Sideras Lucas

Lucas Sideras, born in Athens, was the drummer of the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child.
Aphrodite's Child
 
He started playing drums at the age of 13 and at the age of 15, he started playing drums with several bands in Athens. Later on he met Vangelis and Demis Roussos, they formed Aphrodite's Child. In 1967 they signed with Mercury-records in France and they release three albums: End of the world (which includes the song "Rain and Tears"), It's Five O'Clock and 666, the latter of which sold 20 million copies worldwide.
 
After Aphrodite's Child split up in 1972, Lucas began to compose his own music and released his first solo album, One Day with Polydor-France, selling 28.000 copies. In 1974 Lucas released another solo album, Pax Spray, that sold 45.000 copies.
 
Producer
Sideras was also active as a producer. In 1975 he produced the album Alba for Riccardo Cocciante which hit #1 in Italy’s charts. In 1979 he produced the album Love's Fool for Sigma Fay, selling 75.