[7] Early on, Lesley formed her own western band, the Arizona Stringdusters, and were a night club act in Phoenix.
[9] Lesley's stage persona as the "Female Elvis Presley" included a guitar slung around her neck, greased-back hair, and combed-down sideburns.
[11] She toured Australia in October 1957, with Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, and local rocker Johnny O'Keefe.
[12] The tour was cut short when Richard underwent a "religious experience" and he retired from rock and roll for several years.
A picture of Lesley between Little Richard and Eddie Cochran appears on the cover of The Philosophy of Modern Song written by Bob Dylan.