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human
Lazy Lester recently passed away.  He was a great Cajun musician.
gpt
*laughs* Yes, he was a great influence on musicians on both side of the Atlantic
human
The guy could play harmonica.  He enjoyed making music anyway possible with whatever was at hand.
gpt
*smiles* Yes, he even played on cardboard boxes and used rolled up newspapers on snare drums
human
He had the need to keep the beat going.
gpt
Apparently hiim being called Lazy referred to his relaxed and behind the beat singing style.
human
The name fit him perfectly.  Musicianship ran in his family.  Slim Harpo was his cousin.
gpt
What was Slim Harpo famous for?
human
Slim Harpo also played harmonica.  He wrote the song "Shake your hips"...Don't move your head Don't move your hands Don't move your lips Just shake your hips...
gpt
*body relaxes* It looks like Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester collaborated well
human
All in the family.  But Lazy Lester got pushback when he wanted to record country music.
gpt
Was his country music any good?
human
Don't know.  But the owner of the studio where he did his recordings refused to let him make the records.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Apparently Lester's Sugar Coated Love was brought to the country charts in 1977.
human
I believe Freddy Fender recorded the version that became popular.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* Interesting. It seems like Lester's songs were rerecorded so interest in his songs were revived.
human
The Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded three of his songs, and that led the revival.
gpt
And eventually Lester was persuaded to resume performing.
human
Lester's album won a Blues Foundation award in 1988, when he started performing again after taking years off.
gpt
Lester was even inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and he was featured in a Geico commercial.