Julius Lester (27 Jan 1939 - 18 Jan 2018)

Male Person - United States

Releases (4)

Official

Album

  1. Julius Lester 1966
  2. Departures 1967
  3. Dressed Like Freedom 2006

Album - Audiobook

  1. More Tales of Uncle Remus 29 Jan 2004

Recordings by (87)

  1. Cockroach Blues ?:?? (1966)
  2. Trying to Mate It In ?:?? (1966)
  3. Pine Bluff Freight Train Blues ?:?? (1966)
  4. Watch The Seagulls Flying ?:?? (1966)
  5. Walk On Little Girl ?:?? (1966)
  6. Delta Blues ?:?? (1966)
  7. Open the Window Noah ?:?? (1966)
  8. Stagolee ?:?? (1966)
  9. Mustache Blues ?:?? (1966)
  10. You Can't Make Me Doubt It ?:?? (1966)
  11. No Count Man 4:20 (1967)
  12. See How the Rain Falls 3:17 (1967)
  13. Misery Blues 6:46 (1967)
  14. Dressed Like Freedom 9:43 (1967)
  15. Midnight Blues 4:36 (1967)
  16. Weep, O Weep 2:32 (1967)
  17. Long-Haired Woman 1:56 (1967)
  18. The Squirrel 1:54 (1967)
  19. Landlord Blues 5:46 (1967)
  20. Catskill Morning 3:20 (1967)
  21. Long Hot Summer Days 12:13 (1967)
  22. Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round 2:20 (1994)
  23. Wade in the Water 3:27 (1994)
  24. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle 4:15 (1994)
  25. Chapter 1: “Brer Rabbit Gets Brer Fox’s Dinner” 4:09 (29 Jan 2004)
  26. Chapter 2: “Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox Kill a Cow” 4:33 (29 Jan 2004)
  27. Chapter 3: “Brer Fox and the Grapes” 5:15 (29 Jan 2004)
  28. Chapter 4: “Brer Rabbit Falls in Love,” Part 1 2:54 (29 Jan 2004)
  29. Chapter 4: “Brer Rabbit Falls in Love,” Part 2 3:42 (29 Jan 2004)
  30. Chapter 4: “Brer Rabbit Falls in Love,” Part 3 3:19 (29 Jan 2004)
  31. Chapter 5: “The Old African Helps Out,” Part 1 3:34 (29 Jan 2004)
  32. Chapter 5: “The Old African Helps Out,” Part 2 2:24 (29 Jan 2004)
  33. Chapter 6: “The Courting Contest,” Part 1 2:27 (29 Jan 2004)
  34. Chapter 6: “The Courting Contest,” Part 2 3:07 (29 Jan 2004)
  35. Chapter 7: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Coon, and the Frogs” 4:24 (29 Jan 2004)
  36. Chapter 8: “Brer Rabbit’s Laughing Place” 4:53 (29 Jan 2004)
  37. Chapter 9: “Brer Rabbit Gets the House to Himself” 4:16 (29 Jan 2004)
  38. Chapter 10: “Miss Partridge Tricks Brer Rabbit” 2:50 (29 Jan 2004)
  39. Chapter 11: “The Famine,” Part 1 2:47 (29 Jan 2004)
  40. Chapter 11: “The Famine,” Part 2 2:49 (29 Jan 2004)
  41. Chapter 12: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the Honey,” Part 1 2:44 (29 Jan 2004)
  42. Chapter 12: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the Honey,” Part 2 3:22 (29 Jan 2004)
  43. Chapter 12: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the Honey,” Part 3 3:00 (29 Jan 2004)
  44. Chapter 13: “Brer Snake Catches Brer Wolf,” Part 1 2:11 (29 Jan 2004)
  45. Chapter 13: “Brer Snake Catches Brer Wolf,” Part 2 3:20 (29 Jan 2004)
  46. Chapter 14: “Brer Rabbit Gets the Meat,” Part 1 2:45 (29 Jan 2004)
  47. Chapter 14: “Brer Rabbit Gets the Meat,” Part 2 4:15 (29 Jan 2004)
  48. Chapter 15: “Brer Rabbit Scares Everybody” 5:14 (29 Jan 2004)
  49. Chapter 16: “Grinny Granny Wolf” 4:04 (29 Jan 2004)
  50. Chapter 17: “The Fire Test,” Part 1 2:31 (29 Jan 2004)
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On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Chapter 20: “The Barbecue” 2:58 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  2. Chapter 34: “Brer Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater,” Part 3 2:30 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  3. Chapter 14: “Brer Rabbit Gets the Meat,” Part 2 4:15 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  4. Chapter 23: “Brer Rabbit and Brer Bullfrog” 4:55 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  5. Chapter 36: “Being Fashionable Ain’t Always Healthy,” Part 5 3:25 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  6. [credits] 1:26 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  7. Chapter 18: “Brer Rabbit Catches Wallow Weasel,” Part 1 3:37 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  8. Chapter 28: “Brer Rabbit Makes a Deal With Mr. Man,” Part 1 2:39 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  9. Chapter 37: “The Race” 3:34 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  10. Chapter 6: “The Courting Contest,” Part 1 2:27 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  11. Chapter 11: “The Famine,” Part 1 2:47 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  12. Chapter 13: “Brer Snake Catches Brer Wolf,” Part 2 3:20 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  13. Chapter 30: “Brer Fox Sets a Fire” 3:19 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  14. Chapter 6: “The Courting Contest,” Part 2 3:07 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  15. Chapter 28: “Brer Rabbit Makes a Deal With Mr. Man,” Part 2 3:31 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  16. Chapter 36: “Being Fashionable Ain’t Always Healthy,” Part 3 3:06 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  17. Chapter 14: “Brer Rabbit Gets the Meat,” Part 1 2:45 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  18. Chapter 25: “Brer Rabbit Gets a Little Comeuppance” 3:10 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  19. Chapter 35: “Why Dogs Are Always Sniffing,” Part 2 3:16 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  20. Chapter 32: “Brer Rabbit Saves Brer Wolf – Maybe” 4:12 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  21. Chapter 1: “Brer Rabbit Gets Brer Fox’s Dinner” 4:09 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  22. Chapter 4: “Brer Rabbit Falls in Love,” Part 2 3:42 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  23. Chapter 24: “Brer Rabbit Meets Up With Cousin Wildcat” 3:38 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  24. Chapter 33: “Mammy Bammy Big Money Takes Care of Brer Wolf,” Part 2 2:04 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  25. Chapter 29: “Brer Rabbit Doctors Brer Fox’s Burns” 2:57 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  26. Chapter 12: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the Honey,” Part 3 3:00 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  27. Chapter 26: “Brer Rabbit Advises Brer Lion” 2:56 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  28. Chapter 35: “Why Dogs Are Always Sniffing,” Part 1 3:22 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  29. Chapter 2: “Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox Kill a Cow” 4:33 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  30. Chapter 7: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Coon, and the Frogs” 4:24 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  31. Chapter 19: “Brer Rabbit and Mr. Man’s Chickens,” Part 1 2:49 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  32. Chapter 3: “Brer Fox and the Grapes” 5:15 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  33. Chapter 13: “Brer Snake Catches Brer Wolf,” Part 1 2:11 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  34. Chapter 12: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the Honey,” Part 1 2:44 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  35. Chapter 15: “Brer Rabbit Scares Everybody” 5:14 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  36. Chapter 11: “The Famine,” Part 2 2:49 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  37. Chapter 4: “Brer Rabbit Falls in Love,” Part 3 3:19 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  38. Chapter 5: “The Old African Helps Out,” Part 2 2:24 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  39. Chapter 36: “Being Fashionable Ain’t Always Healthy,” Part 1 3:39 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  40. Chapter 27: “Brer Rabbit’s Money Mint” 3:02 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  41. Chapter 34: “Brer Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater,” Part 1 2:50 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  42. Chapter 34: “Brer Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater,” Part 2 3:34 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  43. Chapter 4: “Brer Rabbit Falls in Love,” Part 1 2:54 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  44. Chapter 16: “Grinny Granny Wolf” 4:04 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  45. Chapter 17: “The Fire Test,” Part 1 2:31 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  46. Chapter 5: “The Old African Helps Out,” Part 1 3:34 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  47. Chapter 10: “Miss Partridge Tricks Brer Rabbit” 2:50 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  48. Chapter 12: “Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the Honey,” Part 2 3:22 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  49. Chapter 18: “Brer Rabbit Catches Wallow Weasel,” Part 2 3:46 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals
  50. Chapter 36: “Being Fashionable Ain’t Always Healthy,” Part 2 3:45 Julius Lester (29 Jan 2004) spoken vocals

Credited as (1)

  1. Julius Lester

Works (12)

Wrote

  1. No Count Man
  2. See How the Rain Falls
  3. Misery Blues
  4. Dressed Like Freedom
  5. Midnight Blues
  6. Weep, O Weep
  7. Long-Haired Woman
  8. Landlord Blues
  9. Catskill Morning
  10. Long Hot Summer Days
  11. Revolutionary Mandate
  12. More Tales of Uncle Remus

Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb120599840
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/131662619
  3. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4348040A

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2870512

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/108440088

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6309936