Lucky Oceans

Lucky Oceans
Background information
Birth nameReuben Gosfield
Born (1951-04-21) 21 April 1951 (age 73)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresBlues, rock and roll
Occupation(s)Musician, guitarist, songwriter
Years active1969–present
LabelsUnited Artists, Epic, Capitol, Columbia, Head Records

Lucky Oceans (born Reuben Gosfield, 21 April 1951) is an American pedal steel guitarist and a former member of country and Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. From 1995 to 2017 he was a broadcaster in Perth, Western Australia[1] with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[2]

His presence on the local music scene stretches from his early music[3] to being a member of local group the Zydecats.[4]

  1. ^ Oldham, Jan.(1998) Lucky lovers settle West.(Profile of musician Oceans and photographer Gosfield, Christine). The Sunday times (Perth, W.A.), 17 May 1998
  2. ^ O'Brien, Natalie.(1999) Music from across the Oceans. The Australian newspaper, 19, Media section, p.7
  3. ^ Lucky Oceans – Town crier, May 1993, p. 27
  4. ^ "Zydecats : Biography". Zydecats.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.