http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3559&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rssDuring his brief career in the 1950s, this showstopping New Orleans blues man established himself as one of the earliest to master the art of electric guitar violence. His stabbing lead lines and primitive distortion tone remain unmistakable, as do his pleading, gospelized vocal shouts. He's best known to many through his song "The Things That I Used to Do," a 1954 R&B hit that featured Ray Charles on piano along with a typically swaggering Bayou horn arrangement (also by Charles). None of his other songs are blues standards, but they're full of memorable lines (e.g., "Well I Done Got Over It") and interesting twists on the well-worn twelve-bar blues progression. His greatest legacy, though, is as a guitarist -- he influenced a whole legion of fellow fret-manglers, including Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. The latter remarked specifically on Slim's "Story of My Life," a song that, if it's stinging, wounded solo is any indication, explains why he only made it to age 32. - Will YorkNew Orleans Bluesen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:59:42 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3559&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss During his brief career in the 1950s, this showstopping New Orleans blues man established himself as one of the earliest to master the art of electric guitar violence. His stabbing lead lines and primitive distortion tone remain unmistakable, as do his pleading, gospelized vocal shouts. He's best known to many through his song "The Things That I Used to Do," a 1954 R&B hit that featured Ray Charles on piano along with a typically swaggering Bayou horn arrangement (also by Charles). None of his other songs are blues standards, but they're full of memorable lines (e.g., "Well I Done Got Over It") and interesting twists on the well-worn twelve-bar blues progression. His greatest legacy, though, is as a guitarist -- he influenced a whole legion of fellow fret-manglers, including Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. The latter remarked specifically on Slim's "Story of My Life," a song that, if it's stinging, wounded solo is any indication, explains why he only made it to age 32. - Will York http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21260288&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.21260288 alb.21260288 Guitar Slim art.3559 8.99 The Very Best Of 1951-1954 alb.21260288 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/8/3/1273883_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21260288&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21260288&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12188398&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 1 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.12188398 alb.12188398 Guitar Slim art.3559 8.99 New Orleans Guitar, CD C alb.12188398 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/6/4/1094643_170x170.jpg 2006-08-01 00:00:00.0 2006-08-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12188398&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12188398&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11821792&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 1 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.11821792 alb.11821792 Guitar Slim art.3559 8.99 New Orleans Guitar, CD D alb.11821792 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/5/2/1322563_170x170.jpg 2006-08-01 00:00:00.0 2006-08-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11821792&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11821792&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9057555&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9057555 alb.9057555 Guitar Slim art.3559 9.99 The ATCO Sessions alb.9057555 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/8/4/864851_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9057555&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9057555&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.116042&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 23 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.116042 alb.116042 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.0 The Back Porch Boys alb.116042 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/6/9/549652_170x170.jpg 2002-04-23 00:00:00.0 2002-04-23 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.116042&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.116042&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.101946&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.101946 alb.101946 Guitar Slim art.3559 8.99 Carolina Blues in New York City (1944) alb.101946 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/2/1/1171270_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-11-18 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.101946&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.101946&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.254427&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.254427 alb.254427 Guitar Slim art.3559 10.99 Sufferin' Mind alb.254427 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/2/3/1813206_170x170.jpg 2006-07-18 00:00:00.0 1991-05-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.254427&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.254427&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.306987&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 8 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Guitar Slim Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.306987 alb.306987 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.0 Atco Sessions alb.306987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/5/1/521572_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1988-07-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.306987&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.306987&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fdiscography.rss