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Roger Lucey: Biography of Roger Lucey, Age, Career, Albums & Net Worth,
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Roger Lucey (born 21 January 1954) is a popular South African musician, journalist, filmmaker, actor and educator.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Full Name<\/th>\nRoger Lucey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n21 January 1954 (age 67 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/th>\nDuke University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nMusician, journalist, filmmaker, actor and educator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Roger Lucey Age<\/h2>\n

He was born on 21 January 1954. Lucey is 65 years old as of 2021.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Roger Lucey Education<\/h2>\n

Lucey holds and Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from\u00a0Duke University,\u00a0North Carolina.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Roger Lucey Career<\/h2>\n

In the late 1970s and early 1980s his early career as a musician was destroyed by Paul Erasmus of the South African Bureau of State Security, because the lyrics to Lucey\u2019s protest songs were considered a threat to the Apartheid State.<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span>Musician, Songwriter and Composer<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lucey has recorded five albums of his own songs. He has composed music for several documentaries and plays, and has toured Namibia and South Africa playing guitar, keyboard, saxophone, flute and percussion.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Actor, Playwright and Writer<\/span><\/h3>\n

Extensive work as voice artist on commercials and documentary films. Actor on commercials, both local and international, and performer in films, drama series and plays. Worked with Nicolas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa.<\/p>\n

Writer of two plays for Theatre for Africa; \u201cThe High Cost of Living\u201d directed by Andrew Brent, and \u201cNewsroom\u201d directed by Nicolas Ellenbogen. Both premiered at the\u00a0National Arts Festival,\u00a0Grahamstown. Writer of several articles on news related stories.<\/p>\n

An article on the conflict in Chechnya (published in \u201cPlayboy\u201d magazine) was nominated for a Mondi award. Arts correspondent for Cape Etc., a lifestyle magazine based in Cape Town. Wrote a chapter in\u00a0Shoot the Singer!: Music Censorship Today<\/i>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

Roger Lucey\u2019s book, Back in From the Anger, was published in 2012 by Jacana Media. It recounts his experience as a young musician in South Africa during the 1970s and 80s.<\/sup><\/p>\n

<\/span>Archive<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lucey donated his archival material including photographs, vinyl records, letters and documents, to the\u00a0Hidden Years Music Archive, preserved at the\u00a0Documentation Centre for Music,\u00a0Stellenbosch University\u00a0in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

<\/span>Roger Lucey Albums<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • The Road is Much Longer (1979), 3rd Ear Records, 3EE 7004<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • Half-A-Live (1980)<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • Running For Cover (1990)<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • 21 Years Down The Road (compilation) (June 2000)<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • Gypsy Soul (August 2002)<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • Now is the Time (2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/span>Roger Lucey Net Worth\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Lucey has an estimated net worth of $400 000 which he has earned from his career.<\/p>\n