Roger Lucey

Roger Lucey (born 1954) is a musician, journalist, film maker, actor and educator who was born in South Africa. In the late 1970s and early 1980s his early career as a musician was destroyed by Paul Erasmus of the South African Special Branch, because the lyrics to Lucey's protest songs were considered a threat to the Apartheid State. Although already aware of his anti-apartheid songs, the South African Government's security apparatus only swung into action to destroy Lucey's career after he performed a radical song in a programme on Voice of America radio. The criminal methods used against Lucey formed part of the testimony given by Paul Erasmus in front of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. [Staff. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/wk25/tue.shtml Programme Information Network Radio Week 25] BBC, Tuesday 17 June 2008 "Tuning Into The Enemy Tuesday 17 June 1.30-2.00pm BBC RADIO 4". Accessed 25 June 2008] [Staff, [http://www.freemuse.org/sw16982.asp Roger Lucey (South Africa)] , [http://www.freemuse.org/ Freemuse] , Accessed 25 June 2008]

Music albums

*The Road is Much Longer (1979), 3rd Ear Records, 3EE 7004 [John Samson, a [http://www.rock.co.za/files/roger_lucey_the_road.htm review] of the Album "The Road is Much Longer" (1979), [http://www.rock.co.za/ South African Rock Encyclopedia] February 2001.] [Paul Erasmus, [http://www.3rdearmusic.com/forum/footsoldier.html The Gloves come off] , [http://www.3rdearmusic.com/index.html 3rd Ear Music'] , 2001 ]
*Half-A-Live (1980) [http://www.rock.co.za/files/roger_lucey.html Roger Lucy] , [http://www.rock.co.za/ South African Rock Encyclopedia] . Accessed 29 June 2008]
*Running For Cover (1990)
*21 Years Down The Road (compilation) (June 2000)
*Gypsy Soul (August 2002)

References

Further reading

* [http://www.rogerlucey.co.za/ Roger Lucey's website]
*Coetzer, Owen. [http://www.3rdearmusic.com/hyarchive/fatarlucey.html In Durban] , [http://www.3rdearmusic.com/index.html 3rd Ear Music'] , originally published in Music Maker, 3 August 1979, Vol 1 No 15
*Staff, A [http://www.freemuse.org/sw3992.asp Review] by [http://www.freemuse.org/ Freemuse] of the film "Stopping the music: Music censorship in South Africa" South Africa 2002, 54 minutes, Directed by Douglas Mitchell, Produced by Michael Drewett. Accessed 25 June 2008