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Lester Abrams
Lester Abrams is credited on 223 releases across 59 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
223
Pressings credited
59
Albums
7
Decades active
124
In collections
Biography
Lester Abrams (born 1945) is a singer, songwriter, musician and producer who has played with such artists as B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Peabo Bryson, Quincy Jones, Manfred Mann, Brian Auger, The Average White Band, The Doobie Brothers, Rufus and many others. Two of his co-compositions appeared on the Grammy Award–winning Doobie Brothers’ album Minute by Minute. He has also composed songs for film and television; two of his works can be heard in the Oliver Stone–produced movie South Central. Lester Abrams was also a member of and/or associated with several other bands and people, including Leslie Smith, Arno Lucas, Rick Chudacoff, The Les Smith Soul Band, L.A. Carnival, Crackin' and more recently, Connie Price and the Keystones.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
223 releases · 59 albums · active 1967–2023
- Performance · 427
- Other credits · 8
- Production · 2
Studios: Sunset Sound Recorders · Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Room 335, Hollywood · Conway Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Minute By Minute
1978

Best Of The Doobies Volume II
1981

Life Is Good
2012

Farewell Tour
1983

The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers
2007

Cold Heat - Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974 Vol.1
2004

Best Of The Doobies / Best Of The Doobies Vol. II
1983

Deep Down & Dirty
2001

Rockin' Down The Highway: The Wildlife Concert
1996

Listen To The Music ⋅ The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers
1993

Land Of The Third Eye
1980

Open Your Eyes
1979

What A Fool Believes
1978

Makings Of A Dream
1977

Long Train Runnin' 1970-2000
1999

Collection
1990

The Platinum Collection
2007

The Ultimate Collection
2005

Greatest Hits
2001

Best Of The Doobie Brothers Live
1999

Heartache
1982

Crackin'
1977
Frequent collaborators
- The Doobie Brothers
- Crackin'
- Larry Carlton
- Helen Reddy
- Various
- Peanut Butter Wolf
- Connie Price & The Keystones
- The L.A. Carnival
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