Bumble Bee Slim
Popular and prolific, Bumble Bee Slim parlayed a familiar but rudimentary style into one of the earliest flowerings of the Chicago style. Much of what he performed he adapted from the groundbreaking duo Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell -- Slim built on Carr's laconic, relaxed vocal style and Blackwell's guitar technique. During the mid-'30s, Bumble Bee Slim recorded a number of sides for a variety of labels, including Bluebird, Vocalion, and Decca, becoming one of the most-recorded bluesmen of the decade.
Born in Georgia, Bumble Bee Slim left his home when he was a teenager. He joined a circus and travelled thorughout the south and the Midwest for much of his adolescence and early adulthood. Eventually, he made a home in Indianapolis, where he played local parties and dance halls.
Bumble Bee Slim moved to Chicago in the early '30s. After a few years in the city, he began a recording career; his first singles appeared on Bluebird. Slim wrote and recorded frequently during the mid-'30s, selling more records than most of his contemporaries. In addition to cutting his own sides, he played on records by Big Bill Broonzy and Cripple Clarence Lofton, among others.
Bumble Bee Slim moved back to Georgia in the late '30s. After a few years, he left the state once again, relocating to Los Angeles in the early '40s. During the '50s, Slim cut some West Coast blues for Specialty and Pacific Jazz, which failed to gain much interest. For the rest of his career, he kept a low profile, playing various Californian clubs. Bumble Bee Slim died in 1968.
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Discografia
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1931 - 1934), Volume 1
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 8 de dez. de 2011
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Bumble Bee Slim 1934 -1937
Blues - Lançado por Wolf Records International GmbH em 16 de jun. de 1994
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Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 8 1937-1951
Blues - Lançado por Document Records em 14 de jun. de 2005
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1937 - 1951), Volume 8
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 10 de dez. de 2011
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Meetin' Here
Jazz - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 28 de abr. de 2013
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Chain Gang Bound
Blues - Lançado por Roots em 1 de jan. de 2000
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1936 - 1937), Volume 7
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 9 de dez. de 2011
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1935), Volume 4
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 9 de dez. de 2011
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1935 - 1936), Volume 5
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 9 de dez. de 2011
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Treasures of North American Negro Music, Vol. 10 (Recordings of 1934 & 1936)
Pop - Lançado por Blues Classics em 30 de set. de 2020
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1934), Volume 2
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 8 de dez. de 2011
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1936), Volume 6
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 9 de dez. de 2011
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Jazz Figures / Bumble Bee Slim, (1934 -1935), Volume 3
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 8 de dez. de 2011
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Back in Town (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Reborn recordings em 5 de jul. de 2019
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Everybody's Fishing 1931-1937 (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Lançado por Reborn recordings em 5 de jul. de 2019
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