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His music resonates with fans who also enjoy artists such as Lamont Dozier, Leon Ware, The Natural Four and many others from various genres.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hutson-11","title":"Hutson 11","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeroy Hutson’s \u003ci\u003eHutson II\u003c\/i\u003e is often seen as a partner to the early \u003ci\u003eHutson\u003c\/i\u003e. This is a highly sort after album, a high point of 1970s Chicago soul. 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A high point in mid 1970s soul, produced at Curtis Mayfield Curtom Studios. Featuring Leroy’s signature tunes, \u003ci\u003eAll Because Of You, Lucky Fellow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCool Out\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Various recordings came and went with little chart success before, along with Hathaway he became central to a group of singer, songwriters and players under the tutelage of Curtis Mayfield at his Curtom label a relationship that initiated Hathaway’s chart topping career when the pair co wrote the all-time classic and million seller \u003ci\u003eThe Ghetto\u003c\/i\u003e. Early 1971 saw Hutson replace Mayfield in the Impressions as he left to concentrate on his solo career, the transition was seamless and although relatively brief saw the band in the pop and R\u0026amp;B charts. His debut on the Billboard chart as a solo artist arrived with \u003ci\u003eLove Oh Love,\u003c\/i\u003e the first of a dozen Curtom singles he recorded during an exciting and turbulent decade for black American music. The seven albums Hutson released on Curtom between 1973 and 1979 are a legacy that remain highly respected, almost revered amongst soul cognoscenti, an untold influence on an entire generation of musicians throughout the eighties. The demise of Curtom in the early eighties saw Hutson relocate to Elektra, where in 1982 he released \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e – highly acclaimed and much loved for a time it looked like that release may spell the end but some twenty-seven years later, the newly monikered ‘Lee’ Huston unveiled \u003ci\u003eSoothe You Groove You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acid Jazz","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50420335083851,"sku":"1015845","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b7ad65dc-2c03-4364-8ccf-5edec7a85d69_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726752244"},{"product_id":"unforgettable-1","title":"Unforgettable","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissue of \u003ci\u003eUnforgettable\u003c\/i\u003e, Leroy’s seventh and final album on Curtom Records. 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