Sunnyland Slim
Albert Luandrew (September 5, 1906 – March 17, 1995), known as Sunnyland Slim, was an American blues pianist 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 Vance (human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America), Died March 17, 1995 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, vocalist, leader
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
| 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 | |
| Columbia | CCO5043 | 10-in. | 4/23/1949 | Tears on my pillow | Memphis Minnie ; Son Joe | Vocal duet, with piano, guitars, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | CCO5044 | 10-in. | 4/23/1949 | Sweet man | Memphis Minnie ; Son Joe | Vocal duet, with piano, guitars, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | CCO5045 | 10-in. | 4/23/1949 | (I hope) Luck will change some day | Memphis Minnie ; Son Joe | Vocal duet, with piano, guitars, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | CCO5046 | 10-in. | 4/23/1949 | Oh believe me | Memphis Minnie ; Son Joe | Vocal duet, with piano, guitars, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | CCO5047 | 10-in. | 4/23/1949 | Tonight I smile with you | Memphis Minnie ; Son Joe | Vocal duet, with piano, guitars, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | CCO5048 | 10-in. | 4/23/1949 | Jump little rabbitt | Jumpin' Boys ; Memphis Minnie | Vocal duet, with piano, guitars, and string bass | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Specialty | SP-507-B | 10-in. | 1946-1960 | Night life blues | Jump Jackson Band | vocalist | ||
| Mercury | 2572 | 10-in. | 4/6/1949 | Shame on you, baby | St. Louis Jimmy Oden ; Sunnyland Slim Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano, leader | ||
| Mercury | 2573 | 10-in. | 4/9/1949 | I'll never be satisfied | St. Louis Jimmy Oden ; Sunnyland Slim Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano, leader | ||
| Mercury | 2574 | 10-in. | 4/7/1949 | Mud kickin' woman | Sunnyland Slim Orchestra | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Mercury | 2575 | 10-in. | 4/7/1949 | Every time I get to drinkin' | Sunnyland Slim Orchestra | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Mercury | 4629 | 10-in. | 10/9/1951 | Ain't nothin' but a child | Sunnyland Slim | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Mercury | 4630 | 10-in. | 12/9/1951 | Brown skinned woman | Sunnyland Slim | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Mercury | 4631 | 10-in. | 12/9/1951 | Hit the road again | Sunnyland Slim | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Mercury | 4632 | 10-in. | 12/9/1951 | Gin drinkin' baby | Sunnyland Slim | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Chess | U7058 | 10-in. | 1947 | Gypsy woman | Muddy Waters ; Sunnyland Slim | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Chess | U7059 | 10-in. | 1947 | Little Anna Mae | Muddy Waters ; Sunnyland Slim | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sunnyland Slim," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865.
Sunnyland Slim. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865.
"Sunnyland Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Sunnyland Slim, 1907-1995 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83166042
Wikidata: Sunnyland Slim - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477783
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/319145857918623020739
MusicBrainz: Sunnyland Slim - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/25854cde-8c11-477b-8242-a86de1a4a003
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/117334 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/117334
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