a Fighter," "I Hear You Knockin'," and "Sugar Coated Love". Lester stated that he wrote these songs, but almost all are credited to Miller or to Lester and Miller. Lester also stated he received few royalties, which embittered him and made him skeptical of the music industry. By the late 1960s, he had given up on the music industry, working manual labor and pursuing his favorite hobby – fishing. Lester eventually moved to Pontiac, Michigan, living with Slim Harpo's sister. In 1971, Fred Reif set up a Lightnin' Slim concert at the University of Chicago Folk Festival, and Lester was brought up from Louisiana to accompany him. A few weeks after that performance, Lester was back in Louisiana. Years later, Reif and Lester were both in Michigan, from where Reif orchestrated a comeback. Lester recorded and played around the United States and abroad, backed by blues bands, including, frequently, Loaded Dice. Lester's recordings in this period were on blues labels Alligator and Telarc, alongside releases in Europe. In September 2002, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boston Blues Society. In 2003, Martin Scorsese included Lester in his blues tribute concert at Radio City Music Hall, a record of which was released as the film and album Lightning in A Bottle. The group photograph inside the album depicted Lester grinning, dead-center among peers and musical progeny including B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, Chuck D, the Neville Brothers, Dr. John, John Fogerty, and Aerosmith. Lester lived in Paradise, California, with his girlfriend., and appeared in the 2015 documentary film I Am the Blues. Lester continued to perform nationally and abroad into 2018, often returning to Louisiana where he regularly shared the stage with Lil' Buck Sinegal, Carol Fran, and Kenny Neal. In the same year, he appeared and performed in a television commercial aired nationally for Geico Insurance. Lester died of cancer on August 22, 2018, at the age of 85. Selected discography True Blues – 1967, Excello LP Lazy Lester Rides Again – 1987, King Snake Harp & Soul – 1988, Alligator (featuring Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal) Lazy Lester – 1989, Flyright (France) (previously unreleased Excello session takes from the 1960s) I'm a Lover Not a Fighter – 1994, Excello/Ace I Hear You Knockin''' – 1994, Excello/AVI All Over You – 1998, Antone's (recorded 1997 – featuring Derek O'Brien, Sue Foley,