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By: Gert

Gert — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:30:35 +0000

I saw The Red Devils at the Paradiso, Amsterdam after he split up the original line up and I’m pretty sure it was Kid Ramos who played there

By: J.J.

J.J. — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:58:59 +0000

@Mike: That’s a good question about who followed Paul Size. I don’t know that there was a permanent replacement after Paul left, but it seems that Zach Zunis played on the Devils’ ill-fated second album. That Zunis also played in some version of a “Lester Butler Band” after the Devils leads me to think that is likely.

Zunis has played guitar with Janiva Magness for several years.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:36:11 +0000

Cool site. I was trying to track down the name of the guitarist who replace Paul Size…and possibly if and where he still plays. Thanks.

By: Jasper

Jasper — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:54:03 +0000

Check this painter out, here in the netherlands: http://www.theoreijnders.nl
He’s got Lester too

By: Markoftheblues

Markoftheblues — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:07:29 +0000

Yo Johnny Ray, We met at the Harmonica Blow Down in long Beach, I video Taped Junior Watson and Kim Wilson, Larry Taylor. I wouild be intrested in a Copy of Johnny Cash with the red Devils, If you can Wing it. Was cool hangin with ya. Mark of the Blues Leucadia Bound

By: J.J.

J.J. — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:50:54 +0000

Phil, thanks so much for the comment — you’ve succinctly summed up what this whole blog is about. We appreciate your visit.

By: Phil Newton -- Murphy, Oregon

Phil Newton -- Murphy, Oregon — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:38:31 +0000

Great site for a great band. The Red Devils will remain one of the great, almost invisible underpinnings of American roots n blues. Thanks for doing this. It is important work that will become more-so with time.

By: automatic32

automatic32 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:16:05 +0000

Steve,
Thanks for stopping in. Glad you enjoyed your visit here.

By: Steve Pigeon

Steve Pigeon — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:05:52 +0000

All I can say is “WOW”. I diddle a liddle harp started search for
that TONE behind Burnside(‘s “It’s Bad, Ya Know”) and made it
here, thank God ( Lester, Burnside,even “Soprano’s”) for the
raw, real,roots stuff – Red Devils, and you guys for making it
accessible to a sod like me… I could ( and should) go on but
…I’ll be back

By: Huub Houben

Huub Houben — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:27:55 +0000

Hello Guys,

It’s great to see that still after 11 years there are many people who haven’t forgotten Lester. I was there in may 1998 at the Moulin blues festival (Holland) where he played his last gig. A few years ago I made a DVD from this gig but the release last year was much better. In 2008 got Lori Peralta (Lester’s girl friend) and his sister Monica the first DVD at a memorial at the Moulin Blues fistival and I was so glad to meet Monica and Lori. I gave them a DVD I made from the Pinkpop festival 1993 in Holland. They were made of a tape I got from Jasper (who lives a few miles away), but they are from a good quality. Jasper has a lot of Lester stuff, including these recordings. But if you’re interested let me know. Let’s keep Lester’s music alive!!
Good luck!