Block Magazine recalls “the shocking news of the death of Lester Butler, a week after his spiritual performance in Ospel” in 1998.
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60 days in ’93: How The Red Devils conquered Europe
From April 1 to May 31, The Red Devils played a series of important dates throughout Europe, exposing the band to an audience that would continue to be loyal to them for more than 30 years.
Another look at Rens Horn’s 13 portraits
Photographer Rens Horn shared several of his distinct mixed media-style images with Jasper Heikens for the original Lester Butler Tribute Site.
13 in 2023: All-star lineup plays tribute to Lester Butler
The music of Lester Butler was again summoned in a November European tribute with a rogues gallery of former Lester Butler and 13 musicians.
13’s day off at North Sea, February 1998
Eddie Clark provided these photos of an off day on the North Sea from 13’s second to last tour of the Netherlands and Belgium in February 1998.
The rare and collectible Red Devils
There isn’t much in the way of merchandise for The Red Devils or 13. Beyond the records, here is some of the swag that has been coveted by fans.
Red Devils play essential set on ‘2 Meter Sessies’ (1993)
At the top of their game, The Red Devils performed its essential “2 Meter Sessies” set during its European tour in May 1993.
1993 tour contracts show work behind Holland tour
14 gigs, 9 sellouts, 8,500 fans … the contracts behind The Red Devils’ 1993 tour of Holland.
Outtakes from famous Lester Butler photo session
Photographer Rens Horn explains how he captured an iconic image of Lester Butler.
Block magazine fills in 1993 calendar holes
Our good friend Feelgood has sent us a number of magazine clippings that help fill in some of the dates on the Red Devils timeline. Much of these come from the Agenda section of Block, a blues magazine based in The Netherlands. There are several clippings available, but we’ll start with 1993. The first twoContinue reading “Block magazine fills in 1993 calendar holes”
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