Memphis Slim - Rocks (CD)

Release Date: 02/03/23In his lifetime, Memphis Slim was probably the best-known blues singer in the world, moving from Memphis to Chicago and finally to Paris in the early 1960s. But it's no exaggeration to say that Memphis Slim could rock with the best of them - and this CD is here to prove it!-Memphis Slim was born Peter Chatman in Memphis in 1915. His music was based on the raucous, driving piano of the barrelhouse during the boogie-woogie era.-The 29 rocking tracks on this Bear Family Records® CD here were all made in the USA before Slim moved to Paris.-They were made when Slim was still an integral and influential part of the American black music scene - the days when R&B was rock and roll, recorded between 1942 and 1961.-By the definitions of their time, tracks like Rockin' The House, Pacemaker Boogie, Midnight Jump and the rest were rock and roll.-Memphis Slim Rocks, for sure!-We've included here Slim's original version of Nobody Loves Me, his best-known song when renamed E