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Lightnin' Slim, 1913-1974

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Personal name headingLightnin' Slim, 1913-1974
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Variant(s)Slim, Lightnin', 1913-1974
Hicks, Otis, 1913-1974
Lightning Slim, 1913-1974
Associated countryLouisiana
LocatedBaton Rouge (La.)
Birth date19130313
Death date19740723
Place of birthSaint Louis (Mo.)
Place of deathDetroit (Mich.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Singers Guitarists
Found inHis High and low down [SR] c1978: label (Lightnin' Slim, blues singer and guitarist) container (Otis Hicks, b. 3/13/13; d. 7/23/74)
His We gotta rock tonight [SR] p1986: label (Lightning Slim)
Wikipedia, November 8, 2013 (Lightnin' Slim; born Otis V. Hicks, March 13, 1913, on a farm outside St. Louis, Missouri; moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the age of 13; died July 27, 1974, Detroit, Michigan; African-American Louisiana blues musician who recorded for Excello Records)
Oxford music online, November 8, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Lightnin' Slim; born Otis Hicks, March 13, 1913, St. Louis, Missouri; died July 27, 1974, Detroit, Michigan; best known as a Louisiana blues stylist)