While Lucky was predominantly the bassist and musical director for Curtis Mayfield, his credits also include The Impressions, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, The Staple Singers, Leroy Hutson, Gladys Knight, and more.
He played a Fender Jazz bass with flat wound strings and had an aggressive right-hand plucking technique that was very percussive.
[1] Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lucky began performing in the local music scene at a very young age.
Despite not being able to read music Lucky went on to become the band leader for The Impressions for a number of years during a critical time in their careers.
Not too long after this period in 1970 Curtis Mayfield left the band to pursue a solo career and took Lucky with him.