The Rolling Stones’ new album “Hackney Diamonds” is getting all the press, but watch out for another release of the Jagger/Red Devils bootleg called “The Blues Session: Classic Recordings From the 90’s.”
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Lester Butler in Sneek: ‘Blues the way it should be’
In early 1998, 13 completed a successful week of European performances, including a well-received show in Sneek, NL. Highlights from the gig were captured on video .
In 1986, a Red Devils trio flirted with hard rock
For a brief time in the mid-’80s, a power trio Red Devils recorded a demo, inspired the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and were captured live on this wild set from Huntington Beach.
How Paul Size got his groove back
Back in Texas with old friends, the former Red Devils guitarist found a comfort zone in Texas blues and vintage funk.
Red Devils’ Zach Zunis: ‘A weird mix, but it worked!’
The guitarist recalls joining the Devils and hanging with Bruce Willis and Johnny Cash, and shares his memories of Lester Butler in this interview with NoFightin.com.
The Red Devils on the eve of first US tour
The Los Angeles Times catches The Red Devils in August 1992, when they were graduating from local bar band to touring machine.
7 rare photos of The Red Devils’ last gig at the original King King
For those who couldn’t be there, Vince Jordan provides these rare pictures of The Red Devils performing on June 14, 1993, at their last gig at the King King in Hollywood.
Lester Butler: ‘Music helps me escape my head’
Lester Butler opens up about drugs, creativity, and the end of The Red Devils in this 1997 interview in Oor magazine.
JD Considine on ‘King King’: ‘Lean, mean and utterly believable’
No music critic in the 1990s was as acerbic or as succinct as J.D. Considine. Thankfully for The Red Devils, Considine became enamored “King King” in 1992.
Jagger/Devils story reissued by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone magazine has reissued its “collector’s edition” Mick Jagger birthday special, including a report on “The Great Lost Jagger Album” with The Red Devils.
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