Lazy Lester One More Once

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Studio recordings made in the south of Spain, produced by Mike Vernon. Lester's in good shape.... more

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Lazy Lester: One More Once

Studio recordings made in the south of Spain, produced by Mike Vernon. Lester's in good shape. Backed by his own band he's performing some of his greatest tunes, several originals, and blues classics. The late work of a Louisiana swamp blues legend, recommended. Digipak w/ Booklet. - LAZY LESTER - voc/hca/gtr, WEST WESTON - pno/hca, PAUL GARNER - gtr, ORLANDO SHEARER - upright bass, MIKE THORNE - drums.

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Interpret: Lazy Lester
Album titlle: One More Once
Genre Blues
Label CAMBAYA
Artikelart CD
EAN: 8428353610219
weight in Kg 0.1

Lazy Lester - One More Once CD 1
01	Sugar Coated Love	Lazy Lester
02	I'm A Lover Not A Fighter	Lazy Lester
03	They Call Me Lazy	Lazy Lester
04	I Hear You Knockin'	Lazy Lester
05	Five Long Years	Lazy Lester
06	The Sun Is Shining	Lazy Lester
07	Port Allen Jail	Lazy Lester
08	Cambaya Stomp	Lazy Lester
09	Irene	Lazy Lester
10	Been Walking By Myself	Lazy Lester
11	Dream Club	Lazy Lester
12	That's Alright	Lazy Lester
13	Jail House Wall	Lazy Lester

Lazy Lester Lazy Lester, born Leslie Johnson on June 20, 1933 in Torras, Louisiana, played... more

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"Lazy Lester"

Lazy Lester

Lazy Lester, born Leslie Johnson on June 20, 1933 in Torras, Louisiana, played harmonica and guitar and recorded for producer Jay Miller. His fantastic 1950s and 1960s sides were released on the famous Nashville-based Excello Records label, owned by Ernie Young.

Besides recording under his own name, Lazy Lester contributed to recordings by Lightnin’ Slim, Slim Harpo and Katie Webster, a.o. He will always be remembered for writing such beautiful Louisiana blues classics as ’I'm a Lover Not a Fighter,’ ’I Hear You Knockin', ’ and ’Sugar Coated Love. ’

By accident, Lazy Lester found himself a seat on a bus sitting next to Lightnin’ Slim who was on his way to a 1956 Excello recording session. The scheduled harmonica player for the session didn’t show up, so Lazy Lester could step in. Jay Miller was impressed by Lester’s cool, laidback style of playing the harmonica and recorded him as solo artist. He also used the multi-instrumentalist – Lester could play guitar, harmonica, bass and percussions - in sessions for other Excello artists.

Lazy Lester wrote great tunes, but most of his songs were credited to Jay Miller, or to Miller and Lester. He only only received few royalties, he stated and gave up on the music industry by the late 1960s and he took over manual work. In 1971 promoter Fred Reif organized a show with Lightnin’ Slim, and Lester was brought in to perform with his former partner. Lazy Lester was back on the scene! For the next three decades or so he played in the US and Europe, usually backed by pick-up bands. Record labels like Alligator, Telarc and Ace Records (UK) recorded him again, and once again Lester became an integral part of the international blues circus.

Among others the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Flamin' Groovies, Dave Edmunds, Dwight Yoakam, the Kinks, Anson Funderburgh and Freddy Fender recorded his songs. Most recently, Lester lived with his girlfriend in Paradise, California, he occasionally appeared at festivals and in documentary films. Lazy Lester died of cancer August 22, 2018. He lived to be 85.

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