Lazy Lester • True Blues

Leslie Jonhson, conocido como Lazy Lester (Torras, Luisiana, 20 de junio de 1933)2 es un cantante y armonicista de swamp blues, con una trayectoria de más de medio siglo. En sus comienzos colaboró como músico de sesión en algunos trabajos de Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim y Katie Webster.

Más allá de su capacidad vocal, Lester probablemente sea recordado como autor de algunos clásicos del género, como: "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter", "I Hear You Knockin", "Sugar-Coated Love" y "Bloodstains on the Wall". Temas suyos han sido interpretados, entre otros, por The Kinks, Freddy Fender, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Edmunds, Raful Neal, Anson Funderburgh y The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

En su vuelta a los escenarios a finales de los años 1980, grabó nuevo material junto a músicos como Mike Buck, Sue Foley, Gene Taylor, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson y Jimmie Vaughan.

Actualmente sigue en gira e interpretando sus canciones, recibiendo honores por su condición de ser una leyenda viviente del blues.

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Review by Cub Koda

His original album collects the best of the early Excello sides. Includes "Sugar Coated Love," "I Hear You Knockin', " and "I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter."

Lazy Lester (born Leslie Johnson, June 20, 1933) is an American blues musician, who sings, and plays the harmonica and guitar. His career spans the 1950s to the 2010s.

Best known for regional hits recorded with Ernie Young's Nashville, Tennessee based Excello label, Lester also contributed to songs recorded by Excello label-mates including Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, and Katie Webster. His songs have been covered by (among others) The Kinks, The Flamin' Groovies, Freddy Fender, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Edmunds, Raful Neal, Anson Funderburgh, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. In the comeback stage of his career (since the late 1980s) he has recorded new albums backed by Mike Buck, Sue Foley, Gene Taylor, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, and Jimmie Vaughan.

Tracklist
A1 I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 2:31
A2 I Hear You Knockin' 2:11
A3 Sugar Coated Love 2:44
A4 I'm So Glad 2:58
A5 If You Think I've Lost You 2:22
A6 Bye, Bye Baby 2:18
B1 Lonesome Highway Blues 3:10
B2 I Made Up My Mind 2:17
B3 Because She's Gone 2:38
B4 Pondarosa Stomp 2:32
B5 The Same Thing Could Happen To You 2:18
B6 Lester's Stomp 1:56

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