Lightnin' Slim was born Otis V. Hicks in St. Louis, Missouri. moving to Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the age of thirteen. Taught guitar by his older brother Layfield, Slim was playing in bars in Baton Rouge by the late 1940s. He debuted on J. D. "Jay" Miller's Feature Records label in 1954 with "Bad Luck Blues". Slim then recorded for Excello Records for twelve years, starting in the mid 1950s, often collaborating with his brother-in-law, Slim Harpo and with harmonica player Lazy Lester. -Wiki
From the American Folk Blues Festival 1972, live in Paris
http://youtu.be/OwY2D0IgVhA
LIGHTNIN' SLIM ~ THATS ALRIGHT
http://youtu.be/_iVIxsUcNyI
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