Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo (born either Isiah Moore or James Isaac Moore; February 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". He played guitar and was a master of the blues harmonica, known in blues circles as a "harp". His most successful and influential recordings included "I'm a King Bee" (1957), "Rainin' in My Heart" (1961), and "Baby Scratch My Back" (1966), which reached number one on Billboard's R&B chart and number 16 on its broader Hot 100 singles chart.
Genre: blues, harmonica-blues, traditional-blues, louisiana-blues, acoustic-blues, swamp-blues, swamp-rock
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Top Tracks
- Buzzin'
- Baby, Scratch My Back
- Don't Start Cryin' Now
- Sittin' Here Wondering
- Shake Your Hips
- Hey Little Lee
- You'll Be Sorry One Day
- What's Goin' on Baby
- Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)
- Don't Start Cryin' Now
- The Music's Hot
- Boogie Chillun
- Wild About My Baby
- We're Two of a Kind
- That Ain't Your Business
- Something Inside Me
- I Love the Life I'm Living
- I'm a King Bee
- That's Alright Baby (Aka. Don't Start Cryin' Now)
- Don't Start Cryin' Now
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