Les Dudek

Les Dudek (born August 2, 1952, at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo work, Dudek has performed and recorded with artists such as the Steve Miller Band, the Dudek‑Finnigan‑Krueger Band, Stevie Nicks, Cher, Boz Scaggs, the Allman Brothers Band, Maria Muldaur, Bobby Whitlock, Mike Finnigan, Jim Krueger, and Dave Mason. Early years Dudek’s father, Harold, came from Campbell, Nebraska, and was a World War II veteran who served in the United States Navy. His mother, Alma, originally from Brooklyn, was a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Les has one older sister, Sandy. The family has Czech, German, Italian, and Russian roots. Six years after Les was born, his father retired from the Navy and the family moved to Auburndale, Florida, where he grew up. In 1962, at the age of ten, Les Dudek asked his parents for a guitar for Christmas, and they bought him an acoustic model from Sears & Roebuck. The Beatles captured his attention early on, and other major influences included Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and The Ventures. As a teenager, he built a strong reputation in Florida as a skilled guitarist, performing in local bands such as United Sounds, Blue Truth, and Power. By 1973, that reputation led him into the studio with the Allman Brothers Band during the recording of Brothers & Sisters. He played guitar harmonies with Dickey Betts on the well‑known track “Ramblin’ Man” and contributed acoustic guitar to “Jessica.” In Alan Paul’s One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Dudek stated that he wrote the section of “Jessica” that modulates into G before returning to A.
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Your Love

Leavin’ My Blues Behind

Central Park

Wide Open In The Wind

Gonna Move (away from here)

What A Sacrifice

Deeper Shades Of Blues

You Make Me Ill

Falling out

Does Anybody Care

Assault And Battery

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