Blues
Featuring the captivating Todd Dewberry on vocals, the powerful Mighty Horns, and a rock-solid rhythm section, Raleigh, North Carolina-based Mighty Lester has the crowd on their feet within seconds of hitting the stage. Drawing on influences from Kansas City, West Coast and Chicago Blues to Memphis Stax Soul, Mighty Lester keeps your hands clappin’, your toes tappin’, and your butt shakin’ all night long. Formed in 2000 as a trio, they quickly expanded to a seven-piece with harmonica and two saxes. After their first club gig, the core of the band decided to kick it up a notch. They let the saxes, harp and keys go and brought in a full horn section, new keys man and dropped the harp altogether. Hitting the stage in September 2001 for their first live gig with the new lineup they were crowned the champions of the Triangle Blues Society 2001 Blues Competition and made the semi-final round in the 2002 International Blues Challenge.
Having spent a few years perfecting their craft and finding just the right mix of people, they were proud to be crowned the champs at the 2005 Piedmont Blues Preservation Society Blues Challenge. They are had a phemoninal showing in Memphis for the 2006 International Blues Challenge with numerour radio requests, gigs and tour offers and even a sit down with a major label executive.
More recently, Mighty Lester had the Blues Track of the Day five times and the Blues Track of the Week two times on Garageband.Com. They also were featured as the opening track on a recent episode of the Roadhouse Podcast.
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A powerhouse band that delivers a real-deal set of jump, swing and Stax-flavored soul all in one CD. Recorded live-in-studio, the music has all the energy and punch of a live gig-not easy to do with an eight-piece band. Solid rhythm, big horns and soulful vocals from beginning to end.
WINNER of IBC 'Best Self-Produced CD' and 3rd place in the indie band competition.
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If you like your blues hot, honkin', jumpin' and jivin', Mighty Lester's got what you need. The Raleigh-based, horn-heavy octet pumps out jump blues and classic R&B from the '50s to the '70s.
Guitarist Lenny Terenzi strings up a framework based on the stylings of the two blues Kings, Albert and B.B., with some Albert Collins and T-Bone Walker tossed in for spice. Todd Newberry is Lester's voice, his gospel background providing a righteous element to the band's back-alley blues and Stax vocabulary.
But Lester's backbone is the horn section. Baritone saxman Joe Sunseri was Gatemouth Brown's musical director for eight years and has played ...
From Independent Weekly.
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The Mighty Lester Band is celebrating their fifth year together of performing and touring and has released this, their second CD titled “We Are Mighty Lester”. This band is getting a lot of great reviews for their live shows and also getting a lot of airplay on XM Satellite Radio (currently #5)! I give this disc 3.4 out of 5 on the STLBluesometer rating. Go check them out at the upcoming International Blues Challenge or visit them online at MightyLesterBand.com
By Joseph "UJ" Miller.
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Todd Dewberry- Vocals
Lenny Terenzi- Guitar
Jon Newell- Piano, B-3
Dave Falardeau- Bass
Rick Cassidy- Drums
Joe Sunseri- Baritone Sax
Alex Almasy- Trumpet & Trombone
Jeff Thomas- Tenor & Soprano Saxes
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01. Gonna Ball Tonight 3.29
02. Whiskeyhead Mama 3.12
03. Give My Love A Try 4.23
04. Greenbacks 2.55
05. Skankin’ 4.22
06. Big Booty Baby 2.43
07. Bring Me The Bottle 5.00
08. She Knocks Me Out 3.30
09. Last Week’s Blues 3.27
10. Let’s Call It A Day 2.57
11. Swingin’ At Lesters 3.54
12. Sorry Didn’t Do It 3.29
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