Today is the birthday of Lightning Slim (1913-1974). While cited by many critics as one of the top bluesmen of all time, he has not fared well in the public’s memory, possibly due to the similarity of his stage name to those of both Lighning Hopkins and Slim Harpo (the latter was his brother-in-law). Born [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:25AM on March 13, 2013