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DADION LESTER Guitarist for Kings Crown and The Strokers

About Me

____________________________________________________________ _ I am a songwriter/guitarist/singer/producer/at home dad living in the Richmond Va. area. I have been playing professionally since I was in elementary school. I have recorded and toured with THE STROKERS (CD available for purchase below;), INCOLOR featuring members of Parliament Funkadelic, HOT TRIGGER and others. My new band is called KINGS CROWN (now playing). I have done shows with PAT TRAVERS, THE GUESS WHO, BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE, LEON RUSSELL, ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION, JOAN JETT, GEORGE CLINTON, and others. I've performed from Key West to northern Canada, and have done studio work in NYC . Along the way I have had the pleasure of meeting many of my musical heroes like Keith Richards (he called me "sweetheart" ;), John Entwistle, Larry Graham, Danny Gatton, and Paul Reed Smith, and have had offers to join Molly Hatchet and Atlanta Rhythm Section. Albums I have done have been on indie labels. The last CD was with The Strokers called "On Your Back". It is currently recieving airplay on indie, internet, and specialty radio worldwide. Kings Crown will have it's CD release by summer of '08.


My new band is KINGS CROWN, a lean mean four piece that you are now listening to (see KINGS CROWN MySpace in my "top friends"). Our self titled CD will feature songs I have written in the Christian Rock/Faith Metal genre. With this project we will show that you can and should be in touch with your spiritual side, and express it musically without compromising on the BALLS and INTENSITY that have made old school Rock what it is. We intend our efforts to be not only about the music, but about the ministry. The members of KINGS CROWN have all lived the Rock-n-Roll life, had vices to rid, and demons to overcome, and we've lost great friends along the way. God has blessed each of us with a gift, and if we can demonstrate a better way through our music AND lives, and help save someone from the dead end street that is drugs, alcohol, and merely not knowing Jesus, we will be using these gifts as they were originally intended. Music from the upcoming CD is already in the rotation at many major internet radio stations, and the response to the Kings Crown page has already pushed play numbers well over 250,000. The CD is scheduled for release in spring '08. It will be available for purchase thru CD Baby, at selected stores, and on this page as well as the King's Crown page. Peace and God Bless... _______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ The Strokers APPLE i TUNES LINK: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? playListId=257486739 MP3s of STROKE MUSIC can be purchased at PayPlay.fm ___________________________________________________________ a href="http://www.msplinks.co

My Interests


Proceeds from Passion Statement and I Know a Man to benefit Mercury Awareness Int. ______________________ Radio Stations & DJs; http://www.airplaydirect.com/KingsCrown


I have been playing PRS Guitars since 1986. I perform and record with them almost exclusively, and endorse them. ____________________ ________________________ I have over 70 guitars in my collection; PRS, Zemaitis, lots of Teles and Strats, a Strat body owned, played, and destroyed by Pete Townsend in 1967 at Constitution Hall, Wash. D.C., various Les Pauls, Flying V's, an ES 335 once played by George Harrison, other Gibsons, Jacksons, B.C. Rich, Ovation...The PRS are by far my faves. My main guitar is my own signature model-- basically a Navarro w' a different pickup configuration, and a couple other tweaks. I also have a couple Santana IIIs, an Artist Package Custom 24, other Custom 24s (one an '86), and a 20th Anniversary Custom 22 Ten Top. Most of these are signed by Paul. How many guitars does a guitarist need? Just One More! ______________________There's nothing like coaxing the very soul out of great guitar, pulling out everything it has to give you and having it return the love with beautiful singing tone, feedback, and intensity that you can feel all over while standing in front of a wall of Marshall stacks. I live for the musical moments that make tears in your eyes and puts a chill down your spine, and at the same time makes you laugh. ________________________ I have two kids that I absolutely adore. My daughter Kerry is eleven, sings, and loves Paul McCartney. She went to a Paul concert when she was five, and sang along with every song word for word. My son Chris is eight, plays drums and guitar like he's "been here before", and does the funniest Chris Farley impersonations!_________________________ I love visiting the islands of the Caribbean. My faves so far are Barbados, St. Lucia, and Jamaica. I got to do alittle playing in Negril this past May. ________________________ I am a proud American. I love my country VERY much, and I support our troops. However it sickens me to see how the current administration through it's arrogance and ignorance has squandered home and world support, not to mention the hundreds of Billions of dollars, NOT TO MENTION THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES, in an effort to further it's own agendas and ideologies, and evoking the name of GOD in an effort to justify it's stupidity, ego, and miscalculations to the blind."DISSENTION IS THE PURIST FORM OF PATRIOTISM." ~ Thomas Jefferson

I'd like to meet:



DADION ..JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO AND LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT YOU ARE OUR "FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH" ON SMOKIN TUNZ RADIO ... HOPE TO TALK WITH YOU SOON TOO .. ROCK IT BROTHER!! _______________________________________________

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Music:

_____________________ THE BEATLES (and solo careers), The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Aerosmith, TOWER of POWER, Pat Travers, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Graham Central Station, Bob Marley, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Billy Preston, Andrae Crouch, Tye Tribbitt & G.A., Black Gospel, Deep Purple, Grand Funk, Chicago(Terry Kath days), Yes, Pink Floyd, early ZZ Top, Queen, Tom Petty, Steely Dan, Doobies, Boston 1, Beach Boys, Vai, Eric Johnson, Roy Buchanan, early Ted Nugent (shut up Ted..), Cheap Trick, Frampton, The Cars, AC~DC, Eagles, T.S.O., Sons of Thunder, Streisand, Patsy Cline, Big Band, Zappa, The Untouchable DANNY GATTON, anything with heart & soul...

Movies:

The Kids Are Alright, This is Spinal Tap, Forrest Gump, Tommy Boy, Driving Miss Daisy, Kingdom Come, Dumb and Dumber, The Blues Brothers, Up in Smoke, Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Vacation, The Jerk, Wayne's World, Big Top Pee Wee...the sentimental and educational stuff...

Television:

News, Countdown w' Keith Olbermann, History & Discovery Channels, David Letterman, NFL, Classic TV, Spongebob. ___________________

Books:

The Bible, "God's Politics" by Jim Wallis, "The Bible Code" and "The Bible Code II The Countdown" by Michael Drosnin. I also collect VERY old bibles & other books.

Heroes:

________________________ MY late grandmother Bettie Gill- she played guitar, piano,and was the greatest singer ever, my oldest brother Dorian- a great guitarist featured on two contemporary Christian albums that won Grammy awards, and was a member of Andrae Crouch & the Disciples in the mid seventies. _______________________ God Bless Bruce Denny 1960-2003. We will rock again my brother.

My Blog

But don’t call me Rev. or Dr.

Last week I recieved word that based upon my faith and works, I had been Officially Ordained as Minister by The Trinity Evangelical Christian Ministries headquartered in Harvest, Ala., and by The Univ...
Posted by Dadion" on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:12:00 PST

Dadion & Eddie writing music for upcoming Film

Dadion and Eddie, Kings Crown, are currently writing music that will be featured in an upcoming film Directed by Brent Huff, and Produced by Jeff Mallian who is currently working with Tom Hanks on the...
Posted by Dadion" on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST

Music family

Music family Hi I’m Dadion- guitarist for King’s Crown and The Strokers.        &nb sp;         &nb sp;...
Posted by Dadion" on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:26:00 PST

God Bless America?

We cannot just assume God will always "bless America." We must pray and do our  best to align ourselves with the teachings of Jesus Christ. George Bush proclaims God is "on our side." I say ...
Posted by Dadion" on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:03:00 PST

Dadion Danny Gatton article published

The following article was published in the March 2005 edition of Vintage Guitar Magazine.    Gatton Go-Round      Thank you for contenuing to keep the Danny Gatton flam...
Posted by Dadion" on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:31:00 PST

Dadion to appear in Rolling Stones film/museal

  Dadion is slated to appear in an upcoming film / artistic museal done by French author and film maker Philippe Puicouyoul. This project is being supported by The Pompidou Center in Paris. Very ...
Posted by Dadion" on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:15:00 PST