Guitar Slim

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Guitar Slim was an influential American blues guitarist and singer known for his fiery playing style, flamboyant stage presence, and the 1954 hit "The Things That I Used to Do."

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Guitar Slim canonical 9

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instanceOf blues musician ⓘ
person ⓘ
song ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1959 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones ⓘ
Guitar Slim ⓘ
associatedAct Ray Charles ⓘ
associatedWith Specialty Records ⓘ
basedIn New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
birthName Eddie Jones ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-12-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1959-02-07 ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
influenced Albert Collins ⓘ
Buddy Guy ⓘ
Frank Zappa ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ
instrument electric guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
knownFor influencing later rock and blues guitarists ⓘ
pioneering overdriven electric guitar sound ⓘ
movement New Orleans R&B scene ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableSong The Things That I Used to Do ⓘ
notableWork The Things That I Used to Do ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performer Guitar Slim ⓘ
placeOfBirth Greenwood, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
producer Johnny Vincent ⓘ
recorded The Things That I Used to Do ⓘ
recordLabel Specialty Records ⓘ
Specialty Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1954 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic fiery guitar playing ⓘ
flamboyant stage presence ⓘ
heavy use of guitar distortion ⓘ
long guitar leads with extended cables ⓘ
vocalStyle gospel-influenced singing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Specialty Records → hasArtist → Guitar Slim ⓘ
Guitar Slim → alsoKnownAs → Guitar Slim ⓘ
The Things That I Used to Do → performer → Guitar Slim ⓘ
subject linked to: Guitar Slim