Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915-1988) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 72
John Len Chatman, 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.
Memphis Slim is read about 64 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Memphis
Close ties
Willie Dixon Duets: Willie's Blues (1960)
Christina Aguilera Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Kylie Minogue Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Ray Charles Duets: Golden Stag Festival
James Brown Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Josephine Baker Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Julio Iglesias Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Ricky Martin Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Joe Cocker Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Toto Cutugno Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Dalida Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Jerry Lee Lewis Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Tom Jones Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Gigliola Cinquetti Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Gheorghe Zamfir Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Riccardo Fogli Duets: Golden Stag Festival- Luminița Anghel Duets: Golden Stag Festival
- Nat Hentoff Produced Memphis Slim, U.S.A. (1961)
Alain Barrière Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Viktor Lazlo Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Monica Anghel Duets: Golden Stag Festival
John Flynn Directed The Sergeant (1968)- Jacques Hustin Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Delia Matache Duets: Golden Stag Festival
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Media & music
![Memphis Slim historic home in Memphis, at 1130 College Street - now restored and housing the Memphis Slim Collaboratory[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Memphis_Slim_Historic_Home_Memphis_TN_01.jpg/500px-Memphis_Slim_Historic_Home_Memphis_TN_01.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
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About this person
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.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1988 · aged 72
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