The Los Angeles Times catches The Red Devils in August 1992, when they were graduating from local bar band to touring machine.
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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.
Howlin’ Wolf’s 113th birthday playlist
Today, on what would have been The Howlin’ Wolf’s 113th birthday, we pay tribute to the master with a playlist of songs that inspired or influenced The Red Devils and Lester Butler.
The final days of Lester Butler
Twenty-five years after the death of Lester Butler, No Fightin’ tells the story of those last days, using archival interviews, court documents and new sourcing.
Lester Butler in 1997: ‘Blues is a healing thing’
Read this classic interview, “Blowin’ out reeds with Lester Butler,” from the March 28, 1997, Los Angeles Daily News.
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.
Who were 1989’s ‘King King Rhythm Aces’?
While The Blue Shadows was the longest-running pre-Red Devils name, our new favorite is “The King King Rhythm Aces.” That’s how the band was known for one month in 1989.
Fiery Red Devils rock OJC Canix, 1993
Zach Zunis and the band storm through a stomping set in this rare video from a club gig in The Netherlands.
Butler & 13 jump at Chesterfield Cafe Madrid
Inside Lester Butler’s final 1997 residency at the Chesterfield Cafe chain, this time in Madrid.
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