Song:Everytime I Get To Drinkin'
Album:1949-1951
Pianist Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew was a very important figure in the development of Chicago blues in the 50s playing with Muddy Waters and others. He also recorded as a leader. But he bounced around so many labels he couldn't get any momentum. He was also a big part of the 60s blues revival. He was born Sept. 5, 1906 in Quitman County, MS. The Sunnyland Slim name came from the song Sunnyland Train. Slim moved to Memphis in the late 20s and played Beale Street with his long time friend Little Brother Montgomery and Ma Rainey. He moved to Chicago in 1939 and for the next decade he was an in demand backup and session musician for Sonny Boy Williamson and others. Slim first recorded as a leader for RCA in 1947. Then in 1948 he recorded with Muddy Waters on the Aristocrat label. This led to Waters signing with Chess and of course Slim became part of the Chess Records house band. From 1948-56, Slim recorded for numerous labels. Everytime I Get To Drinkin' was released in 1949 on Mercury Records with Oliver Alcorn on tenor sax, Robert Lockwood Jr. on guitar and Big Crawford on bass. You can get this original recording on this CD from the French label Classics. Slim finally got to record an album for Prestige's Bluesville label in 1960. Slim's Shout featured King Curtis on sax. Later on he became friends with the blues band Canned Heat and he toured and recorded with them. They got him a record deal at Liberty. Slim continued to tour in the 70s and 80s and he recorded for Liberty, Storyville and Delmark. Slim was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1988. He died on Mar. 17, 1995 at age 88. Here's Sunnyland Slim with Johnny Shines on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass and Clifton James on drums performing Everytime I Get To Drinkin' 1969.
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