Sunnyland Slim

Albert Luandrew (September 5, 1906 – March 17, 1995), known as Sunnyland Slim, was an American blues pianist who was born in the Mississippi Delta and moved to Chicago, helping to make that city a center of postwar blues.

Chicago broadcaster and writer Studs Terkel said Sunnyland Slim was "a living piece of our folk history, gallantly and eloquently carrying on in the old tradition".

Birth and Death Data: Born September 5, 1907 (Vance), Died March 17, 1995 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-2362 10-in. 12/10/1947 Farewell, little girl Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-2363 10-in. 12/10/1947 Broke and hungry Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-2364 10-in. 12/10/1947 Illinois central Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-2365 10-in. 12/10/1947 Nappy head woman Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist  
Victor D7VB-2390 10-in. 12/31/1947 Across the hall blues Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-2391 10-in. 12/31/1947 Walking with the blues Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-2392 10-in. 12/31/1947 Sweet Lucy blues Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-2393 10-in. 12/31/1947 No whiskey blues Dr. Clayton's Buddy Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, composer  
Decca 82469 3/13/1952 Fishin' blues Tony Hollins instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 82470 3/13/1952 I'll get a break Tony Hollins instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 82471 3/13/1952 Wine-o-woman Tony Hollins instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 82472 3/13/1952 Crawlin' king snake Tony Hollins instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sunnyland Slim," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865.

Sunnyland Slim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865.

"Sunnyland Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sunnyland Slim

Discogs: Sunnyland Slim

Allmusic: Sunnyland Slim

IMDb: Sunnyland Slim

Britannica: Sunnyland Slim

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sunnyland Slim, 1907-1995 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83166042

Wikidata: Sunnyland Slim - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477783

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/319145857918623020739

MusicBrainz: Sunnyland Slim - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/25854cde-8c11-477b-8242-a86de1a4a003

ISNI: 0000 0000 7980 8870 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000079808870

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/117334

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