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Title: Lazy Lester Obit
Post by: lindy on August 24, 2018, 07:08:26 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/obituaries/lazy-lester-bluesman-dead.html

Title: Re: Lazy Lester Obit
Post by: eric on August 25, 2018, 11:04:09 AM

Lazy Lester played quite a bit with Slim Harpo, a favorite of mine.  Accompanist credits for Slim are hard to come by, but I believe this is Lazy Lester on harp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jlta01Kv6c

Title: Re: Lazy Lester Obit
Post by: PDGRANT on August 25, 2018, 11:58:48 AM

That?s very sad news. I met him and saw him play at the Ponderosa Stomp in 2004. Nice guy. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180825/7cbb1d34a95bf8b76cc9cbd231de558d.jpg)


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Title: Re: Lazy Lester Obit
Post by: Lignite on August 26, 2018, 05:01:36 AM

I think Slim Harpo played his own harp on the rack (hence his name).  Lazy Lester however did often accompany fellow Excello bluesman Lightnin' Slim however.
https://youtu.be/tO0TBiMrCns

Title: Re: Lazy Lester Obit
Post by: iantonionni on August 27, 2018, 02:32:43 AM

One of my all time favourites, very sad news. I loved his country stuff, he did record 'Raining In My Heart'. https://youtu.be/hMXXcDwV4i4 (https://youtu.be/hMXXcDwV4i4)