Lynwood Slim was born on Richard Dennis Duran, August 19,1953, Los Angeles, California; died August 4,2014 and was an American blues harmonica player and singer.
11 Facts About Lynwood Slim
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Lynwood Slim started playing the trumpet at age 18, and the harmonica when he was 15.
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Lynwood Slim played the Los Angeles music scene then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1974.
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Lynwood Slim became a major force on the music scene, winning awards for best blues band in 1986.
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Lynwood Slim moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1988, returned to Los Angeles later that same year.
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Lynwood Slim started working with Junior Watson, as well as Hollywood Fats Band alumni Larry Taylor, Fred Kaplan and Richard Innes.
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Lynwood Slim started playing the flute after listening to James Moody and Herbie Mann.
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Lynwood Slim was latterly currently signed to Delta Groove, an independent record label based in Van Nuys, California.
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Lynwood Slim toured and recorded in the United States as well as Europe, South America and Australia.
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In late 2011, Lynwood Slim was given news that without a liver transplant he would only survive for two years.
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Lynwood Slim did not have health insurance and his family accepted donations through his website.