Sunnyland Slim Musical artist

Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew (September 5, 1906 – March 17, 1995) was an American blues pianist, who was born in the Mississippi Delta, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois, to contribute to that city's post-war scene as a center for blues music. Chicago's 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."

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Slim Sunnyland
Birth dateSeptember 05, 1907
Birth place
Vance Mississippi , Quitman County Mississippi
Date of deathMarch 17, 1995
Place of death
Chicago , Illinois

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Musical artist

Career started1920
Career ended1990
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
instrument
Piano
record label
Earwig Music Company

Sunnyland Slim on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://blueslim.m78.com/discography.html#Anchor75540
  2. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary--sunnyland-slim-1612090.html