Mighty Lester & The Blues Kings

Mighty Lester & The Blues Kings

About Mighty Lester & The Blues Kings

2007 International Blues Challenge 3rd Place Champs! & Blues Foundations Best Self-Produced CD of 2007! At almost every gig, somebody rolls up to one of the members of this powerhouse blues and soul octet and asks, “Which one of you guys is Mighty Lester? Is it the singer? Is it the guitar player? Is it the sax guy? Who is it?” As the band explains in the liner notes to their May 2006 release, We Are Mighty Lester: “The truth is that none of us is Mighty Lester. In spite of what some old-timers might claim, it’s doubtful that anybody in the band at this point can even remember what he looked like very clearly. When he took off for parts unknown, all he left was his name. But it’s a pretty good name, so we decided to keep it. We are Mighty Lester, and this is who we are and what we’re about as we celebrate our fifth year: We are Todd, pourin’ out his soul into the lyrics of every song. We are Lenny, wringin’ another smokin’ lick out of his Silvertone. We are Jon, ticklin’ the eighty-eights and takin’ us all to church with the B-3. We are Dave, makin’ sure his bass stays locked right there in the pocket. We are Rick, swingin’ and rockin’, always layin’ down that monster beat. We are the Mighty Horns—Jeff, Joe, and Alex—blowin’ some of the biggest, fattest, hottest sounds you’ll ever hear wailin’ from a tenor, a bari, and a trumpet. And we’re all about havin’ a real good time playin’ music that makes people want to get up and dance and have a good time, too.” Line-up: Todd Dewberry: Vocals Mike Miller: Guitar Eric Weaver: Drums & Vocals Jon Newell: Piano, B3, & Vocals Dave Falardeau: Bass Bob Martin: Tenor Sax Joe Sunseri: Bari Sax Alex Almasy: Trumpet

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