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Lester Butler and 13 on AllMusic

Jasper Heikens captured biography and review material from All Music for the original Lester Butler Tribute Site, including from Char Ham and Cub Koda.

LESTER’S LEGENDARY LAST GIG: Check our complete coverage of 13 at the 1998 Moulin Blues Festival

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The Red Devils’ 7 most-played songs are … go to nofightin.com to find out! #setlists #reddevils #livemusic #blues #ontour #shesdangerous #blackwaterroll #bootleg Everything is on sale this weekend on Threadless! Go get some No Fightin’ gear while it’s hot! Gorgeous Red Devils/Mick Jagger bootleg 45 appears. Read all about it on nofightin.com. #reddevils #bootleg @mickjagger #mickjagger @rickrubin #iorr #music #blues #bluesrock #bluescover #vinylrecords #45rpm The final days of Lester Butler. Lester Butler died 25 years ago, on May 9, 1998. In the years since, blues fans have wondered what happened the weekend that he was killed. Read more on nofightin.com. #lesterbutler @sadboulders #billbateman #davemelton #smokyhormel #eddieclark #blues #harmonica #reddevils #13 #bluesmusic #crime #truecrime Lester Butler in 1997: ‘Blues is a healing thing.’ Enjoy this interview with Lester Butler, from the March 28, 1997, Los Angeles Daily News, “Blowin’ out reeds with Lester Butler.” On nofightin.com @sadboulders @intveldjames #lesterbutler #andykaulkin Who were 1989’s ‘King King Rhythm Aces’? Read about it on nofightin.com. @kingkinghollywood #billbatemen #reddevils @elslappo #lesterbutler Check out vintage pics of #LesterButler #TheBlasters #BruceWillis from the collection of Blasters bassist @lazyboyrocker . Get all the details on nofightin.com. @davealvinoriginal #jamesharman #smokyhormel #philalvin @theblasters The Red Devils seem to have played — at best — only a handful of gigs in Canada. That didn’t stop Canadian publications from falling in love with “King King.” More on nofightin.com #reddevils #canada #defamerican #kingking #review Producer John Leckie praises "King King" as "quite simply the best live album" #RedDevils. Read all about it on nofightin.com. @thestonerosesofficial #jamesskelly #johnleckie #kingking @nmemagazine @rickrubin

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Since 2009, NoFightin.com has been the tribute/resource site for early-’90s California blues band The Red Devils and harmonica player Lester Butler. From rare music to exclusive interviews to news and details unavailable anywhere else, we keep the fire burning.

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