Classic rock musician Lester Chambers assaulted on stage at Blues Festival

[proud2BlibKansan]

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, he’d 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 he’d been sleeping in the most humble of accommodations.

more ... http://www.examiner.com/article/classic-rock-musician-lester-chambers-assaulted-on-stage-at-blues-festival?cid=rss

[Berlum]

1. Time has come today - for peace

[Octafish]

4. Awesome song.

For that number alone, he deserves a star.

[Hissyspit]

2. Wow. WTF?

By the way, most DUers will remember this:

Chambers name first came back to the minds and hearts of classic rock music friends about 15 months ago when he posted a photo of one of his gold records and a sign taped to the plaque that noted how he and his brothers had entertained thousands of people in the 1960s, how they’d sold millions of albums for Columbia Records (whose rights today are owned by Sony) and how he had never squandered a dime of any money on any of the usual traps that take musicians’ life savings, e.g., drugs, alcohol and risk-filled living. Instead, he’d been waiting for his royalty payments, long, long overdue.

Rob Max and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a nonprofit, worked diligently in Lester’s 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.”

Lester’s 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]

3. Really sad

Such a great legacy

[Iggo]

5. Ain't racism grand?

What a country.