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Les Kerr
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Les Kerr is a songwriter, recording artist and performer who brings blues, New Orleans music, Zydeco, rock and bluegrass together to create his “Hillbilly Blues Caribbean Rock & Roll.” A Nashville resident since 1987, Kerr was born in Louisiana and raised in Mississippi. Kerr has recorded ten albums, including his current collection, Bay Street. A new live album comprised of concert performances will be released in late 2018. About Bay Street, No Depression magazine reviewer Lee Zimmerman wrote, “ Nashville’s Les Kerr creates a sound that’s both jovial and cerebral all at the same time. Making music that he likes to call “Hillbilly Blues Caribbean Rock and Roll,” Kerr takes his stylistic additives from a variety of genres ... and meshes them into a hybrid that’s philosophical, sunny and suggestive. He adds a tender touch on ballads like “Running Buddies,” “Still on the Farm” and “Southerners and Irishmen,” injecting some knowing sentiment into everyday occurrences... As a result, he comes across as a kind of tireless troubadour, sharing his philosophical outlook from the view of an eccentric everyman.” The title song of his 2015 album, Contributor, was inspired by Nashville’s street newspaper and the premier event of the video raised money for the newspaper, The Contributor. The video for Contributor was shown on CMT.com. Mackinac Blues, from Les’ New Orleans Set CD, was included in NPR’s All Songs Considered and the New Orleans-based OffBEAT magazine declared, “K
