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: piano, composer, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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
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
Chess	U7110	10-in.	April, 1948	She ain't nowhere	Muddy Waters ; Sunnyland Slim		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer
Chess	U7111	10-in.	April, 1948	My baby, my baby	Muddy Waters ; Sunnyland Slim		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer
Chess	U7130	10-in.	11/10/1948	My sweet lovin' woman	Robert Nighthawk		instrumentalist, piano
Chess	U7197	10-in.	11/10/1948	Return mail blues	Robert Nighthawk		instrumentalist, piano
Chess	U9290	10-in.	September or October, 1948	Florida hurricane	Muddy Waters ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden ; Sunnyland Slim		instrumentalist, piano
Chess	U9293	10-in.	September or October 1949	So nice and kind	Muddy Waters ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden ; Sunnyland Slim		instrumentalist, piano
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 November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865.

Sunnyland Slim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345865.

"Sunnyland Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.