Lu Wilson puts reggae touch on ‘Lady’

According to Jamaica Observer (Entertainment), The first time Lu Wilson heard about Kenny Rogers, it was the mid-1980s. At that time, the American singer was riding high with a string of hits that brought country music into the pop mainstream. One of them was Lady , written by Lionel Richie. Lu Wilson, who lives in Martinique, recently covered the sensuous ballad, giving it a reggae flavour. His version is produced by Pineapple Records. In an interview with Observer Online , the singer recalls legendary bass guitarist Jaco Pastorious giving him a T-shirt with ‘Kenny Rogers Tour ‘83’ on it. That exchange came after a show Pastorious did in Martinique over 40 years ago. “I didn’t really know who Kenny Rogers was at the time, so I started looking into him. And that is how I discovered Lady ,” said Lu Wilson. “The lyrics, Lionel Richie’s melody and the emotion of Kenny Rogers’ performance completely touched me. There was something incred