Lester Chambers of the 1960s soul group The Chambers Brothers has been waiting a very long time for his time to come. The 72-year-old blues singer has shared the stage with legends like B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Cash -- just to name a few. The artist shared a photo in March that revealed his troubling experience with the music industry.  "The music giants I recorded with only paid me for seven of my albums. I have never seen a penny in royalties from my other 10 albums I recorded," writes Chambers, holding up a gold record. "I am now 72, trying to live on $1,200 a month."  Internet users flocked to Chambers' story, and their support might give the artist his long-awaited due. With the help of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, a Kickstarter has launched to help Chambers back an entirely self-owned album.  With just 19 days to go, Chambers is $6,000 shy of the project's $39,000 goal. Depending on the pledge amount, backers will be honored with anything from a CD to a spot at dinner during Chambers' birthday performance.  "All the times I sat hoping and wishing I could make another record had finally come true," writes Chambers on Kickstarter. "In this record, I promise to have some of the worlds greatest songs from your past and some great new songs for your new year to come!"  The artist shared his immense gratitude in a recent Reddit AMA, where he also answered questions about life in the '60s.  The initiative -- backed by Ohanian's social enterprise, Breadpig -- is to give Chambers not only an album, but restore his faith in a changing music industry.  "We have the opportunity to do right by artists and cut out those who'd mistreat them. We have the opportunity to create solutions that will support artists in the digital world," says Ohanian.  Image courtesy of Alexis Ohanian
A gold record-holding soul singer shared his blues, but Internet users gave his career new life on Kickstarter.