Memphis Slim
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Biography
[Edit]An amazingly prolific artist who brought a brisk air of urban sophistication to his frequently stunning presentation, John "Peter" Chatman — better known as Memphis Slim — assuredly ranks with the greatest blues pianists of all time. He was smart enough to take Big Bill Broonzy's early advice about developing a style to call his own to heart, instead of imitating that of his idol, Roosevelt Sykes. Soon enough, other 88s pounders were copying Slim rather than the other way around; his thundering ivories attack set him apart from most of his contemporaries, while his deeply burnished voice possessed a commanding authority.
As befits his stage name, John "Peter" Chatman was born and raised in Memphis; a great place to commit to a career as a bluesman. Sometime in the late '30s, he resettled in Chicago and began recording as a leader in 1939 for OKeh, then switched over to Bluebird the next year. Around the same time, Slim joined forces with Broonzy, then the dominant force on the local blues scene. After serving as Broonzy's invaluable accompanist for a few years, Slim emerged as his own man in 1944.
After the close of World War II, Slim joined Hy-Tone Records, cutting eight tracks that were later picked up by King. Lee Egalnick's Miracle label reeled in the pianist in 1947; backed by his jumping band, the House Rockers (its members usually included saxists Alex Atkins and Ernest Cotton), Slim recorded his classic "Lend Me Your Love" and "Rockin' the House." The next year brought the landmark "Nobody Loves Me" (better known via subsequent covers by Lowell Fulson, Joe Williams, and B.B. King as "Everyday I Have the Blues") and the heartbroken "Messin' Around (With the Blues)."
The pianist kept on label-hopping, moving from Miracle to Peacock to Premium (where he waxed the first version of his uncommonly wise down-tempo blues "Mother Earth") to Chess to Mercury before staying put at Chicago's United Records from 1952 to 1954. This was a particularly fertile period for the pianist; he recruited his first permanent guitarist, the estimable Matt Murphy, who added some serious fret fire to "The Come Back," "Sassy Mae," and "Memphis Slim U.S.A."
Before the decade was through, the pianist landed at Vee-Jay Records, where he cut definitive versions of his best-known songs with Murphy and a stellar combo in gorgeously sympathetic support (Murphy was nothing short of spectacular throughout).
Slim exhibited his perpetually independent mindset by leaving the country for good in 1962. A tour of Europe in partnership with bassist Willie Dixon a couple of years earlier had so intrigued the pianist that he permanently moved to Paris, where recording and touring possibilities seemed limitless and the veteran pianist was treated with the respect too often denied even African-American blues stars at home back then. He remained there until his 1988 death, enjoying his stature as expatriate blues royalty.
Title: The Complete Recordings 1940-1941
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Acoustic
Title: Lonesome - From The Archives (Digitally Remastered)
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive 14: Memphis Slim (1940-1941) [1 of 4]
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Jazz
Title: Memphis Slim And Willie Dixon At The Village Gate (Hq Remastered)
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogie After Midnight (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Memphis Slim and the Real Boogie-Woogie
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Acoustic
Title: Double-Barreled Boogie
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Acoustic
Title: The Real Honky Tonk + The Blues Every Which Way (Remastered)
Artist: Memphis Slim
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues from the Archives
Genre: Blues
Title: Vocal Jazz 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Piano Blues 20th Century Blues Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Smash Blues Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Pure Retro Blues & Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R'n'B Hits of 1954, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Cash Poor Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Super Soul Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Southern Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Genre: Blues
Title: Lost Blues & Old Time Folk Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Talent, 30 Original Songs: Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Legends of Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: The Blues a Southern Anthology (40 Tracks)
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1948 Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Keep Your Arms Around Me
Genre: Blues
Title: Nobody in Mind
Genre: Blues
Title: Music Trends - Blues Busters (Volume One)
Genre: Blues
Title: Great Blues Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of the Blues (Digital Version)
Genre: Blues
Title: 45 Blues Favorites
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Urban Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Behind the Legend of Blue Bird Records
Genre: Blues
Title: The Animal Kingdom
Genre: Pop
Title: The Club - Blues 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Singers (Digital Only)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Savoy Blues Volume 2
Title: Blues Wave, Vol. I
Genre: Blues
Title: Music Greats - Digital Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Blues Hits
Genre: Blues
Title: En Privado... Blues Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues & Call Me
Genre: Blues
Title: Taste of Blues II
Title: Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Blues
Title: Music & Highlights: The Kings Of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues (Remastered)
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: This Is Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Jazz & Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chicago Piano
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Woogie Beat
Title: Feelin Bluesy, Vol. 4
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Came from Memphis
Genre: Blues
Title: BLUES: Summer Licks
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues for the Buck
Genre: Blues
Title: The True Story of Rhythm and Blues, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Music Shop - Songs for Sale, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Feeling Bluesy, Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: Memphis Beats - The Music of Beale Street
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Finest of Folk Bluesmen
Genre: Blues
Title: The Roots of the Who
Genre: Blues
Title: Smile At Me (Lover's Blues)
Title: America By Blues
Featuring albums
Title: Wimoweh and Other Songs of Freedom and Protest
Artist: Pete Seeger
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, World Music, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Toast Of The Coast: 1950s R&B From Dolphin's Of Hollywood Volume 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) - Midwest Blues, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Down Home and Street Corner Blues: 30 Legendary Blues Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 4 - The Voices
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Wow, Wow, Baby! 1950s R&B, Blues and Gospel From Dolphin's of Hollywood
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Lost Blues Tapes / More American Folk Blues Festival 1963-65
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap