Lu Wilson puts reggae touch on ‘Lady’

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.