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THE GOOD NEWS AND THE SAD NEWS

Dear BiTS Readership,

The GOOD news is that my recording and performing
career is recovering from the devastation of the global
pandemic. I’m busy again booking live gigs, performing
and all that goes with that! I’m energized again and

beginning to write and organize my next album.

This brings me to the SAD news. It’s time for me to leave my
feature column here at BiTS and put all my focus on the momentum
I’ve worked so hard to re-establish.

I can’t thank amazing BiTS Publisher/Editor Ian McKenzie, and the BiTS READERSHIP
enough for having me. It’s been a blessing to continue to write, stay connected to and
support my music community during difficult times for all. What began with my covering
live show reviews of artists such as Bobby Rush, Doug MacLeod, Teresa James and Lindsey

Beaver, turned into writing artist interviews post pandemic. It’s been my pleasure and
honor to publish over 45 interviews!

I thank my music industry peers such as Ruthie Foster, Fantastic Negrito, Dave Alvin, Chris
Cain, Sass Jordan, Early Times, Kaz Hawkins, Jon Walmsley, Shaun Murphy, Victor

Wainwright, Anthony Geraci, and Ben Levin to name just a few!

I thank industry leaders such as Blues Music Foundation’s Barbara Newman, Michael
Freeman and Kimberly Horton, Big Blues Bender’s A.J. Gross and Bruce Iglauer of
AlligatorRecords, for sharing their insights.

I thank Blues radio DJ’s “Blueshound” James Nagel and Ashwyn Smith for granting me
access. I thank EVERYONE who graciously participated and opened up to my BiTS
readership.

In the November 2018 issue I was honored to grace the BiTS cover with my “Old School
Girl” CD release. I’m hoping to again be considered for a BiTS cover with a new album very
soon! And who knows! If BiTS will have me, I might just drop in from time to time with a
surprise special interview!

So, here’s to the future, momentum and to tons of gratitude ...

Cheers,

Lawrence Lebo

~ © Lawrence Lebo 2024

Lawrence Lebo is an award winning, critically acclaimed Blues recording artist living in
Northeast Ohio, USA. She can be contacted at lawrencelebo@lawrencelebo.com . She can
be found on the web at www.lawrencelebo.com