Memphis Slim
Acting
September 3, 1915
Died February 24, 1988 (72 years old)
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
13
Acting Credits
Biography
John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), 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. 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. He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989. Memphis Slim w...
Known For
Filmography
Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass
2012
as Self
The Blues Greats
2004
as Himself
7.3
Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson Live In Europe
2004
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
as Himself
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Himself
Midi Première
1975
as Self
9
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
6
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
8
Kill!
1971
as Himself
6.1
L'homme qui venait du Cher
1969
as Le chanteur au piano
7
The Sergeant
1968
as Nightclub Singer
6
I Hear The Blues
1963
Discorama
1959
as Self
8