Years after death, unsung Detroit music force Ted Lucas is back on map

The pantheon of Detroit music is stacked with household names, giants who have helped transform culture across the globe.

But outside of history’s limelight are the exceptional artists who never got their due — the ones who could’ve-should’ve-would’ve if only circumstances had broken the right way.

For the past year, Jack White’s Third Man Records has been on a mission to deliver belated justice by championing one of those unheralded greats: the late guitarist-singer-songwriter Ted Lucas.