Lucky Fellow

The craziest thing for me about Leroy Hutson's classic 1975 recording "Lucky Fellow" is that until fairly recently I had never even heard it ... Now I know that may sound absurb for an alleged music lover but let me try and explain myself ... You see growing up in London in the early 90s it was all about Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud and that's why I always thought "Lucky Fellow" was by Snowboy !!! I remember first hearing his version of the tune on Patrick Forge when he used to be on Kiss FM on Wednesday nights and being blown away by it and since then I have always associated this piece of musical magic with the man behind the fantastic cover version ... Now don't get me wrong ... Snowboy did a damn good job with the track but can you imagine what is was like for me hearing the original joint all those years later ... For want of a better phrase it took my breath away and it is one of those songs that I listen to over and over again and never get tired of ... The vocals ... The groove ... The solos ... They are all just next level and when my man at the Rock Steady Bar in Tokyo dropped it on his incredible system when I was out there earlier this year and looked at me and gave me that knowing nod all I could do was close my eyes and smile ...