Don't Let The Devil In

Les Copeland started his professional career as a country blues guy with a bottleneck stuck on one finger. By adding material by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and rock n' roller Chuck Berry to his repertoire, Les developed great versatility and chops. From down home Delta to uptown Chicago blues, Les can improvise anything. Primarily self-taught, his unique sound has developed out of a rich mixture of influences including blues, jazz, Spanish flamenco, pop and classical music. This album marks Les's Earwig Music label debut. It showcases Les' s fine finger picking, melodic sensibility and chordal finesse, and his wry and ironic lyrical observations about everyday people. Blues legend Honeyboy Edwards, with whom Les has toured in Canada for 14 years, guests on guitar on 2 tracks, and Honeyboy's manager Michael Frank plays harmonica on 3 tracks. This cd is a healthy dose of Americana roots and blues, done Les's inimitable way.