1. Eddie Jones, known as Guitar Slim, was an American guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song "The Things That I Used to Do", for Specialty Records.
10 Facts About Guitar Slim
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Guitar Slim's mother died when he was five, and he was raised by his grandmother.
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Guitar Slim was particularly influenced by T-Bone Walker and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.
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About 1950 he adopted the stage name Guitar Slim and became known for his wild stage act.
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Guitar Slim wore bright-colored suits and dyed his hair to match them.
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Guitar Slim had an assistant who followed him around the audience with up to 350 feet of cord between his guitar and his amplifier, and occasionally rode on his assistant's shoulders or even took his guitar outside the club, bringing traffic to a stop.
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Guitar Slim got together with Muddy Waters in Los Angeles, California, for some lively playing.
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Guitar Slim had a minor rhythm and blues hit in 1952 with "Feelin' Sad", which Ray Charles covered.
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Guitar Slim recorded for several labels, including Imperial, Bullet, Specialty, and Atco.
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Guitar Slim is buried in a small cemetery in Thibodaux, Louisiana, where his manager, Hosea Hill, resided.