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Memphis Slim

American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)

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ממפיס סלים

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멤피스 슬림

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Мемфис Слим

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Мемфіс Слім

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約翰·萊恩·查特曼

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Memphis Slim

Identity & names
Given name
first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

John

Given name
first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Len

Family name
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Chatman

Birth name
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John Len Chatman

Pseudonym
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Memphis Slim

Pseudonym
alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)

Peter Chatman

Pseudonym
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L.C. Frazier

Life & background
Date of birth
date on which the subject was born

September 2, 1915

Date of death
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February 23, 1988

Country of citizenship
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United States

Place of birth
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Memphis

Place of death
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Paris

Residence
the place where the person is or has been, resident

Memphis

Music & creative work
Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

piano

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

voice

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Old Swing-Master Records

Record label
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Chess Records

Record label
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Bluebird Records

Awards & recognition
Award received
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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

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Memphis Slim: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Memphis Slim catalog.

  1. The Honky Tonk Sound: Heritage Series Vol. 2(2016)

    Tracklist

    1. ABoogie After Midnight3:28
    2. BWhiskey Drinking Blues3:13
  2. Rockin' The House: The Best of the R&B Years(2012)

    Tracklist

    1. 1.1Mistake In Life
    2. 1.2Slim's Boogie
    3. 1.3Cheatin' Around
    4. 1.4Rockin' The House
    5. 1.5Lend Me Your Love
    6. 1.6Harlem Bound
    7. 1.7Nobody Loves Me (Every Day I Have The Blues)
    8. 1.8Throw This Poor Dog A Bone
    9. 1.9Help Me Some
    10. 1.10Blue And Lonesome [1949]
    11. 1.11Angel Child
    12. 1.12Messin' Around
    13. 1.13Frisco Bay
    14. 1.14if You Live That Life
    15. 1.15Grinder Man Blues
    16. 1.16The Girl I Love
    17. 1.17Slim's Blues
    18. 1.18I Guess I'm A Fool
    19. 1.19Really Got The Blues
    20. 1.20Mother Earth
    21. 1.21Train Is Comin'
    22. 1.22No Mail Blues
    23. 1.23Gonna Need My Help Some Day
    24. 1.24Sittin' And Thinkin'
    25. 1.25Living Like A King
    26. 2.1Only A Fool Has Fun
    27. 2.2Living The Life I Love
    28. 2.3The Come Back [1953]
    29. 2.4Wish Me Well
    30. 2.5Little Peace Of Mind
    31. 2.6Got To Find My Baby
    32. 2.7Four Years Of Torment
    33. 2.8Sassy Mae
    34. 2.9Blue And Lonesome [1956]
    35. 2.10Memphis Slim USA
    36. 2.11Treat Me Like I Treat You
    37. 2.12Worried Life Blues
    38. 2.13This Time I'm Through
    39. 2.14Stroll On Little Girl
    40. 2.15Boogie Woogie Memphis
    41. 2.16Rollin' And Tumblin'
    42. 2.17How Long
    43. 2.18The Comeback [1960]
    44. 2.19My Gal Keeps Me Crying
    45. 2.20Steppin' Out
    46. 2.21Lonesome (Blue Blues)
    47. 2.22Cold Blooded Woman
    48. 2.23Four Walls
    49. 2.24Big Bertha
    50. 2.25I'll Keep On Singing The Blues
  3. Boogie For 2 Pianos - Vol. 2 - Club Recordings(2007)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
    2. 2Four O'Clock Boogie
    3. 3Blues For Jimmy Yancey
    4. 4Drums Boogie Woogie
    5. 5Short Boogie
    6. 6New Three And One Boogie
    7. 7Huchette Blues
    8. 8Tribute To Willie Dixon
    9. 9All By Myself
    10. 10Boogie For Chuck Berry
    11. 11Blues In The Evening
    12. 12I'm Lost Without You
    13. 13Bye Bye Blues
    14. 14Celestial Boogie
    15. 15Huchette Boogie Woogie
    16. 16Boogie And Drums
  4. Born With The Blues(2005)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Messin' Around
    2. 2Cold Blooded Woman
    3. 3I'd Take Her To Chicago
    4. 4Harlem Bound
    5. 5What Is The Move-Rack
    6. 6Memphis Slim USA
    7. 7Big Bertha
    8. 8Red Haired Boogie
    9. 9Let The Good Times Roll Creole
    10. 10Pigale Love
    11. 11New Key To The Highway
    12. 12John Henry
    13. 13One Man's Mad
    14. 14It's Been Too Long
    15. 15Born With The Blues
    16. 16The Comeback
    17. 17Four Walls
    18. 18Sassy Mae
    19. 19Slim's Blues
    20. 20Lonesome
    21. 21Rockin' The Blues
    22. 22I'm Lost Without You
  5. Born With The Blues(2004)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Lonesome02:27
    2. 2Cold Blooded Woman03:39
    3. 3One Man's Mad02:50
    4. 4Let The Good Times Roll Creole02:30
    5. 5What Is The Mare-Rack02:44
    6. 6Pigalle Love02:25
    7. 7Four Walls02:44
    8. 8It's Been Too Long02:42
    9. 9Big Bertha02:07
    10. 10I'm Lost Without You01:59
    11. 11I'll Keep On Singing The Blues02:39
    12. 12True Love02:51
    13. 13Help Me Some03:16
    14. 14Aint Nobody's Business03:06
    15. 15Born With The Blues03:25
    16. 16Memphis Slim U.S.A.02:36
  6. Carnegie Hall Live & More(2004)

    Tracklist

    1. 1フーチー・クーチー・マン
    2. 2ウォーキン・スルー・ザ・パーク
    3. 3ブギ・ウギ・メンフィス
    4. 4ローリン&タンブリン
    5. 5ハウ・ロング・ブルース(ライヴ)
    6. 6ロック・ミー
    7. 7ブロウ・ウィンド・ブロウ
    8. 8ジョン・ヘンリー
    9. 9スタッカ・リー
    10. 10ハウ・ロング・ブルース(スタジオ)
    11. 11オール・ディス・ピアノ・ブギ
    12. 12バイ・バイ・ベイビー
    13. 13ラヴ・マイ・ベイビー
    14. 14ホエン・ザ・サン・ゴーズ・ダウン
    15. 15サムデイ・ベイビー
    16. 16スリムズ・スロウ・ブルース
    17. 17ハード・トゥ・ファインド・サムバディ
  7. Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson Live In Europe(2004)

    Tracklist

    1. 1The Blues Is Everywhere
    2. 2All By Myself
    3. 3My Gal Keeps Me Crying
    4. 4Matt's Guitar Boogie
    5. 5I'm Lost Without You
    6. 6Wish Me Well
    7. 7I'm A Lonely Man
    8. 8Keep It To Yourself
    9. 9Your Funeral And My Trail
    10. 10Bye Bye Bird
    11. 11Rockin' The House
    12. 12Just Keep nSinging The Blues
    13. 13Who's Gonna Take Care Of You
    14. 14It's Raining Outdoors, Baby
    15. 15JFK Blues
    16. 16Careless Love
    17. 17Boogie Woogie Blues
    18. 18Slow Sweet Blues
    19. 19St Louis Blues
  8. Paris Mississippi Blues(2004)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Blues & Boogie
    2. 1-1Lord Have Mercy On Me2:28
    3. 1-2Rock And Rolling The House4:02
    4. 1-3Pigalle Love4:04
    5. 1-4Baby Please Come Home2:33
    6. 1-5Going Down Slow3:58
    7. 1-6Just Playing Boogie3:09
    8. 1-7Mississippi Water4:15
    9. 1-8Big Town Girl1:44
    10. 1-9Paris On Rolls2:22
    11. 1-10Wish Me Well2:33
    12. 1-11Eagle Rock3:17
    13. 1-12Mr. Sykes Blues4:26
    14. 1-13M & S Boogie3:16
    15. 1-14Whiskey Drinking Man3:10
    16. 1-15The Churning Man2:31
    17. 1-16Three In One Boogie3:23
    18. 18Reunions
    19. 2-1When Buddy Comes To Town6:18
    20. 2-2My Dog Is Mean3:05
    21. 2-3Raining In My Heart3:18
    22. 2-4I've Got The Blues2:02
    23. 2-5Shake That Thing2:42
    24. 2-6You're The One3:18
    25. 2-7That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles1:59
    26. 2-8Rolling And Tumbling6:01
    27. 2-9Black Cat Cross My Trail3:04
    28. 2-10Otis Spann And Earl Hooker4:27
    29. 2-11Didn't We Babe / Montreux Boogie Woogie7:31
    30. 2-12Everyday I Have The Blues4:03
    31. 2-13Losers Weepers3:18
    32. 2-14The Prodigal Son3:39
  9. The Greatest Hits of Memphis Slim(2002)

  10. Blues At Midnight(2000)

Memphis Slim: Biography & Facts

American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)

Names in other languages

  • an
    Memphis Slim
  • ar
    ممفيس سليم
  • arz
    ممفيس سليم
  • ast
    Memphis Slim
  • azb
    ممفیس سلیم
  • bar
    Memphis Slim
  • ca
    Memphis Slim
  • cs
    Memphis Slim
  • cy
    Memphis Slim
  • da
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  • de
    Memphis Slim
  • en
    Memphis Slim
  • eo
    Memphis Slim
  • es
    Memphis Slim
  • eu
    Memphis Slim
  • fi
    Memphis Slim
  • fr
    Memphis Slim
  • ga
    Memphis Slim
  • gl
    Memphis Slim
  • he
    ממפיס סלים
  • hu
    Memphis Slim
  • it
    Memphis Slim
  • ja
    メンフィス・スリム
  • ko
    멤피스 슬림
  • lb
    Memphis Slim
  • nb
    Memphis Slim
  • nl
    Memphis Slim
  • nn
    Memphis Slim
  • pl
    Memphis Slim
  • pt
    Memphis Slim
  • pt-br
    Memphis Slim
  • ru
    Мемфис Слим
  • sl
    Memphis Slim
  • sq
    Memphis Slim
  • sv
    Memphis Slim
  • tr
    Memphis Slim
  • uk
    Мемфіс Слім
  • zh
    約翰·萊恩·查特曼
  • mul
    Memphis Slim

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

John
Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Len
Family name

part of full name of person

Chatman
Birth name

full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

John Len Chatman
Pseudonym

alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)

Memphis Slim
Pseudonym

alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)

Peter Chatman
Pseudonym

alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)

L.C. Frazier

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

September 2, 1915
Date of death

date on which the subject died

February 23, 1988
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Memphis
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

Paris
Residence

the place where the person is or has been, resident

Memphis

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

piano
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

voice
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Old Swing-Master Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Chess Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Bluebird Records

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

Source: Wikidata (Q1068404)