Born in
Tortola in 1942, Lucien was raised in
St. Thomas. His parents were Eric "Rico" Lucien Harrigan and Eloise Turnbull Harrigan. His father was a musician whose main instrument was a three-coursed Latin guitar-like
chordophone known as a
Tres. As a teenager, he played bass in his father's band. During the 1960s he moved to New York City. While performing at a party, he was discovered by an executive from
RCA Records, which released his debut album (
I Am Now, 1970) of pop and jazz standards. He recorded two albums for Columbia before making guest appearances on ''
Yesterday's Dreams by Alphonso Johnson and Mr. Gone'' by
Weather Report. In 1980, Lucien's daughter drowned, and he spent much of the decade struggling with drug addiction. He returned to music with the albums
Listen Love (Mercury, 1991) and ''Mother Nature's Son
(Mercury, 1993). and Lucien dedicated his album Endless Is Love'' (1997) to her. == Discography ==