This is FRESH AIR. For a bluesman who didn't come from one of the usual places and who didn't sound much like any of the Chicago bluesman of the early 1950s, Slim Harpo not only had great success, but ...

WHEN Harmonica Slim plays the blues you can hear a woman sobbing in the rain, alone and full of pain. Music is his voice and it brings strains of heartbreak and remorse to the streets of L.A. where ...

GO! EditorEddie Haywood picked up more than just the trash a few years ago on his early-morning sanitation route.He was surprised to see anyone out that early in the morning, much less local musician ...

Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge Martin Hawkins 416 Pages ISBN: # 978-0807164532 LSU Press 2016 James Moore, AKA, Slim Harpo, was a musician that existed at ground level. In his heyday, one ...

Local musical legend ``Harmonica'' Slim brings a bold indigo sound to bear on his first record, ``Harmonica Slim with the Pena Brothers.'' Chock full of lightning licks and greasy, gritty, down-home ...