Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
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Artist Information
Genres: Early R&B, Soul-Blues, Electric Blues, New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B, Regional Blues
Active: 50's, 60's
Born: December 10, 1926 in Greenwood, MS
Influences
T-Bone Walker, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Similar Artists
Earl King, Ray Charles, Albert Collins, Sugar Boy Crawford, Lee Collins
Followers
Leon Haywood, Ray Charles, Chick Willis, Earl King, Buddy Guy, Guitar Slim, Jr., James "Thunderbird" Davis, Doug Sahm, Texas Tornados, Johnny Winter, Nick Curran, Frank Zappa, Keith Richards, Otis Rush, Huey "Piano" Smith, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Robert Cray
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Biography
No 1950s blues guitarist even came close to equaling the flamboyant Guitar Slim in the showmanship department.
Discography
Release: August 1, 2006
Label: JSP
Release: August 1, 2006
Label: JSP