Guitar Slim
American blues guitarist and singer (1926-1959) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 32
Eddie Jones, known as Guitar Slim, was an American guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song "The Things That I Used to Do", for Specialty Records. It is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
Guitar Slim is read about 52 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 2 August 2026
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Slim had a major impact on rock and roll and experimented with distorted tones on the electric guitar a full decade before Jimi Hendrix.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1959 · aged 32
