Memphis Slim
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American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Len Chatman , 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.
