“An outstanding singer,instrumentalist, composer & bandleader, Kerr's adroit musical blend combines blues, R&B, and soul with zydeco, bluegrass and country.”
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Nashville Scene
“Kerr and his band have long been known for music that has people bobbing in their seats”
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Colleen Creamer, The Dickson Herald
“For the past two decades, the band’s blend of Zydeco, rockabilly, bluegrass and blues became a staple of the Mardi Gras season. ”
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Catherine Godbey, The Decatur Daily
“I have listened to little besides Crawfish Caravan during the past few days...What a great CD.”
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Dr. Randy Cross, Humorist
"Nobody writes the old Coast like Les Kerr. He is the James Lee Burke of music."
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Howard L. Bahr, Author, The Judas Field, The Year of Jubilo, Pelican Road
“...Les Kerr, Nashville's most ardent ambassador for the blues and vintage New Orleans and Gulf Coast music.”
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The City Paper, Nashville, Tennessee
“Kerr hails from Mississippi and developed a deep love of the blues while growing up. His deep voice is reminiscent of a bluesy Johnny Cash and his well-crafted guitar playing lays down the perfect accompaniment for each song...Les Kerr is no stranger to the Crescent City.”
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Kathleen Rippy, OffBEAT, New Orleans, LA
“Les Kerr has soaked up the music and culture of the South, something readily apparent in his music which he calls "Hillbilly Blues Caribbean Rock & Roll," an amalgam of rockabilly, Zydeco, bluegrass, blues and rock"”
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Carey Miller, Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi
“Les Kerr combines music and poetry at the Maple Leaf...”
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Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
“Les Kerr’s latest takes me home to the Alabama Gulf Coast, where there’s always a pot of gumbo cooking and music playing till the sun comes up... I’m a genetic fan … and you’ll be one too after a listen. Welcome home. ”
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Charles McNair, author and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Land O'Goshen
“Want to savor musically”The Big Easy?" You can almost taste the Jambalaya, Red Beans and Rice and Hurricanes on Les Kerr’s new CD ”
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Bob Mueller, News Anchor, WKRN TV Nashville
“I love Les Kerr. He’s multi-talented, a great songwriter and artist. Les is
a favorite with Bluebird audiences
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Amy Kurland, Founder, Bluebird Cafe
“Kerr is not just a singer, not just a guitar player, not just a songwriter. He is indeed an entertainer, bringing his own brand of savory Cajun, rock and blues music.”
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Music City Bluesletter
“Hurricanes, floods and all types of upheavals have changed the world since the last time Les Kerr played in the Mobile area. But the particular strain of music that ties this Nashville resident to the coast hasn't broken.”
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Lawrence Specker, Mobile Register
“If you're a fan of Jimmy Buffett's...and the music of New Orleans, check out Les Kerr's solo acoustic show at Hal & Mal's...He'll be supporting his new album, New Orleans Set.”
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Herman Snell, Jackson Free Press
“He’s a master of taking everyday slices of life and setting them to music, and his love for New Orleans has been an inspiration for some of his best works. ”
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Music City Bluesletter
“His songwriting is easily the showpiece of his music, its witty, unusual wordplay and welcome respite from the 'love-above' contingency, using innovative rhyme and unorthodox subject matter.”
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Amanda Sawyer, Encore, Wilmington, NC
“ "Nashville club favorite Les Kerr has been playing his brand of Gulf Coast-informed rhythm and country blues for years ... Red Blues is his best recording to date." ”
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The Tennessean
“Les Kerr & The Bayou Band coin their blend of music as "Hillbilly Blues Caribbean Rock & Roll." Just the type of energy that is needed from these veteran performers to kick start the Country Music Marathon.”
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Country Music Marathon
“Kerr excels as both a vocalist and guitarist while working with either small combos or larger groups. New Orleans Set again puts the compositional and musical flair of Les Kerr squarely in the spotlight.”
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Ron Wynn, The City Paper
“Les Kerr entertained during the Southern Festival of books. His original music had everyone tapping their feet!”
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Paula Underwood Winters, The Westview, Nashville, Tennessee
“Les is a superb musician and songwriter.”
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Jan Duke, about.com
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas with "Christmas on the Coast"
You become certain listening to Les Kerr's music that he is a spirited man who still has that child-like excitement about life. Surely this is important in all music, but it is essential in Christmas music...Owning over 100 holiday albums, I now include this one in my "short stack" during Christmas next to Burl Ives and Bing Crosby. Add some cheer to your holiday and buy this CD!”
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Kathleen Lee, WWOZ FM, New Orleans, CDBaby.com
“Much hits home on Les Kerr's Christmas on the Coast. Formerly of Jackson, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has ripe, new lyrics for Jingle Bells ("Dashing through the snow is one way to go/ But I'd rather row the pirogue down the old bayou"), and a stanza on the title tune ("It might turn cold, but it might not/ Some years it was downright hot/ One thing's for sure, it never snows ...") is the perfect antidote to a White Christmas overdose. ”
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Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi
“Christmas on the Coast carries on the style Kerr calls Hillbilly Blues Caribbean Rock & Roll with mellow roots-rock arrangements leaving plenty of room for sing-along vocals.”
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Mobile Register, Mobile, AL
“About Christmas on the Coast: (The Jordanaires) go a long way towards giving a real old-fashioned Christmas feel to these simple country tunes laced with a hint of Zydeco, especially Kerr’s charming original title track and John Hartford’s ‘On Christmas Eve.’”
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OffBEAT Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Nashville-based guitarist/ singer Les Kerr wisely employs Elvis Presley greats the Jordanaires on "Christmas on the Coast" (O.N.U. Records), a holiday album highlighted by Kerr's hillbilly title track, the John Hartford number On Christmas Eve and a cool surf-cum-cabaret retelling of Wayfaring Stranger. ”
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Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN
“The sounds of the bayou were never far away, and their influences can be heard on ... Christmas on the Coast. Cascading accordion riffs, reminiscent of the French-Cajun sounds of the Gulf Coast, are laced throughout several cuts on the CD.”
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The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee
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Great heart and soul songs Les!!
Hey Les!, I just watched your new video and it was great!!! Thanks for sharing with all of us out here in reverb nation! Mary
Thank you Les Kerr.
I appreciate you as a freind-- keep on livin the dream LUV
Yeah!
Heatin' up this cold afternoon with your stellar music Les !!! Peace, LCB/jeffrey