Jasper Heikens captured biography and review material from All Music for the original Lester Butler Tribute Site, including from Char Ham and Cub Koda.
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Butler & 13 jump at Chesterfield Cafe Madrid
Inside Lester Butler’s final 1997 residency at the Chesterfield Cafe chain, this time in Madrid.
Lester Butler relaxes at Moscow’s Chesterfield Cafe, 1997
A look at Lester Butler’s 1997 residency at the Chesterfield Cafe in Moscow.
Paris on fire: Hook Herrera joins Lester Butler at Chesterfield Cafe, 1996
A look at Lester Butler’s 1996 residency at the Chesterfield Cafe in Paris.
Rare Red Devils fliers and backstage pass
Check out some of the earliest Red Devils/Lester Butler fliers.
Lester Butler & 13 reviews, collected
Reviews for 1997’s “13 featuring Lester Butler” were collected at the time by Jasper Heikens for the Lester Butler Tribute Site. These long-lost reviews provide a snapshot of a moment in time when Butler was still breaking ground, “the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion meets Little Walter.”
Intveld on Butler: ‘Taking something beyond where it’s been before’
Lester Butler and 13 were supposed to play their first gig at the Dixie Belle Restaurant in Downey on June 27, 1998. Butler never made it, but a tribute show was held for him that night. (An article that day noted Smokey Hormel, Steven Hodges and John Bazz all playing.) The man who promoted the show, EdContinue reading “Intveld on Butler: ‘Taking something beyond where it’s been before’”
Timeline: 13 new dates, including 1 accident
Eddie Clark’s 1998 datebook adds more gigs to the 13 timeline — plus one crash.
Catching up: Red Devils Pinkpop podcast; Lester Butler in OOR
Before we launch into a busy new year, here are a couple of quick items you might have missed toward the end of 2021.
Alex Schultz burns on ‘Devil Woman’ live video
Rare live video of 13 featuring Lester Butler performing “Devil Woman” in 1997, with an incinerating solo by Alex Schultz.
No Fightin' 