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RARE GUITAR PICKSSet of 3 (red, white, yellow)Signature pics One side: Ronnie Leejack Opposite side: Still WickedA true AUCTION!Starts at one penny, one cent, $.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicked Lester From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wicked Lester Wicked Lester (c. 1972) left to right: Ron Leejack , Gene Simmons , Paul Stanley , Brooke Ostrander, and Tony Zarrella. Background information Also known as Rainbow Origin New York City , United States Genre(s) Rock and roll folk rock pop Years active 1970-1973 Label(s) Epic Associated acts Kiss Former members Paul Stanley Gene Simmons Tony Zarrella Stephen Coronel Brooke Ostrander Peter Criss Ron Leejack Wicked Lester was a New York -based rock and roll group. The group was formed (as Rainbow) in 1970, and its most notable early members were bassist Gene Klein (later Gene Simmons ) and rhythm guitarist Stanley Eisen (later Paul Stanley ). In 1971 the band changed their name to Wicked Lester, and in the fall of that year they recorded an album for Epic Records , which was never released.Wicked Lester's music featured elements of rock and roll , folk rock , and pop . Simmons and Stanley, feeling that the group lacked a unifying musical vision, began forming a second version of Wicked Lester in late 1972. This second Wicked Lester, with an emphasis on more straightforward rock and roll, as well as on theatrics, became Kiss in early 1973. History Rainbow The origin of Wicked Lester traces to 1970, when bassist Gene Klein and keyboardist Brooke Ostrander recruited lead guitarist Stephen Coronel , a childhood friend and former bandmate of Klein's, to join their new band. This group took the name Rainbow shortly tafter. Coronel recommended rhythm guitarist Stanley Eisen, who had actually been rejected by the group after a previous audition. Shortly after Eisen joined, Ostrander recruited drummer Joe Davidson, and the first Rainbow lineup was completed. Davidson's stay did not last long, and he was soon replaced by Tony Zarrella. [1] [2] [3] In the spring of 1971, Rainbow played its first and only show, which consisted of two sets performed at Richmond Community College in Staten Island . After the show, the group discovered that t was already another band called Rainbow. They decided to drop the name, and quickly settled on Wicked Lester. While the decision to change the group's name came partly out of a desire to avoid any potential legal issues, it also reflected Klein and Eisen's desire to start playing more original compositions. [1] Wicked Lester During their brief existence, Wicked Lester performed in public twice. The first show took place at the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg , New York in April 1971. The second, during the summer of 1971, was at an Atlantic City, New Jersey hotel hosting a B'nai B'rith Youth Organization event. Not long after that show, the band suffered a major setback when they had all of their musical gear stolen. [1] After a chance meeting with Electric Lady Studios engineer Ron Johnsen, Wicked Lester was given the opportunity to record some demos in the fall of 1971. Johnsen, who produced the demo tape, shopped it to a few labels, with no success. Eventually the tape was screened by Epic Records, who purchased the masters and agreed to fund the recording of a full album. One of the conditions, however, was the firing of Stephen Coronel. [1] [4] Coronel was replaced by session musician Ron Leejack , and the group continued their efforts to finish the album. Some songs were completely re-recorded to accommodate Leejack's different playing style. The entire recording process, which add to a haphazard schedule, took nearly a year to complete. [4] When the completed album was presented to Don Ellis, Epic's A&R director, he stated that he hated the album and was not going to release it. The ne... read more

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