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Memphis Slim

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Memphis Slim

Born September 3, 1915 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died February 24, 1988 · aged 72

John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become a blues standard, recorded by many other artists. He made ov…

Known For

Take Care FranceTake Care France · 1970
Take Care France
★ 8.51970
MovieDramaComedy
A young Ivorian man travels to Paris in search of his white wife and their daughter, after she has returned to France. His journey through the city becomes an account of a mixed marriage and the social tensions surrounding it. The film, Désiré Ecaré's feature debut, unfolds as a satirical comedy set to a score by Memphis Slim.
L'homme qui venait du CherL'homme qui venait du Cher · 1969
L'homme qui venait du Cher
★ 7.01969
MovieWesternComedy
The SergeantThe Sergeant · 1968
The Sergeant
★ 6.01968
MovieDramaWar
Master Sgt. Albert Callan is a war hero and a no-nonsense leader who reforms his previously mismanaged military base. Although Callan seems collected, he struggles as a closeted homosexual. When the sergeant becomes obsessed with his handsome clerk, Tom Swanson, he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange. Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.
I Hear The BluesI Hear The Blues · 1963
I Hear The Blues
1963
MovieMusic
UK TV Movie of blues performances from many of the greats.

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