Polka Dot Slim

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Polka Dot Slim (actually Vincent Monroe , born December 9, 1919 in Woodsville (Mississippi) ; † June 22, 1981 ) was an American rhythm & blues and blues musician ( vocals , harmonica ).

Live and act

Polka Dot Slim, who also recorded under the pseudonym Mr. Calhoun and was considered one of the last representatives of the country blues in New Orleans , worked for several years in the local blues scene. For JD Miller in Crowley he recorded under his real name as "Polka Dot Slim" in New Orleans in 1964 for the Instant label, the songs Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry and It's A Thing You Gotta Face . John Broven described the songs in his book Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans Polka Dot Slim's Music as "the dirtiest blues in a long time". He died forgotten in 1981 on the west coast of the USA .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Portrait at Satchmo.com (December 9th) ( Memento of the original from September 24th, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.satchmo.com
  2. ↑ Information at Mississippi Blues trail
  3. ↑ a b John Broven: Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans , p 202
  4. ^ Cf. Gérard Herzhaft, Paul Harris, Jerry Haussler, Anton J. Mikofsky: Encyclopedia of the Blues , p. 144
personal data
SURNAME Slim, polka dot
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monroe, Vincent (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Woodsville, Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1981