An inductee of the Blues Hall of Fame, Leslie Johnson, better known as Lazy
Lester, was an American musician lauded as one of the leading swamp blues
players from Louisiana in the 1950s. Born in the town of Torras, he learned to
play the harmonica and guitar as a boy and a chance meeting with noted blues
performer Lightnin' Slim led to the opportunity to play on one of his
recordings. He went on to sign with Excello Records and played the harmonica and
several other instruments alongside artists such as Nathan Abshire, Henry Gray,
Slim Harpo, Johnny Jano, and Whispering Smith.
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