Lightnin' Slim
Otis Verries Hicks, known as Lightnin' Slim (March 13, 1913 – July 27, 1974), was an American blues musician who played Louisiana blues and swamp blues for Excello Records. The blues critic ED Denson ranked him as one of the five great bluesmen of the 1950s, along with Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson.
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Lightnin' Slim on the cover of the album Winter Time Blues (Ace Records) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Otis Verries Hicks |
| Born | March 13, 1913 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. or Good Pine, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1974 (aged 61) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocal |
| Labels | Excello, Stateside, Flyright Ace |
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