Leslie Johnson, the architect of Louisiana swamp-blues who was better known as "Lazy Lester," died Wednesday afternoon at his home in Paradise, California. He was 85. In the 1950s and ’60s, Johnson ...

A fire that heavily damaged Lester's Rock N Roll Shop in Middletown has prompted the community to rally around owner Chris Lester, offering support as he plans to rebuild his cherished music store.As ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — June is Black Music Month and all month long at WISH-TV, we’re highlighting the influence of African Americans on the music industry. On Tuesday, we highlighted Lester Johnson, a ...

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) - Flames engulfed a popular, locally-owned Middletown music store overnight. Fire crews responded to Lester’s Rock N Roll Shop, 1959 Central Ave., shortly after 7:30 p.m.

Robert Lester Folsom's musical life finds its center in a battery-operated, two-track Sears Roebuck reel-to-reel tape recorder that he still has, some 50 years later. It's what gave him the chance in ...

* Alongside church and gospel music, psychedelic soul played a crucial part in soundtracking the Civil Rights Movement. Lester Chambers refers to it as, “A great rhythm marcher and great crowd ...