Q: When was Lucy born and where did she grow up?
A: She was born on February 16, 1960 and grew up in Chicago
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Q: Where does Lucy currently live?
A: She lives in an apartment in New York City with her husband Rick Litvin
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Q: Who's Lucy's family?
A: -Her father, Irving, is a mathematician who taught at the University of Chicago for years; he also writes songs which you may hear Lucy singing at shows
-her mother, Chellie
-two older brothers, both PhD's
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Q: What is Lucy's newest release
A: Every Single Day was released on Sept 11, 2001
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Q: Is Lucy married?
A: She is married to Rick Litvin, a professor at NYU and a songwriter (he co-wrote most of Lucy's songs)
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Q: What kind of guitar does Lucy play?
A: She plays a Martin 00-18 that I was made in either 1974 or 1975.
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Q: I'm new to this "Lucy world", which album should I buy first?
A: Most fans agree that Ten Year Night is a must, followed by Every Single Day. Flesh and Bone holds a special place in my heart so I have to plug that one....and well the Tide is fantastic as well!! Get them all! Once you become more involved in this world (and it will suck you in-I promise :) ) you'll see as you listen to each album, the progression that has occured and the way Lucy has grown as a musician.
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Q: I heard Lucy do "The Swimming Song", what cd is this on?
A: Actually Lucy has not recorded this, it's just a song she does for fun at live shows (that has become a fan favorite!). It's originally a Louden Wainright song. You can see the lyrics here
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Q: When is Lucy coming to my town??
A: You can see the tour schedule here
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Q: Is there a fan list??
A: Yes. There are actually 2 different ones.
There is a Lucy announcement list with notes from Lucy periodically and there is also a Lucy discussion list for fans.
You can sign up for either at the bottom of this page
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Q: Is this the official Lucy website?
A: No, I'm just a really big fan :). Her official site can be found at www.lucykaplansky.com
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Q: What other cds has Lucy been found on?
A: Tons!! You can see the entire discography here
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Q: Is it true that Lucy used to sing with Shawn Colvin?
A: Yep, back when Lucy started playing, her and Shawn would sing together. Actually Shawn produced Lucy's first album, the Tide.
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Q: What's the "Lucy Book" project??
A: In honor of the release of Every Single Day, I collected letters, pictures, ticket stubs, interviews and tons more from Lucy's fans across the world (as well as some musical friends), and compiled them into a book which was presented to Lucy on 9/20 at the Bottom Line show. Pictures should be up soon.
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Q: What's with all the "good hair day" jokes??
A: Well, as you may have noticed, Lucy has curly hair. And for those of us with curly hair...some days it's hard to tame. But we love her wild curls :)
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Q: Where can I see pictures of Lucy
A: A couple of places have galleries.
The gallery on this page
On Lucy's main website
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Q: I heard her play this song "The Song about Pi" (or "That's Mathematics" or "On an Asteroid With You"), where can I find these.
A. These songs were all written by Lucy's dad, Irving Kaplansky, a retired mathematics professor. She does them live every once in a while for us lucky fans. Lyrics to a few of the songs are up here. Hopefully the rest will be up soon along with the sheet music. BR>
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Q. Is there a book with guitar tabs to Lucy's songs?
A: There isn't a physical book but there are 2 different websites that feature Lucy's tabs. Go to the LINKS page to find them
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Q. If I like Lucy's music, what other artists might I like?
A. Richard Shindell
Dar Williams
Suzanne Vega
Cliff Eberhardt
Shawn Colvin
John Gorka
Cheryl Wheeler
Susan Werner
Joni Mitchell
Jennifer Kimball
Catie Curtis
Patty Larkin
Vance Gilbert
Nanci Griffith
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Emmylou Harris
Gillian Welch
Patty Griffin
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Lucinda Williams
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Lucy with husband Rick Litvin
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