Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim | |
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Chatman in 1980 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Len Chatman |
| Also known as | Peter Chatman |
| Born | September 3, 1915 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1988 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Genres | Blues |
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| Years active | 1930s–1980s |
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John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, 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.
He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989.