Personnel: Lester Davenport - Harmonica, Vocals Sunnyland Slim - Piano John Primer - Lead Guitar Willie Davis - Rhythm Guitar Robert Stroger - Bass Robert Covington - Drums Notes: Davenport left Mississippi for Chicago at 14. He hung around blues clubs, where older players like Big Boy Spires noticed him and gave him opportunities to play. In 1955 he accompanied Bo Diddley on a few recordings. Over the next couple of decades he concentrated on his job as a spray painter and on rising his family, but in the '70s, now known as 'Mad Dog', he was a worked with Big Daddy … read more
Personnel: Lester Davenport - Harmonica, Vocals Sunnyland Slim - Piano John Primer - Lead Guitar Willie Davis - Rhythm Guitar Robert Stroger - Bass … read more
Personnel: Lester Davenport - Harmonica, Vocals Sunnyland Slim - Piano John Primer - Lead Guitar Willie Davis - Rhythm Guitar Robert Stroger - Bass Robert Covington - Drums Notes: Daven… read more
Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport (January 16, 1932 – March 17, 2009), was an American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer. Born in Tchula, Mississippi, United States, Davenport moved from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois, when he was 14. There he played with Arthur Spires, Snooky Pryor, and Homesick James, then worked with Bo Diddley, with whom he played harmonica on a 1955 Chess Records session. He led his own group in the 1960s while he worked during the day as a paint sprayer. In the 1980s he was the harmonica player for the Indiana group The Kinsey Report. In July 1994… read more
Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport (January 16, 1932 – March 17, 2009), was an American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer. Born in Tchula, Mississippi, United States, Davenport mo… read more
Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport (January 16, 1932 – March 17, 2009), was an American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer. Born in Tchula, Mississippi, United States, Davenport moved from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois, whe… read more