Memphis Slim and the Real Boogie-Woogie

Memphis Slim FW03524 / FG 3524

Peter Chatman Jr., aka Memphis Slim, stomps out a "progressive boogie and blues" on the piano. Self-taught in the honky-tonk juke joints of Tennessee, he produced some of the most powerful boogie-woogie out there, with an incessant bass like you wouldn’t believe.

Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) African American
Keyword(s) Blues; Boogie woogie (Music); Instrumental music
Instrument(s) Piano; Vocals

Year of Recording 1959
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Moses Asch ; Produced by Charles Edward Smith ; Artist Memphis Slim ; Design by Ronald Clyne ; Cover photo by David Gahr

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101	Walkin' the Boogie	Memphis Slim	3:26
102	Cow Cow Blues	Memphis Slim	3:36
103	Jefferson County Blues	Memphis Slim	3:05
104	Four O'Clock Blues	Memphis Slim	2:39
105	Mister Freddie	Memphis Slim	2:41
106	Trouble in Mind	Memphis Slim	3:10
107	44 Blues	Memphis Slim	3:37
201	88 Boogie	Memphis Slim	3:20
202	Sail On Blues	Memphis Slim	2:34
203	Down Home Blues	Memphis Slim	2:34
204	Down That Big Road	Memphis Slim	2:18
205	Roll and Tumble	Memphis Slim	2:12
206	Crowing Rooster	Memphis Slim	2:49
207	Woman Blues Boogie	Memphis Slim	3:15

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