Lonely Nights

Lonely Nights

Editorial Reviews
<"b00005lmjb5001"> Paul Bezanker, Author "Connecticut Rocks!"
Memphis Slim's "Lonely Nights" CD is packed with over 50 minutes of down-home piano blues on 19 selections! Ranging from barrelhouse to ballads, Memphis Slim delivers big time. This listener enjoyed every minute!

<"b00005lmjb2999"> About the Artist
Born Peter Chatman in Memphis, Tennessee in 1915, "Memphis Slim" was an important blues pianist and composer in the 40's and 50's. His Beale Street roots, along with a Chicago influence, gave Slim a unique boogie-woogie traditional style. In 1962 he moved to Paris where he recorded and toured through the 60's. 70's, and 80's. One of Memphis Slim's trademarks while performing in Europe was to show up at the club in a Rolls Royce. In 1989, one year after his death, Memphis Slim was inducted into... read more

<"b00005lmjb4999"> Album Description
A classic recording from one of the world's most well known blues pianists. It includes 19 songs that beat out the rhythms of Memphis Slim's signature boogie-woogie traditional style. The release was recorded in Paris, France between the years 1970 and 1976. It features Lowell Fulsom on guitar, Carey Bell on bass, and Michel Denis and P.S. Leary on drums.