Guitar Slim, Jr.
| Guitar Slim, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rodney Armstrong |
| Born |
1951 (age 63–64) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | New Orleans blues[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Website |
guitarslimjr |
Guitar Slim, Jr. (born Rodney Glynn Armstrong, 1951, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is an American New Orleans blues guitarist and singer. Over his lengthy playing career, Slim Jr., has worked with various blues musicians. His debut album, Story of My Life (1988), was nominated for a Grammy Award.[1]
Biography
His father was the noted blues performer, Guitar Slim, best known for the million-selling song, "The Things That I Used to Do", that was listed in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.[2]
Guitar Slim, Jr., has worked for many years around the New Orleans blues club circuit, and his repertoire became more reliant on his father's material.[3] His debut album recorded in 1988, Story of My Life, was nominated in 1989 for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[1] However, New Orleans historian Jeff Hannusch, stated on the sleeve notes for that album that Slim, Jr., "has been a fixture on the black New Orleans club circuit for the better part of 20 years...[but] doesn't get to play the posher uptown clubs."[1]
Slim, Jr., toured with Stevie Ray Vaughan in the late 1980s, and remained a friend until the latter's death in 1990.[4] Slim's 1996 release, Nothing Nice, featured the Memphis Horns.[5]
Slim's most recent recorded work was the 2010 album release, Brought Up The Hardway.[4]
He played at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2011.[6]
Discography
| Year of release | Album title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Story of My Life | Orleans Records |
| 1996 | Nothing Nice | Warehouse Creek Records |
| 2010 | Brought Up The Hardway | ClyDesign Studios |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 O'Neal, Jim. "Guitar Slim, Jr.". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Specialty Album Discography". Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved November 25, 2006.
- ↑ "Biography by Bill Dahl". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Guitar Slim, Jr. biography". Guitarslimjr.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Nothing Nice". Allmusic.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2011". Guitarslimjr.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Allmusic ((( Guitar Slim, Jr. > Discography > Main Albums )))".