Kinsey, Lester Big Daddy
(1927–2001)> SINGER · GUITARIST
Kinsey, Lester Big Daddy 18 March 1927; Pleasant Grove, MS – 3 April 2001; Gary, IN Singer, slide guitarist, and harmonica player, Kinsey was a leading force on the Gary, Indiana, blues scene. His three sons—Donald, Ralph, and Kenneth—founded the Kinsey Report band in 1984, when Kinsey recorded Bad Situation, the first of his four albums. He recorded for Rooster Blues, Blind Pig, Verve, and Polydor. Kinsey so idolized Muddy Waters that he later became a featured attraction in a Muddy Waters…