http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3559&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.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 Bluesen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:20:00 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3559&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.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=ply.13524226&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.rss Soul/R&B Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:38:04 -0700 Playlists Featuring Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 13524226 ply.13524226 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13524226&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8619857&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.rss Soul/R&B Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:25 -0800 Playlists Featuring Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 8619857 ply.8619857 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8619857&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8595365&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.rss Blues Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:48:38 -0700 Playlists Featuring Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 8595365 ply.8595365 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8595365&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Fplaylists.rss