Memphis Slim
Birthday
1915/09/03
Day of death
1988/02/24 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also know as
John Len Chatman, Peter Chatman
Biography
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. Memphis Slim w...Read more
Acting
(2004) The Blues Greats
as Himself
Memphis Slim Live At Ronnie Scott's
as ---
(1971) Kill!
as Himself
(1963) I Hear The Blues
as ---
(2012) Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass
as Self
(1968) The Sergeant
as Nightclub Singer
(2003) The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
(2003) The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Himself
(1975) Midi Première
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self