Guitar Slim

Born: 
12/10/1926
City: 
Greenwood
Region: 
Mississippi
Country: 
USA
Died: 
02/07/1959
Years Active: 
1940's-1959
Genre(s): 
Blues
R&B
Rock
Instruments: 
Guitar, Vocals
Associated Artists: 
Muddy Waters

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Eddie Jones, better known as Guitar Slim, was a blues guitarist best known for the million-selling song "The Things That I Used to Do". Slim had a major impact on rock and roll and experimented with distorted overtones on the electric guitar a full decade before Jimi Hendrix.

Discography

The Things That I Used To Do
Released: 1953

Concerts

Event Date Venue Citysort descending Region Country
Guitar Slim 11/24/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA
Guitar Slim 11/25/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA
Guitar Slim 11/26/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA
Guitar Slim 11/27/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA
Guitar Slim 11/28/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA
Guitar Slim 11/29/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA
Guitar Slim 11/23/1956 Flame Show Bar Detroit Michigan USA