⬇️ MEMPHIS SLIM ⬇️
("John Len" / "Peter" Chatman)
DISCOGRAPHY 1941-2021 (138CD/DVD)
BIOGRAPHY
Memphis Slim, born John Len Chatman (Sept. 3, 1915-Feb. 24, 1988) was an American blues pianist, singer,
and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular
appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and
piano.
A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become a blues standard, recorded by many other artists. He made over 500 recordings.
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("John Len" / "Peter" Chatman)
DISCOGRAPHY 1941-2021 (138CD/DVD)
A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become a blues standard, recorded by many other artists. He made over 500 recordings.
Memphis Slim's birth name was John Len Chatman, and he was born in
Memphis, Tennessee, United States.His father Peter Chatman sang, played piano and guitar, and operated
juke joints, and it is now commonly believed that he took the name to
honor his father when he first recorded for Okeh Records in
1940.
Although he started performing under the name Memphis Slim later that same year, he continued to publish songs under the name Peter Chatman.
Although he started performing under the name Memphis Slim later that same year, he continued to publish songs under the name Peter Chatman.
He spent most of the 1930's performing in honky-tonks, dance halls,
and gambling joints in West Memphis, Arkansas, and southeast Missouri.
He settled in Chicago in 1939, and began teaming with Big Bill Broonzy
in clubs soon afterward. In 1940 and 1941 he recorded two songs for
Bluebird Records that became part of his repertoire for decades, "Beer
Drinking Woman," and "Grinder Man Blues." These were released under
the name "Memphis Slim," given to him by Bluebird's producer, Lester
Melrose.... (Wikipedia)
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