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Slim Harpo (11 January 1924 – 31 January 1970) was a blues musician.
Born James Moore in Lobdel, Louisiana, the eldest in an orphaned family, Moore worked as a longshoreman and building worker during the late 1930s and early 1940s. One of the foremost proponents of post-war rural blues, he began performing in Baton Rouge bars under the name Harmonica Slim. He later accompanied Lightning Slim, his brother-in-law, both live and in the studio, before commencing his own recording career in 1957.
Named Slim Harpo by producer Jay Miller, the artist’s solo debut coupled “
I’m A King Bee” with “I Got Love If You Want It”. Influenced by Jimmy Reed, he began recording for Excello and enjoyed a string of popular R&B singles which combined a drawling vocal with incisive harmonica passages. Among them were “Rainin’ In My Heart” (1961), “I Love The Life I Live”, “Buzzin’” (instrumental) and “Little Queen Bee” (1964). On these hits he was accompanied by understated electric backing from the regular stable of Excello musicians — including Lazy Lester, whom Harpo influenced.
The singer was known as one of the masters of the blues harmonica; the name “Slim Harpo” was a humorous takeoff on “slim harp,” the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles.
Harpo was the point man of the 1950s Louisiana Swamp/Blues movement. Harpo, along with Lightning Slim, Lazy Lester, Lonesome Sundown, and a dozen other downhome artists recorded for A&R man J.D. Miller in Crowley, Louisiana. The records were then issued on the Excello label, based in Nashville.
Born James Moore in Lobdel, Louisiana, the eldest in an orphaned family, Moore worked as a longshoreman and building worker during the late 1930s and early 1940s. One of the foremost proponents of post-war rural blues, he began performing in Baton Rouge bars under the name Harmonica Slim. He later accompanied Lightning Slim, his brother-in-law, both live and in the studio, before commencing his own recording career in 1957.
Named Slim Harpo by producer Jay Miller, the artist’s solo debut coupled “
I’m A King Bee” with “I Got Love If You Want It”. Influenced by Jimmy Reed, he began recording for Excello and enjoyed a string of popular R&B singles which combined a drawling vocal with incisive harmonica passages. Among them were “Rainin’ In My Heart” (1961), “I Love The Life I Live”, “Buzzin’” (instrumental) and “Little Queen Bee” (1964). On these hits he was accompanied by understated electric backing from the regular stable of Excello musicians — including Lazy Lester, whom Harpo influenced.The singer was known as one of the masters of the blues harmonica; the name “Slim Harpo” was a humorous takeoff on “slim harp,” the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles.
Harpo was the point man of the 1950s Louisiana Swamp/Blues movement. Harpo, along with Lightning Slim, Lazy Lester, Lonesome Sundown, and a dozen other downhome artists recorded for A&R man J.D. Miller in Crowley, Louisiana. The records were then issued on the Excello label, based in Nashville.
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Late Last Night
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Buzz Me Babe
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Bobby Sox Baby
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I Love the Life I'm Living
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You'll Be Sorry One Day
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Don't Start Crying Now
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One More Day
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Slim Harpo is my favorite.
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velvetbride wrote:
I'm a King Beeeeeeee, it's one of the earliest (if not THE earliest) song i've heard from Pink Floyd!!!!!!!!! Loooove it!!
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JasonPopes wrote:
i also know where i'm the face by the high numbers comes from
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NilsHolgersson wrote:
Rainin' in My Heart
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xelene_x wrote:
gah... NOW I know where the Stones version of Shake your Hips came from :)
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PThomasAnderson wrote:
Que tio, vaya forma de cantar tan especial, mi favorita es con diferencia Rainin' In My Heart.
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Keliiiiiii wrote:
All I got was a slice of jelly cake hahahahahaah. Good song.
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wonder_al wrote:
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