He was known for his recordings with Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, and Katie Webster. Cover versions of his songs have been recorded by (among others) the Kinks, the Flamin' Groovies, Freddy Fender, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Edmunds, Raful Neal, Anson Funderburgh, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
In the comeback stage of his career (since the late 1980s) he recorded new albums with Mike Buck, Sue Foley, Gene Taylor, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, and Jimmie Vaughan.
Lester died of stomach cancer in Paradise, California on August 22, 2018, at the age of 85.
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish, ( or ; ), is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,802. The parish seat is New Roads.
New Roads, Louisiana
New Roads (historically ) is a city in and the parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The population was 4,831 at the 2010 census. The city's ZIP code is 70760. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of two museums. They were the new Museum of Scotland (Scottish objects, culture and history) and the Royal Museum (science and technology, natural history, and world cultures). The two buildings are next to each other and are connected. They are on Chambers Street, by the George IV Bridge. The museum is part of "National Museums Scotland". Admission is free.
As well as the national collections, the museum contains artefacts from around the world: geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology, art, and world cultures. A Scottish invention that is a perennial favourite with school parties is The Maiden, an early form of guillotine.
In 2017, the museum received 2,165,601 visitors, Scotland's most popular visitor attraction that year.
Paradise, California
Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, California. It is located in the Sierra Nevada near the northeastern Sacramento Valley. The population was 26,283 as of 2013.
The town is statistically classified within the Chico Metropolitan Area. The town was destroyed by the Camp Fire in November 2018.
Sacramento Valley
The Sacramento Valley is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It lies north of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the Sacramento River.
It is made up of all or parts of ten Northern California counties. Although many areas of the Sacramento Valley are rural, it has several urban areas, including the state capital, Sacramento.
Death of Mollie Tibbetts
On July 18, 2018, Mollie Cecilia Tibbetts, an American college student, disappeared while jogging in Brooklyn, Iowa. A body matching her description was found in a cornfield on August 21 in Poweshiek County, Iowa, which was later identified as hers.
According to police, her last confirmed communication was with her boyfriend of three years, Dalton Jack, who was out of town for work in Dubuque, Iowa, over away, shortly before leaving for her jog.
The Iowa State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on the body and recorded the cause of death as "multiple sharp force injuries" and the manner as homicide.
Mexican-born Cristhian Bahena Rivera faces first-degree murder charges. His lawful immigration status is disputed.
Vice President Mike Pence called attention to the case at the beginning of a speech in Des Moines on August 15, telling a crowd of President Donald Trump's supporters that the government would continue to provide "any and all federal support" to the case. Pence later met with the Tibbetts family aboard Air Force Two.
Ngconde Balfour
Ngconde Balfour (born 23 August 1954) was a South African politician. He was Minister of Correctional Services and Minister of Sport in 2004. He was also the high commissioner to Botswana.
Aleksei Paramonov
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Paramonov () 21 February 1925 - 24 August 2018) was a Soviet-born Russian football player and manager. He was born in Borovsk.
Paramonov won gold at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He played for FC Spartak Moscow from 1947 to 1959 and for the national team from 1954 to 1957. He managed the national team from 1969 to 1971 and again from 1973 to 1974. He also managed Étoile Sportive du Sahel from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1976 to 1977.
Paramonov died at a hospital in Moscow from respiratory failure caused by a stroke on 24 August 2018, aged 93.
Nosimo Balindlela
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Lynne Brown
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Brown was born in Cape Town. She was appointed Premier of the Western Cape following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool in July 2008. She was also the Minister for Economic Development and Tourism.
Charlene Farrugia
Charlene Farrugia, born in Malta in 1986, is a contemporary pianist. She is known for her versatile performances.
Farrugia is recognized as Malta’s leading and most successful pianist. She has performed with partners such as Joseph Calleja, Dimitri Ashkenazy and Ning Feng. She has recorded for labels such as Naxos, Parma and Sony; being also a 2016 Naxos Critics' Choice . At the age of 13, Farrugia debuted with the National Orchestra of Malta. Since then, she has appeared with orchestras such as Metropolitana Orchestra, Camerata Austriaca, Kaliningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Sinfonietta, European Chamber Orchestra, Arad State Philharmonic, Croatian Chamber Orchestra, and many others, performing in Smetana Hall, Princess Grace Theatre, Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, United Nations NY, Chateau Saint-Anne and so on. She has maintained a keen interest in contemporary music, which has led to many world premieres.
Farrugia is an international ambassador for EMMA for Peace under the patronage of UNESCO and honorary president Riccardo Muti. She finished her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London and is currently a piano professor at the Music Academy in Pula, Croatia. Her mentor is Boris Petrushansky.
'Mediterranean' recording of Charles Camilleri for Naxos.
Sfiso Buthelezi
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Bheki Cele
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Siyabonga Cwele
Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele (born 3 September 1958) is a South African politician. A member of the African National Congress, he is the current Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services and previously served as the Minister of State Security (formerly named Minister of Intelligence Services).
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Bathabile Dlamini
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Malusi Gigaba
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Chris Hani
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Ethan Vernon
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