23, 2008) was an American blues musician, singer, guitarist and harmonica player, who became the front man for the group Canned Heat in the mid-1990s and was also a solo artist.
[3] Lucas joined Bernie Pearl's band as a harmonica player after taking lessons from him.
Some of the artists that he backed up as a harmonica player included Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Percy Mayfield.
His backing musicians were: Rick Lacey (drums), Ian Edmundson (bass), and Gary Burnett (guitar).
[8] Lucas died from what appeared to be a drug overdose at a friend's place in Long Beach, California.