Memphis Slim

Biography

John ‘Peter’ Chatman, 3 September 1915, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 24 February 1988, Paris, France. One of the most popular performers of the blues idiom, Memphis Slim combined the barrelhouse/boogie-woogie piano style of the pre-war era with a sophisticated vocal intonation. A prolific songwriter, his best-known composition, ‘Every Day I Have The Blues’, has been the subject of numerous interpretations, and versions by Count Basie and B.B. King helped establish the song as... Read more

Genres

Blues Blues Folk Jazz Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock R&B / Soul

Tags

blues

piano blues

classic blues

piano

mississippi blues

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