http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3559&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.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 05:46:07 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3559&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.1924813&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Wed, 1 May 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 1924813 tra.1924813 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.99 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 The Things That I Used To Do tra.1924813 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1924813&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1924813&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.766258&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Fri, 1 Jul 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 766258 tra.766258 Guitar Slim 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.766299&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Tue, 18 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 766299 tra.766299 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.99 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 Yellow And Brown Woman tra.766299 159000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.766299&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.766299&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.766272&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Fri, 1 Jul 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 766272 tra.766272 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 Guitar Slim 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art.3559 0.99 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 Guitar Slim tra.12198982 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12198982&variant=play&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12198982&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278363&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 11278363 tra.11278363 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.0 Specialty Profiles: John Lee Hooker alb.11277389 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/3/7/1817348_170x170.jpg 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Things That I Used To Do (Single Version) tra.11278363 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278363&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278363&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278392&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 11278392 tra.11278392 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.0 Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams alb.11277390 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/4/2/1182498_170x170.jpg 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Things That I Used To Do (Single Version) tra.11278392 184000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278392&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278392&variant=data&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278442&rws=%2Fguitar-slim%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans Blues Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Guitar Slim on Rhapsody Online 11278442 tra.11278442 Guitar Slim art.3559 0.0 Specialty Profiles: Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers 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