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Lester Williams

g, voc, 1920-1990 US, Groveton, Texas
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Blues
A.k.a. Lester B. Williams

Born June 24, 1920 in Groveton, Texas, USA Died November 13, 1990 (aged 70) Houston, Texas, USA Served in the Army during WWII. First recorded under Macy's label out of Houston (1949). Later moved to Specialty and recorded as Lester Williams And His Band, with two later releases on Don Robey's Duke label as Lester Williams And His Orchestra. Last session appears to be with Imperial in 1956. Toured Europe in 1986.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Blues
  • R&B/Soul
  • Rock
  • Jazz

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Complete Recordings 1950-1954 Volume 2 / The Remaining Lester Williams 1949-1956Goree Carter / Lester Williams2003Compil.
The Godfather Of BluesLester Williams1993Compil.
I Can't Lose With The Stuff I UseLester Williams1993Compil.
Texas TroubadourLester Williams1987Compil.
Dowling Street Hop - Texas R'nB 1949-54Lester Williams1983Compil.
McDonald's DaughterLester Williams1956Single
Mary Lou / Texas TownLester Williams1950Album
All I Need Is You / I Know That ChickLester Williams1950Album
i'm So Happy I Could Jump And Shout / Wintertime BluesLester Williams1949Album
If It's So Baby / I Can't LoseThe Robins / Lester WilliamsSingle
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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