FRI 10th AUG - LAZY LESTER
Dorchester Arts Centre
8pm (doors and bar 7.30pm)
For one unique evening Dorchester Arts Centre turns into a Mississippi dive when the 78 year old New Orleans blues legend - Lazy Lester - plays on Friday 10th August!
Back when blues was king and South Louisiana was the breeding ground for some of the most memorable American music ever recorded, at its heart was Lazy Lester. This 78 year old blues legend from Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been described variously as a ‘National Treasure’ the ‘High Sheriff of Louisiana’ and ‘A nut’!
One of the key creators of the South Louisiana swamp blues sound in the 1950’s Lester (aka Leslie Johnson) has often been imitated but never duplicated - his carefree personality prompting Excello Producer Miller to dub him ‘Lazy Lester’.
Lester’s tunes have been covered time and time again. His ‘I’m a lover not a fighter’ became a standard requisite of 60’s British blues band shows and was featured on the Kinks’ first album.
As a true living legend, his talents are as much in demand as ever. After all there aren’t many living bluesmen who have had major hits throughout the 1950s and ‘60s and are still performing with the gusto and precision of their youth.
He credits Jimmy Reed and Little Walter as his main blues influences but his first love was and still is traditional country music. He got hooked early on Jimmie Rogers and later Hank Williams always including some of their songs in his set.
In 2004, he played at Radio City Music Hall in New York as part of Martin
Scorsese’s Year of the Blues super concert that included the most impressive line-up of blues stars ever assembled.
This is probably your last chance to see a genuine blues legend in such intimate surroundings. Get tickets now and enjoy.
Lazy Lester playing in Texas last year
Tickets: Advance £12.00 on the door £14.00
Box office 01305 266926 Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove, Dorchester DT1 1XR
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