Slim Harpo

Slim Harpo's laid-back, sensual style of singing and harmonica playing made him a key figure of Louisiana swamp blues in the 1950s and 1960s. His catchy grooves and sly, subtle vocals found him crossing over from the blues market to the greener pastures of pop with a number of hits in the 1960s. He proved enormously influential to the 1960s British blues boom, and his songs were covered by the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and many others. On the verge of bigger and worldwide success, however, Slim succumbed to a heart attack at age 46 in 1970.

• Al Ferrier
• Carol Fran/Clarence Hollimon
• Clarence Edwards/Oscar Harp
• Guitar Slim
• Henry Gray
• Jimmy Reed
• Johnny Janot
• Lazy Lester
• Lightnin' Slim
• Lonesome Sundown
• Lonnie Brooks
• Rockin' Tabby Thomas
• Silas Hogan
• T-Bone Singleton
• Warren Storm

• Eddie Taylor
• Elmore James
• Howlin' Wolf
• Jimmy Rogers (Blues)
• John Lee Hooker
• Lightnin' Hopkins
• Little Walter
• Magic Sam
• Muddy Waters
• Robert Nighthawk
• Sonny Boy Williamson
• Willie Dixon

• Al Smith (Blues)
• Alex Chilton
• Canned Heat
• Grateful Dead
• Jimmy Dawkins
• John Mayall
• Kenny Neal
• Larry Garner
• The Animals
• The Kinks
• The Pretty Things
• The Rolling Stones
• The Who
• The Yardbirds
• Them (60's)

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