1915
Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)
Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)
Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)
Memphis Slim
American blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)
- Born
- 1915
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.