Leroy Hutson is an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and instrumentalist , best known as the man who had the unenviable task of replacing Curtis Mayfield , one of the all-time great singer-songwriters, as lead singer of the legendary R&B vocal group, The Impressions. He has been characterized as the best-kept secret of Seventies Soul, most recently noted in the June 29, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Biography Early years As a teenager, Lee was a member of "The Nu-Tones," a four man vocal group based in New Jersey. They were the premier local group and won several major talent shows during Lee's grammar school years. In 1968, as part of the duo Sugar & Spice Lee Hutson and Deborah Rollins recorded for Kapp Records. They recorded several singles with some success. Their single ?In Love Forever? ranked the ?Best New Record Of The Week? in the local newspaper

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # TAGS