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Lazer Lloyd
12+ albums
bluesrockblues rockguitarbluesrock
about
Lazer Lloyd is an Israeli singer/songwriter and an international recording artist influenced by blues, gospel, southern rock, and the great guitar traditions of power and groove from Hendrix to Wes Montgomery. Known by many as Israel's King of the Blues he cites BB King as one of his biggest inspirations in this genre and in life. He also draws on the blues work of Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Son House, Lightning Hopkins, Albert Collins, Albert King, and Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Winter and Santana. Lazer has toured around the world and opened for such artists as Johnny Winter, Prince, Snowy White, Olie Brown as well as headlining in clubs and major festivals in his home country Israel. Raised on the roots of rock and blues growing up in Connecticut in the USA, at age fifteen Lazer was playing in night clubs along the Connecticut shoreline and in New Haven with his group Legacy. At eighteen, Lazer went to study music at Skidmore College where he played and studied under famous blues men such as Milt Hinton (bass player for Louis Armstrong), Randy Brecker (Blood, Sweat and Tears), and Gene Bertoncini. After college, Lazer returned to Connecticut to form his own rock and blues band called The Last Mavericks. The Last Mavericks became very popular and their first demo gained them a showcase with Atlantic Records. Toby Mofet from A&R at Atlantic took Lazer to Manhattan to record more material and wanted Lazer to go to Nashville to work with producer Gary Tallent (th
