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Lazy Lester
LAZY LESTER appearing in 67 shows and/or playlists

LAZY LESTER

EPISODES OF AMERICAN ROUTES WITH LAZY LESTER

FROM THE SHOW: LAZY LESTER / RANDY WESTON

Lazy Lester was born Leslie Johnson near Baton Rouge in 1933. He grew up loving country music and the blues, a mix that led to a new sound of "swamp blues" in the 1950s. Lester looks back on his years helping to forge that sound as right-hand man to J.D. Miller, a white studio owner in Crowley, LA, playing guitar, percussion, and harmonica in many sessions for performers like Slim Harpo and Lightenin' Slim.

PONDEROSA STOMP AND AMERICANA SWAMP

New Orleans' Ponderosa Stomp has presented the "unsung heroes of American music" for well over a decade in blues, soul, country, rockabilly and garage rock. Stomp impresario Dr. Ike shares his memories of pioneering the raucous, eclectic gathering, and we hear from past headliners, rocker Linda Gail Lewis and Arizona Twangmaster Duane Eddy. We're spinning tracks from Stomp artists including Gary U.S. Bonds, Lazy Lester and Doug Kershaw. In Hour 2, we'll hear tunes from swamped areas of the Texas Gulf Coast by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lightnin' Hopkins and Rodney Crowell, as the region grapples with water as both a source and destroyer of life as we know it.

AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

We revel in the live sounds of New Orleans and South Louisiana. First, turn it up for the "New Sound of New Orleans" with the Soul Rebels brass band, live in conversation and performance, joined by "stretch music" trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and preacher's kid turned soul powerhouse Tonya Boyd-Cannon. Then, a listen back to favorite performances by the late swamp blues icon Lazy Lester, French blues supergroup Cowboy Stew, R&B hawkers James Hunter Six from England and young rising Kansas City guitarist and singer Samantha Fish--all at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. Finally, it's Cajun modernists the Lost Bayou Ramblers live at Preservation Hall in New Orleans' French Quarter featuring songs from their Grammy winning CD "Kalenda." Photo by James Billeaudeau

AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: NEW YEARS 2018 WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

Counting down to the New Year, we revel in the live sounds of New Orleans and south Louisiana. First, turn it up for the "New Sound of New Orleans" with the Soul Rebels brass band, live in conversation and performance, joined by "stretch music" trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and preacher's kid turned soul powerhouse Tonya Boyd-Cannon. Then, a listen back to favorite performances by the late swamp blues icon Lazy Lester, French blues supergroup Cowboy Stew, R&B hawkers James Hunter Six from England and young rising Kansas City guitarist and singer Samantha Fish--all at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. Finally, it's Cajun modernists the Lost Bayou Ramblers live at Preservation Hall in New Orleans' French Quarter featuring songs from their Grammy winning CD "Kalenda." Photo by James Billeaudeau

LABOR DAY LIVE AT THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

The long-running Baton Rouge Blues Festival draws on the Louisiana capital's definitive musical legacy. This Labor Day, we play live cuts from BRBF's 2018 festivities: The late harmonica man and singer Lazy Lester revisits the R&B singles he released on Excello Records in the '50s and '60s. Guitarist Jimmy "Duck" Holmes plays Bentonia-style blues, which he learned growing up in Mississippi around the family juke joint. Fellow Mississippian Harmonica Bean talks the blues and plays his mouth harp. Cowboy Stew Blues Revue -- a supergroup of Lafayette, LA-musicians including blues rocker C.C. Adcock, Cajun accordionist Steve Riley, and guitarist Lil Buck Sinegal of late Zydeco King Clifton Chenier's band -- prove they are more than the sum of their parts. British R&B soul band James Hunter Six roll out club style with great elan. Grammy-winner and son of local legend Tabby Thomas, Chris Thomas King taps into his deep musical roots on blues classics and gospel standards. And younger generation guitarists Troy Turner and Samantha Fish show off their blues chops with inflections of pop and rock. Click "here":https://no-smoke.org/labor-day-live-baton-rouge-blues-festival-2018/ to view a press release from the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, who sponsored the Baton Rouge Blues Festival and underwrote this episode of American Routes.

RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

This week, American Routes revisits the best live performances from the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. We'll feature swamp blues, Mississippi Delta blues, hill country blues, and the blues rocked out. Artists include Howlin' Wolf's pianoman Henry Gray, harp player Lazy Lester, Kenny Neal and family, Slim Harpo's right-hand guitar man James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson, songmaker Luke Winslow King, New Orleans soul funkster Walter "Wolfman" Washington and R.L. Burnside's grandson, Kent Burnside. Plus a visit to Teddy's Juke Joint nearby on Highway 61 in Zachary, LA.

PONDEROSA STOMP & AMERICANA SWAMP

New Orleans' Ponderosa Stomp has presented the "unsung heroes of American music" for well over a decade in blues, soul, country, rockabilly and garage rock. Stomp impresario Dr. Ike shares his memories of pioneering the raucous, eclectic gathering, and we visit with this year's headliner, R&B guitar-woman-- aka the Black Female Elvis--Barbara Lynn from Beaumont, TX. We'll also hear from previous headliner, Arizona Twangmaster Duane Eddy. We're spinning tracks from Stomp artists including Gary U.S. Bonds, Lazy Lester and Linda Gail Lewis. In Hour 2, we'll hear tunes from swamped areas of the Texas Gulf Coast by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Rodney Crowell, as the region grapples with water as both a source and destroyer of life as we know it.

RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

This week, American Routes revisits the best live performances from the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. We'll feature swamp blues, Mississippi Delta blues, hill country blues, and the blues rocked out. Artists include Howlin' Wolf's pianoman Henry Gray, harp player Lazy Lester, Kenny Neal and family, Slim Harpo's right-hand guitar man James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson, songmaker Luke Winslow King, New Orleans soul funkster Walter "Wolfman" Washington and R.L. Burnside's grandson, Kent Burnside. Plus a visit to Teddy's Juke Joint nearby on Highway 61 in Zachary, LA.

RED, WHITE AND BLUES WITH THE 2016 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST

For Independence Day weekend we'll stomp the blues with live performances from the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Festival ... featuring swamp blues, Mississippi Delta blues, hill country blues, and the blues rocked out. Artists include Howlin' Wolf's pianoman Henry Gray, harp player Lazy Lester, Kenny Neal and family, Slim Harpo's right-hand guitar man James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson, songmaker Luke Winslow King, New Orleans soul funkster Walter "Wolfman" Washington and R.L. Burnside's grandson, Kent Burnside. Plus a visit to Teddy's Juke Joint nearby on Highway 61 in Zachary, LA. May the Fourth be with you!

LAZY LESTER / RANDY WESTON

American Routes settles back into the groove with the mellow music and words of our guest Lazy Lester: a hardworking bluesman from Louisiana's provincial capitol of Baton Rouge. Then a tour of the world of African and African-American music from Morocco to Brooklyn with jazz pianist Randy Weston. Plus, author Jason Berry on the transformation of New Orleans' Congo Square from a historical trading post to a center for emerging jazz artists.

FROM THE SHOW: SONNY ROLLINS & BOB FRENCH

From the show "Sonny Rollins & Bob French" originally aired on February 14th, 2024

FROM THE SHOW: PIEDMONT BLUES WITH JONTAVIOUS WILLIS & ANDREW ALLI AND THE STOOGES BRASS BAND LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS

From the show "Piedmont Blues with Jontavious Willis & Andrew Alli and The Stooges Brass Band Live from New Orleans" originally aired on July 19th, 2023

FROM THE SHOW: PIEDMONT BLUES WITH JONTAVIOUS WILLIS & ANDREW ALLI AND THE STOOGES BRASS BAND LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS

From the show "Piedmont Blues with Jontavious Willis & Andrew Alli and The Stooges Brass Band Live from New Orleans" originally aired on July 19th, 2023

FROM THE SHOW: PIEDMONT BLUES WITH JONTAVIOUS WILLIS & ANDREW ALLI AND THE STOOGES BRASS BAND LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS

From the show "Piedmont Blues with Jontavious Willis & Andrew Alli and The Stooges Brass Band Live from New Orleans" originally aired on January 4th, 2023

FROM THE SHOW: PIEDMONT BLUES WITH JONTAVIOUS WILLIS & ANDREW ALLI AND THE STOOGES BRASS BAND LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS

From the show "Piedmont Blues with Jontavious Willis & Andrew Alli and The Stooges Brass Band Live from New Orleans" originally aired on January 4th, 2023

FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP AND AMERICANA SWAMP

From the show "Ponderosa Stomp and Americana Swamp" originally aired on November 6th, 2019

FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP AND AMERICANA SWAMP

From the show "Ponderosa Stomp and Americana Swamp" originally aired on November 6th, 2019

FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP AND AMERICANA SWAMP

From the show "Ponderosa Stomp and Americana Swamp" originally aired on November 6th, 2019

FROM THE SHOW: AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

From the show "American Routes Live: With the Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers & More" originally aired on October 2nd, 2019

FROM THE SHOW: AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

From the show "American Routes Live: With the Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers & More" originally aired on October 2nd, 2019

FROM THE SHOW: AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: NEW YEARS 2018 WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

From the show "American Routes Live: New Years 2018 with the Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers & More" originally aired on December 26th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: NEW YEARS 2018 WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

From the show "American Routes Live: New Years 2018 with the Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers & More" originally aired on December 26th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY LIVE AT THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Labor Day Live at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on August 29th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY LIVE AT THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Labor Day Live at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on August 29th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY LIVE AT THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Labor Day Live at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on August 29th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY LIVE AT THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Labor Day Live at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on August 29th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival " originally aired on April 4th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival " originally aired on April 4th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival " originally aired on April 4th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival " originally aired on April 4th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival " originally aired on April 4th, 2018

FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP & AMERICANA SWAMP

From the show "Ponderosa Stomp & Americana Swamp" originally aired on October 4th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP & AMERICANA SWAMP

From the show "Ponderosa Stomp & Americana Swamp" originally aired on October 4th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP & AMERICANA SWAMP

From the show "Ponderosa Stomp & Americana Swamp" originally aired on October 4th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on March 29th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on March 29th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on March 29th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on March 29th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: RED STICKS AND BLUE NOTES: THE BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL

From the show "Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival" originally aired on March 29th, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: PHILLY SOUL FOLKS & LOUISIANA SWAMP POP: JOHN OATES & JOHNNIE ALLAN

From the show "Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop: John Oates & Johnnie Allan" originally aired on March 22nd, 2017

FROM THE SHOW: RED, WHITE AND BLUES WITH THE 2016 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST

From the show "Red, White and Blues with the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Fest" originally aired on June 29th, 2016

FROM THE SHOW: RED, WHITE AND BLUES WITH THE 2016 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST

From the show "Red, White and Blues with the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Fest" originally aired on June 29th, 2016

FROM THE SHOW: RED, WHITE AND BLUES WITH THE 2016 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST

From the show "Red, White and Blues with the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Fest" originally aired on June 29th, 2016

FROM THE SHOW: RED, WHITE AND BLUES WITH THE 2016 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST

From the show "Red, White and Blues with the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Fest" originally aired on June 29th, 2016

FROM THE SHOW: RED, WHITE AND BLUES WITH THE 2016 BATON ROUGE BLUES FEST

From the show "Red, White and Blues with the 2016 Baton Rouge Blues Fest" originally aired on June 29th, 2016

FROM THE SHOW: PHILLY SOUL FOLKS & LOUISIANA SWAMP POP: JOHN OATES & JOHNNIE ALLAN

From the show "Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop: John Oates & Johnnie Allan" originally aired on February 10th, 2016

FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY WITH THE PONDEROSA STOMP

From the show "Labor Day with the Ponderosa Stomp" originally aired on September 2nd, 2015

FROM THE SHOW: PHILLY SOUL FOLKS & LOUISIANA SWAMP POP: JOHN OATES & JOHNNIE ALLAN

From the show "Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop: John Oates & Johnnie Allan" originally aired on June 24th, 2015

FROM THE SHOW: BLUE EYED SOUL AND SWAMP POP: JOHN OATES AND JOHNNIE ALLAN

From the show "Blue Eyed Soul and Swamp Pop: John Oates and Johnnie Allan" originally aired on December 10th, 2014

FROM THE SHOW: SONNY ROLLINS & BOB FRENCH

From the show "Sonny Rollins & Bob French" originally aired on April 9th, 2014

FROM THE SHOW: PICNIC PARTY MUSIC WITH THE PONDEROSA STOMP

From the show "Picnic Party Music with the Ponderosa Stomp" originally aired on May 25th, 2011

FROM THE SHOW: HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM NEW ORLEANS!

From the show "Happy New Year from New Orleans!" originally aired on December 29th, 2010

FROM THE SHOW: SONNY ROLLINS & BOB FRENCH

From the show "Sonny Rollins & Bob French" originally aired on September 29th, 2010

FROM THE SHOW: JULY 4TH WITH PONDEROSA STOMP, DEL MCCOURY BAND & PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND

From the show "July 4th with Ponderosa Stomp, Del McCoury Band & Preservation Hall Jazz Band" originally aired on June 30th, 2010

FROM THE SHOW: ROUTES MARCH ON: BRASS BANDS & CAJUN YOUTHS

From the show "Routes March On: Brass Bands & Cajun Youths" originally aired on April 28th, 2010

FROM THE SHOW: SONNY ROLLINS & BOB FRENCH

From the show "Sonny Rollins & Bob French" originally aired on October 14th, 2009

FROM THE SHOW: JULY 4TH WITH PONDEROSA STOMP, DEL MCCOURY BAND & PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND

From the show "July 4th with Ponderosa Stomp, Del McCoury Band & Preservation Hall Jazz Band" originally aired on July 1st, 2009

FROM THE SHOW: SONNY ROLLINS AND BOB FRENCH

From the show "Sonny Rollins and Bob French" originally aired on March 18th, 2009

FROM THE SHOW: ROUTES MARCH ON: BRASS BANDS & CAJUN YOUTHS

From the show "Routes March On: Brass Bands & Cajun Youths" originally aired on February 25th, 2009

FROM THE SHOW: LAZY LESTER / RANDY WESTON

From the show "Lazy Lester / Randy Weston" originally aired on October 31st, 2001

FROM THE SHOW: EAST TEXAS / WEST LOUISIANA

From the show "East Texas / West Louisiana" originally aired on November 6th, 2002

FROM THE SHOW: LAZY LESTER / RANDY WESTON

From the show "Lazy Lester / Randy Weston" originally aired on September 18th, 2002

FROM THE SHOW: EAST TEXAS/WEST LOUISIANA

From the show "East Texas/West Louisiana" originally aired on July 9th, 2003

FROM THE SHOW: LAZY LESTER / RANDY WESTON

From the show "Lazy Lester / Randy Weston" originally aired on June 2nd, 2004

FROM THE SHOW: EAST TEXAS/WEST LOUISIANA

From the show "East Texas/West Louisiana" originally aired on October 12th, 2005

FROM THE SHOW: ROUTES MARCH ON: BRASS BANDS & CAJUN YOUTHS

From the show "Routes March On: Brass Bands & Cajun Youths" originally aired on September 26th, 2007

FROM THE SHOW: ROUTES MARCH ON: BRASS BANDS & CAJUN YOUTHS

From the show "Routes March On: Brass Bands & Cajun Youths" originally aired on February 28th, 2007