A marriage of doo-wop, pop and soul, the music of the Royal Jesters is the embodiment of the fabled San Antonio sound of the 1960s and early ’70s. At its heart, the vibrato tones of a Lowrey organ ...

Chicago-based reissue label Numero Group announced the June 20 release of their second San Antonio project, focusing on Chicano Soul outfit the Royal Jesters. Founded by Oscar Lawson and Henry ...

Surviving members of the Royal Jesters, the legendary Chicano vocal group from Lanier High School who in the late 1950s,’60s and ’70s combined a love of doo-wop, rock ’n’ roll and Motown to create the ...

We’re psyched to introduce our new weekly series, riding coattails on a hashtag trend and throwing back to San Antonio’s rich musical history. Let’s tip off with the Royal Jesters, a San Antonio soul ...