Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)

Memphis Slim

American blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)

John Len Chatman, known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have…