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“Ms. LEBO took complete control of the stage. She was a comfortable performer who worked her audience well, often times offering humorous as well as educational explanations for her choices. She had style, spunk and charisma. This was a thoroughly enjoyable evening” - Music Connection Magazine

Versatile LAWRENCE LEBO can accommodate almost any  size venue. Ms. LEBO’S songbook can be performed by a  three piece of guitar, bass and vocal, on up to an eight  piece large ensemble. Currently Ms. LEBO is touring in  support of her new release DON’T CALL HER LARRY,  VOLUME 3:AMERICAN ROOTS, with a quartet comprised of  vocal, guitar, bass and accordion. A portion of the  performance is performed as a bass and vocal duo.

  Ms. LEBO is a consummate performer, an entertainer who   takes her audiences on a journey from laughter to tears   with her animated narratives. Her dynamic vocal range   runs the gamut from tender and sexy, to letting loose her   incredible power.She is always accompanied by the highest   caliber of musicians. LAWRENCE LEBO is an original who   writes heartfelt, and tightly crafted hybrids of Americana   jazz/blues,western swing and roots vignettes.

   For booking or more information contact Lawrence Lebo at    lawrencelebo@lawrencelebo,com. Electronic Press Kit can    be found at www.sonicbids.com/LawrenceLebo.

Look for Lawrence in the 2010-12  “Northwest On Tour” touring directory.

The following stations have added DON’T CALL HER LARRY, VOLUME 3:AMERICAN ROOTS:

WPKN          WPRB       WBZC

WNMC         WWSP       KFAI

KSDS          KMXT        KWLC

WRUW        KRFC         WMUA

WWOZ        WVTF        KWCW

KHID           WTJU       WWPV

KBEM          KEGR        CKXU

KGLT          KAOS        WVUD

M3RADIO    WXOU       WICN

WMCE         WKPS        WERU

KTEP           WHFR       WLNZ

KSVY          WMUC       WDPS

KRVM          KEWU       WBZC

KUVO          CHMR       WPRB

KZMU          KEWU       WAER

KVNF          WHRV       WXDU

KHNS          KAMP        KCHO

KAFM          KBUT        KOTO

KKCR          KTUH        WFWM

WBOR         KQAL        KOPN

WSCS         WRCU       KEQL

KSMF          WDIY       KWCR

WGDR         WRUV      KEWU

KEUL          KRZA        KSID

WFCF          WRGP      SCAD

KKCR          KRUI        KRFP

KJHK           WMBR     WMPG

WCKS         KDHX       WJSU

RADIOIO     WXDU      WUNH

WBZC         WHRW      WRPI

WGTE         KSMF       KWCR

WCWM        WRIR       WUTV

KSVR          KUGS       WLFM

KLBC          KMUD      KSPC

KVMR         CFBX        CFMH

CFRU          CFUV       CHLY

CHMR         CHRW      CICK

CILU           CISM       CJAM

CJLO          CJSR        CJSW

WEFT          KSCL       WMWM

WLFR          WFNP      WBGU

WBSD         WMSE      WORT

TAINTRADIO KPFA       KSBR

KSUN          KUSP        KZSC

WRTC         WQUB      WMHD

WRFL          WCFM      WMEB

WMHB         WBLV      WCBN

WMTU        WUPX       WSCA

WCVF          KLC Radio

WKDU         WQLN      WVIA

WRIU          WVST      WALW

KSCR          KZSU       KAJX

KSUT          KIPO        KCCK

KANU          KSMU      WWCU

KUNV          WAIH      WVKR

KUIW          WFSK      KNON

KRTU          KUIW       KVLU

KXCI           KDUR      WICR

KJLU           

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Lawrence Lebo: Don't Call Her Larry, Volume 3, American Roots (2010)

For the most obsessive-compulsive of us, receiving a "Volume 3" of anything series without the previous volumes can cause certain discomfort, particularly if the said Volume 3 is as fine as singer Lawrence Lebo's Don't Call Her Larry, Volume 3, American Roots.  Having secured delivery of the other two volumes, I am presently considering Volume 3, which will become a part of a larger review of all volumes in All About Jazz.

 

Lawrence Lebo is a musical minimalist intent on framing American Roots music as its indivisible subatomic pieces, in the case of Volume 3 blues, jazz, folk and western swing.  Her approach is deconstructive, an effort to strip away 50 years of interpretive veneer to expose the original genres in their most basic forms.  One could cast her as a musical theologian formulating her systematic theology from the canon of American Music and not be far off of exactly how important.

 

Lebo is at her absolute best in the most stripped down of formats.  Her duets with bassist Denny Croy reveal a keen ear for the music and presenting it in such a way allows the listener to the essence of songs, the lyrics and the swing.  An example is "On Time," a sexy managerial take on what one appreciates most in a, er, "employee."  Playful, smart, stripped to the bone, Lawrence Lebo's pilgrimage back to America is in full swing.

 

CASHBOX MAGAZINE

BLUES Reviewed 06-23-20 
Lawrence Lebo  
Don't Call Her Larry, Volume 3: American Roots 

 

There is always room at the top for great blues. In the jungle of music out there, with all the monkeys and elephants closing in on you, it can be refreshing to have a blues bird sing in your ear. Lawrence Lebo is such a bird, and she can sing in my ear whenever she wants to. 

"Don't Call Her Larry, Volume 3" completes the blues trilogy Ms. Lebo has been working on with style. A brilliant collection for young and old, the songs evoke the past masters while inspiring the next wave of blues greats to follow suit. Easily the best album in the genre I have heard this year. 

With equal parts Etta James and Bonnie Raitt, Lawrence Lebo's voice is made for the ages. She would have packed them in 60 years ago at the most happening spots out there, and her style should translate into quick chart dominance today. 

Lawrence Lebo is on top of the world with no plans to go elsewhere. Give yourself the gift of her voice with her latest album tonight. I'd never call her Larry, but I will call her an instant classic. 
 

- Christopher Llewellyn Adams 

5 Stars    

 

Links to additional reviews:

All About Jazz: “ Lebo is like Felix Mendelssohn, who, in 1829, resurrected the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in the guise of Bach's Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew's Passion), giving the first performance of the piece since the composer's death 70 years prior. Lebo is very much a keeper of the flame, but not simply that. She intends, in the evolution of her art, to reunite the unique American vernacular to the music America gave birth to, the blues, jazz, American folk and western swing. Her journey doing so is both compelling and fun as heck.”

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article _print.php?id=37194

 

Wilson & Alroy’s Record Reviews:

“It takes some kind of self-confidence to tackle a bare-bones blues like H.J. Rome's "On Time" with nothing to hide behind but a walking bass. Lebo has the self-confidence, but more importantly she's got the timing, vocal precision and dramatic sense to bring her haunted/haunting sensibility to life.”

http://www.warr.org/oddjazz.html

 

JazzTimes: “Lawrence Lebo new CD is a collection of mostly original songs that takes you through the roots of American music, blues, jazz and folk. Add to that Lawrence voice tone, reminiscent of the classic blues and jazz singers.”

http://jazztimes.com/community/articles /26288-cd-review-lawrence-lebo-don-t-call-her-larry