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Dylan Chambers, son of music icon Lester Chambers, has just posted (6 pm PST on Facebook, Saturday, July 13, 2013
Dylan Here.... Lester was just assaulted on stage at The Russell City Hayward Blues Festival by a crazed woman after dad dedicated People Get Ready to Trayvon Martin. He is on the way to the hospital now.
Lester Chambers, founding member of popular 1960s recording artists, The Chambers Brothers, was on stage at The Russell City Hayward Blues Festival tonight when his son said the attack occurred. It is indeed disturbing news for the 73-year-old singer, who just yesterday announced on his Facebook page, hed completed the last hurdle prior to releasing his first album in over 40 years.
In the recent past Chambers has battled poor health and financial challenges, with the help of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, who came to his rescue to provide a safe place to live, after hed been sleeping in the most humble of accommodations.
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Berlum
(7,044 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)For that number alone, he deserves a star.
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)By the way, most DUers will remember this:
Rob Max and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a nonprofit, worked diligently in Lesters behalf and thanks to the Internet, in only 24 hours time last March, over $10,000 was raised the first day. And in even more exciting news, enterpreneur and businessman Alexis Ohanian created a Kickstarter project for Lester to be able to record and release a new album, with all proceeds going to his benefit via Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Over $61,084 was raised via Kickstarter from 2,193 backers, whose generosity exceeded the $39,000 needed to produce the album.
As of just 24 hours ago, the overused catch phrase had never been more appropriate: Lester Chambers time had indeed come.
Lesters post on his Facebook page just 21 hours ago detailed the excitement surrounding the most wonderful time in his lifetime, at long last:
HELLO FACEBOOK FRIENDS-FANS-FAMILY! Exciting things happening now in My son and My career!!! FIRST OFF My Album "Lester's Time Has Come" has Finally Cleared and is being pressed now and readied for Digital Distribution! Next I am playing The Russell City/Hayward Blues Festival Tomorrow!!! Then Sunday I am joining My son Dylan and his band Dylan Chambers & The Midnight Transit at The Art & Garden Festival!!! THEN NEXT WEEK THE FUSE NETWORK is coming to My house to talk with My son and I about our musical careers where we will tell them about My son Dylan Chambers amazing new success working with the legendary producer Narada MIchael Walden and there new hit hit HIT there are about to unleash to the world!!! Exciting Times!!!
LOVE LESTER CHAMBERS!
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Such a great legacy
Iggo
(47,558 posts)What a country.