Mickle, Elmon Drifting Slim
(1919–1977)> HARMONICA PLAYER
Mickle, Elmon Drifting Slim 24 February 1919; Keo, AR – 15 September 1977; Los Angeles, CA Harmonica player who later learned drums and guitar. His early harmonica influence was John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson through records and personal meetings in the 1930s. He performed in Arkansas in the 1940s, including radio shows on KDRK and KGHI. In 1951 he formed a band with guitarists Baby Face Turner, Crippled Red (Junior Brooks), and drummer Bill Russell, with which he recorded for the Bihari…