Personal Info
John Len Chatman
Peter Chatman
Memphis Slim
Acting
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 was born John Len Chatman, in Memphis, Tennessee. For his first recordings, for Okeh Records in 1940,…
Filmography
Movies
Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass
as Self
The Blues Greats
as Himself
Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson Live In Europe
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Himself
Kill!
as Himself
L'homme qui venait du Cher
as Le chanteur au piano
The Sergeant
as Nightclub Singer
I Hear The Blues
Memphis Slim Live At Ronnie Scott's
