Green, Norman G. Guitar Slim

Green, Norman G. Guitar Slim 25 July 1907; Bryant, TX – 28 September 1975; Los Angeles, CA This deep singer and down-home guitarist, who carried the Texas blues tradition into California, recorded some classic sides in the 1940s and 1950s, such as “ Alla Blues ,” that would become some kind of a West Coast national anthem like “ Tin Pan Alley .” Shortly before his death, he was rediscovered by Johnny Otis who recorded his only album. Gérard Herzhaft Bibliography Sort…