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aus WIKIPEDIA : Slim Harpo (eigentlich James Moore; * 11. Januar 1924 in Lobdel, Louisiana; † 31. Januar 1970 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Musiker, ein Virtuose auf der Mundharmonika. Als Waise musste Slim Harpo bereits früh hart arbeiten. Nach dem Krieg begann er, in den Clubs von Baton Rouge als „Harmonica Slim" aufzutreten. Später begleitete er seinen Schwager Lightnin' Slim sowohl im Studio als auch bei Auftritten. 1957 machte er erste eigene Aufnahmen. Seine Debüt-Single war ein Mix aus I'm A King Bee und I Got Love If You Want It. Beeinflusst von Jimmy Reed brachte Slim Harpo eine Reihe von Hits heraus, darunter Rainin' In My Heart (1961), I Love The Life I Live, Buzzin' (instrumental), Little Queen Bee (1964) und Baby Scratch My Back (1966). Slim Harpos Hits I'm A King Bee und Shake Your Hips (1966) wurden später auch von den Rolling Stones aufgenommen. Weitere Gruppen, die Titel von Slim Harpo aufnahmen, waren die Pretty Things, die Yardbirds und Them. Slim Harpo war nie ein Vollzeit-Musiker. In den 1960ern hatte er sein eigenes Transportunternehmen. Er starb 1970 an einem Herzinfarkt. 1985 wurde er in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen, im Jahr 2004 folgte das Album Raining in my Heart.

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b. 21 December 1934, Douglassville, Texas. Died June 16, 1984. Please be sure you have selected the correct Harmonica Slim, others listed below. This Harmonica Slim is an American blues harmonica player. He first recorded as a sideman in the mid-’50s for West Coast labels like Aladdin, Spry, and Vita. Spent most of the ’60s working with Percy Mayfield, Harmonica Fats, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and others. He finally was able to record a full album under his own name for the Bluestime label in 1...

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