Memphis Slim
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Len Chatman, Peter Chatman, L.C. Frazier, Leroy
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)
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- 4
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- Memphis Slim and the real boogie-woogie
- Baby please come home
- Memphis Slim and "Wee Willie" Dixonie" Dixon
- Memphis Slim and the real honky tonk
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1915-09-03
- Active to
- 1988-02-24
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 160,159
- Total plays
- 991,508
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Memphis Slim (3 September, 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee – 24 February, 1988 in Paris, France) was a blues pianist and singer. His birth name was John Len Chatman although he himself claimed to be born Peter Chatman (the name he gave himself in honour of his father Peter Chatman Sr. when he first recorded for Okeh in 1940). He composed the blues standards "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Mother Earth". Memphis Slim got his start playing the blues at the Midway Café <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Image
- Memphis Slim.jpg
- Residence
- Memphis
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- Commons category
- Memphis Slim
- date of birth
- 1915-09-03
- date of death
- 1988-02-24
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- John Len Chatman
- pseudonym
- L.C. Frazier
- name in native language
- Memphis Slim
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- number of viewers/listeners
- 959543
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