Nick Lucas and the tenor guitar

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Gibson made a tenor guitar in 1928 and named it after Nick Lucas.

Was it simple marketing strategy or was Nick Lucas also famous for playing the tenor guitar?

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Gibson made a tenor guitar in 1928 and named it after Nick Lucas.

Was it simple marketing strategy or was Nick Lucas also famous for playing the tenor guitar?

6-string, tenor, banjo, mandolin, ukulele -- you name it, Nick played it. There are some YouTube clips.

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Are there any recording of him playing tenor guitar/banjo?

I mean, in his early years.