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  • Jun 20, 1933
    Leslie Carswell Johnson is born in Torras, Louisiana. Operating under the stage name Lazy Lester, he records the 1958 release "I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 14, 2003
    Lazy Lester's "I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter" makes a list of country's 500 greatest singles as the Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 22, 2018
    Lazy Lester dies at his home in Paradise, California. His 1958 Excello release "I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter" landed the harmonica player among the 500 greatest singles in country music history, according to the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

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