Carolina Slim
The blues guitarist, best known as Carolina Slim, was born in Leasburg, NC, on August 22, 1923. His real name is Edward P. Harris. He never performed or recorded under that name though, using a number of nicknames instead, including Country Paul, Georgia Pine, Jammin' Jim, and Lazy Slim Jim. Though much about his life is unknown, not even the reason for working under different names, it is said that Harris learned to play the guitar from his father. Blues artists like Lightnin' Hopkins and Blind Boy Fuller influenced the style of music Harris played.
Around 1950, Harris moved to Newark, NJ. It was there that he made his first recording for the Savoy label as Carolina Slim. A year later he was working for the King label and using the name Country Paul. During about a two-year span, Harris recorded 27 songs. Some of the tracks fans can find on albums by Harris are "Worry You off My Mind," "Mama's Boogie," "I'll Never Walk in Your Door," "Wine Head Baby," "Black Chariot Blues," and "Mother Dear Mother."
In 1953, at only 30 years of age, Edward Harris died from a heart attack. Since then, some of his recordings have been released on albums like Carolina Blues & Boogie and The Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, 1950-1952.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Carolina Slim (1950-1952)
Blues - Released by Document Records on 27 Sep 2005
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All Around Man
Blues - Released by Full Bloom Records on 30 Aug 2022
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Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 23 Aug 2021
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Rag Mama / Worrying Blues (Remastered 2019)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 12 Sep 2019
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Pleading Blues / Come Back Baby (Remastered 2019)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 23 Oct 2019
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Georgia Woman (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 4 Jul 2021
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Blues From The Cotton Fields (EP) (Remastered 2021)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 25 Mar 2021
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Black Cat Trail / Georgia Woman (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 12 Mar 2020
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