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Memphis Slim (03 Sep 1915 - 24 Feb 1988)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (77)

Official

Album

  1. Memphis Slim at the Gate of Horn 1959
  2. The Real Honky Tonk 1960
  3. Memphis Slim’s Tribute to Big Bill Broonzy, Leroy Carr, Cow Cow Davenport, Curtis Jones, Jazz Gillum 1961
  4. Memphis Slim, U.S.A. 1961
  5. Memphis Slim 1961
  6. Broken Soul Blues 1961
  7. Just Blues 1961
  8. No Strain 1961
  9. Steady Rolling Blues 1961
  10. Alone With My Friends 1961
  11. The World's Foremost Blues Singer 1961
  12. This Is a Good Time to Write a Song 1961
  13. The Memphis Slim Story 1962
  14. Chicago Boogie-Woogie And Blues 1963
  15. Clap Your Hands 1965
  16. Lord Have Mercy On Me 1968
  17. Blue Memphis 1971
  18. Born With the Blues 1971
  19. In Life 1971
  20. Memphis Slim - Volume II 1974
  21. Memphis Heat 1974
  22. Going Back to Tennessee 1975
  23. Right Now 1975
  24. Blues for Natalie 1975
  25. 3 2 1 Boogie 1980
  26. Parisian Blues 1988
  27. All Kinds of Blues 1990
  28. Slim's Boogie 1995
All Release Results >>

Album - Compilation

  1. Old Times, New Times 1972
  2. Rockin' the Blues 1981
  3. The Collection Memphis Slim - 20 Golden Greats 1986
  4. The Real Folk Blues 1987
  5. Raining the Blues 1989
  6. Memphis Slim - The Story 1989
  7. Memphis Blues 1990
  8. Life Is Like That 1990
  9. Harlem Bound 1990
  10. Worried Life 1991
  11. Blue This Evening 1991
  12. Beer Drinkin' Woman 17 Jan 1992
  13. 1960 London Sessions 15 Dec 1993
  14. Jazz & Blues Collection 8: Memphis Slim 1995
  15. Come Back & Other Classics 1996
  16. Memphis Slim Members Edition 1997
  17. The Very Best Of Memphis Slim: The Blues Is Everywhere 1998
  18. Memphis Slim U.S.A. 1998
  19. I Am the Blues 1999
All Release Results >>

Album - Live

  1. Very Much Alive and in Montreux 1973
  2. Live In Paris, 1963 1989
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Relationships (5)

Performance Name Of

  1. John Len Chatman

Member Of

  1. Memphis Slim and The Houserockers original, eponymous
  2. Memphis Slim & His Orchestra original, eponymous
  3. Memphis Slim Trio lead vocals, piano
  4. Peter Chatman & His Washboard Band

Recordings by (710)

  1. Beer Drinking Woman 3:22 (Nov 1940)
  2. Grinder Man Blues 3:11 (Nov 1940)
  3. Old Taylor 2:46 (Dec 1941)
  4. I Believe I'll Settle Down ?:?? (Dec 1941)
  5. Frisco Bay ?:?? (Feb 1949)
  6. Timsy's Whimsy ?:?? (Feb 1949)
  7. Mother Earth 2:46 (Jan 1951)
  8. Really Got the Blues ?:?? (Jan 1951)
  9. The Comeback 2:19 (1959)
  10. Steppin' Out 2:01 (1959)
  11. Blue and Lonesome 3:09 (1959)
  12. Rockin' The Blues 2:07 (1959)
  13. Slim’s Blues 3:09 (1959)
  14. Gotta Find My Baby 2:20 (1959)
  15. Wish Me Well 2:42 (1959)
  16. My Gal Keeps Me Crying 2:39 (1959)
  17. Lend Me Your Love 3:14 (1959)
  18. Sassy Mae 2:44 (1959)
  19. Messin' Around 3:07 (1959)
  20. The Bells 2:35 (1960)
  21. The Lord Have Mercy on Me 2:50 (1960)
  22. My Baby Don't Love Me No More 3:20 (1960)
  23. I Left That Town (Harlem Bound) 2:15 (1960)
  24. Boogie After Midnight 3:25 (1960)
  25. The Train Is Gone 3:30 (1960)
  26. Pinetop Boogie 4:10 (1960)
  27. Whiskey Drinking Blues 3:15 (1960)
  28. San Juan Blues 2:25 (1960)
  29. In The Evening 3:05 (1960)
  30. How Long Blues 3:10 (1960)
  31. Sail on Little Girl 3:20 (1960)
  32. John Henry 2:15 (1960)
  33. Rock Me 3:17 (1961)
  34. Sunrise Blues 3:00 (1961)
  35. Rockin’ Chair Blues 3:20 (1961)
  36. Baby Gone 3:40 (1961)
  37. Cow Cow Blues 3:52 (1961)
  38. Miss Ida-B 4:48 (1961)
  39. Fourty-Four Blues 3:59 (1961)
  40. Trouble in Mind 3:33 (1961)
  41. Worried Life Blues 3:20 (1961)
  42. I Don’t Want My Rooster Crowin’ After the Sun Goes Down 2:38 (1961)
  43. Lonesome In My Bedroom 4:54 (1961)
  44. Diggin’ My Potatoes 2:25 (1961)
  45. Teasing The Blues ?:?? (1961)
  46. The I. C. Blues ?:?? (1961)
  47. Baby Doll ?:?? (1961)
  48. Just Blues ?:?? (1961)
  49. Blue and Disgusted 3:39 (1961)
  50. Blue Brew ?:?? (1961)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Havin' Fun 2:22 Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (Sep 1950) piano
  2. Slim’s Blues 3:00 Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (Sep 1950) piano
  3. What's the Matter 2:23 Memphis Slim & His Houserockers (Oct 1958) piano
  4. This Time I'm Through 2:28 Memphis Slim & His Houserockers (Oct 1958) piano
  5. Guitar Cha Cha 2:14 Memphis Slim and His Houserockers (1958) piano
  6. Stroll on Little Girl 2:40 Memphis Slim and His Houserockers (1958) piano
  7. Steppin' Out 2:01 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  8. Blue and Lonesome 3:09 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  9. Messin' Around 3:07 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  10. Sassy Mae 2:44 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  11. The Comeback 2:19 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  12. Wish Me Well 2:42 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  13. Slim’s Blues 3:09 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  14. Rockin' the Blues 2:07 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  15. My Gal Keeps Me Crying 2:39 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  16. Gotta Find My Baby 2:20 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  17. Lend Me Your Love 3:14 Memphis Slim (1959) piano
  18. Go Easy 5:52 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  19. Slim's Thing 3:24 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  20. Good Understanding 2:15 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  21. That's All I Want Baby 2:15 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  22. Midnight Special 1:53 Pete Seeger With Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon (1960) piano
  23. I Got a Razor 4:14 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  24. Built for Comfort 2:32 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  25. Don't You Tell Nobody 2:09 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  26. Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues 3:23 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  27. Nervous 3:15 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  28. That's My Baby 3:22 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  29. Youth to You 3:24 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  30. Move Me 3:20 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim (1960) piano
  31. On My Way Back Home 3:40 Sonny Boy Williamson (1963) piano
  32. Sonny Boy’s Girlfriends 4:35 Sonny Boy Williamson (1963) piano
  33. Same Girl 4:20 Sonny Boy Williamson (1963) piano

Vocals

  1. Havin' Fun 2:22 Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (Sep 1950)
  2. Slim’s Blues 3:00 Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (Sep 1950)
  3. This Time I'm Through 2:28 Memphis Slim & His Houserockers (Oct 1958)
  4. What's the Matter 2:23 Memphis Slim & His Houserockers (Oct 1958)
  5. Stroll on Little Girl 2:40 Memphis Slim and His Houserockers (1958)
  6. Blue and Lonesome 3:09 Memphis Slim (1959)
  7. Messin' Around 3:07 Memphis Slim (1959)
  8. My Gal Keeps Me Crying 2:39 Memphis Slim (1959)
  9. Sassy Mae 2:44 Memphis Slim (1959)
  10. Lend Me Your Love 3:14 Memphis Slim (1959)
  11. Rockin' the Blues 2:07 Memphis Slim (1959)
  12. Wish Me Well 2:42 Memphis Slim (1959) lead vocals
  13. Gotta Find My Baby 2:20 Memphis Slim (1959)
  14. The Comeback 2:19 Memphis Slim (1959)
  15. Slim’s Blues 3:09 Memphis Slim (1959)
  16. Steppin' Out 2:01 Memphis Slim (1959)
  17. Midnight Special 1:53 Pete Seeger With Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon (1960)

Credited as (67)

  1. Memphis Slim
  2. Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim
  3. Memphis Slim & Canned Heat
  4. Memphis Slim & Buddy Guy
  5. Memphis Slim & Roosevelt Sykes
  6. Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy & Sonny Boy Williamson
  7. Muddy Waters & Memphis Slim
  8. Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim & Arbee Stidham
  9. Arbee Stidham, Memphis Slim & Jump Jackson
  10. Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon & Pete Seeger
  11. Jim Conley & Memphis Slim
  12. Memphis Slim & Jean-Paul Amouroux
  13. Willy Dixon & Memphis Slim
  14. Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
  15. Willie Dixon with Memphis Slim
  16. Memphis Slim & Kenn Lending Blues Band
  17. Memphis Slim & Matt Murphy
  18. Memphis Slim with Roosevelt Sykes
  19. Memphis Slim with Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
  20. Canned Heat, Memphis Slim & The Memphis Horns
  21. Sonny Boy Williamson & Memphis Slim
  22. Sonny Boy Williamson / Memphis Slim
  23. Memphis Slim, John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy
  24. Willie Dixon feat. Memphis Slim
  25. Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, Big Joe Turner
  26. Memphis Slim with Willie Dixon
  27. Memphis Slim with Mickey Baker
  28. Memphis Slim with Buddy Guy
  29. Memphis Slim with Sonny Criss
  30. Memphis Slim with Charlie McCoy
  31. Memphis Slim with Canned Heat
  32. Memphis Slim with Peter Green
  33. Memphis Slim with Freddie King
  34. Memphis Slim & Mickey Baker
  35. Memphis Slim and Matt (Guitar) Murphy
  36. Pete Seeger With Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
  37. Willie Dixon / Memphis Slim
  38. John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, Memphis Slim & Big Bill Broonzy
  39. Memphis Slim, John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Big Bill Broonzy
  40. Jazz Gillum And Memphis Slim
  41. Memphis Slim And Willie Dixon
  42. Big Bill Broonzy & Memphis Slim
  43. Sonny Boy Williamson & Memphis Slim
  44. Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim
  45. Memphis Slim feat. Matt Murphy
  46. Memphis Slim, Terry Timmons
  47. Memphis Slim & Big Bill Broonzy
  48. Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson
  49. Memphis Slim, Alex Atkins, Alfred Elkins, Leon Hooper, Elgin Evans & Timothy Overton
  50. Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, Eddie Boyd
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Works (12)

Wrote

  1. Slim's Thing
  2. Go Easy
  3. Beer Drinking Woman
  4. Everyday I Have the Blues

Composed

  1. My Baby Left Me
  2. Steppin’ Out
  3. The Comeback
  4. Little Lonely Girl
  5. How Long Blues

Lyrics

  1. Little Lonely Girl
  2. My Baby Left Me
  3. How Long Blues

Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Montreux Jazz Festival 1973
  2. Pescara Jazz 1973
  3. Golden Stag Festival time

Links (18)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82-047870
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/memphis-slim
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103579
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82047870
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134460200
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb169195458
  7. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6db8xwv

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-12030/memphis-slim/lyrics.html

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/memphis-slim-bd6016a.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/322322

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000421122

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805856/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/42026035

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068404

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/54983

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/memphis_slim.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memphis_Slim,_American_Folk_Blues_Festival_1972_(Heinrich_Klaffs_Collection_72).jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/e4cfb284-9ab1-47f0-a725-082f84275a16