Memphis Slim
Learning his trade in the Tennessee honky tonks and juke joints of the 1930s,
Memphis Slim went on to play with Big Bill Broonzy, Muddy Waters and Howlin'
Wolf and became one of the finest blues pianists of his generation. Raised in
Memphis, John Chatman settled in Chicago in 1939, where he acquired his nickname
and quickly integrated himself into the vibrant blues and jazz scene. He was
recorded by folklorist Alan Lomax in the mid-1940s and his classic track Every
Day I Have The Blues became one of the great standards of the genre, covered by
B.B. King, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzge...
Beer Drinkin' WomanMemphis Slim
Boogie After Midnight
Short Haired WomanMemphis Slim and Lightnin' Hopkins
In the Key of Lightnin'
2:24
Empty Room BluesMemphis Slim
The Bluebird Recordings1940 - 1941
That's My BabyWillie Dixon and Memphis Slim
Willie's Blues
3:22
Everyday I Have the Blues (Live)Greg Petito, Memphis Slim, David Craig, Gavin Moolchan, Travis Street, Milton Sparks and Pinetop Sparks
The Bluesman
7:50
Beer Drinking WomanMemphis Slim
Songs of Memphis Slim and "Wee Willie" Dixon
3:30
