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R.I.P. Reggie Lucas, guitarist on pivotal Miles Davis albums
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/reggie-lucas-madonna-producer-dead-at-65-w520529
Reggie Lucas, the Grammy-winning musician who played guitar for Miles Davis and later penned and produced some of Madonna's earliest hits, died Saturday at the age of 65.
Lucas' daughter Lisa confirmed her father's death to Rolling Stone, adding that he died of complications from heart disease. "Reggie Lucas, my adored and beloved father, passed away early this morning at the age of 65. He made beautiful music, a beautiful family, a beautiful life and I will miss him every single day that I live on this earth," Lisa Lucas tweeted earlier in the day.
As an 18-year-old guitarist in New York City, Lucas was recruited to join Miles Davis' band in 1972. "It was real simple," Lucas told The Fader of his audition. "Miles said,'You wanna be in my band, motherfucker?' And I immediately said yeah."
During his five-year tenure in Davis' band, Lucas would appear on the live recordings that formed Davis' jazz-funk trilogy Dark Magus, Pangaea and Agharta, as well as the saxophonist's classic 1972 album On the Corner and a handful of Get Up On It tracks, including "Rated X, "He Loved Him Madly" and "Mtume." The latter track was named after percussionist James Mtume, who formed the group Mtume with Lucas after their tenure in Davis' band.