Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist and singer (1906–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert Luandrew (September 5, 1906 – March 17, 1995),[1] 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.[2]
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Birth name | Albert Luandrew |
Born | (1906-09-05)September 5, 1906 Near Vance, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | March 17, 1995(1995-03-17) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Blues |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1920s–1990s |
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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".[3]