Highly regarded as a Louisiana Swamp Blues legend, Otis Hicks aka Lightnin' Slim, was born March 13, 1913 on a farm outside St. Louis, Missouri. At an early age, Hicks left Missouri and moved to St. Francisville, Louisiana where he worked outside of music. Hicks learn to play the guitar from his brother Layfield Hicks during the 1930's.
In the late 1940's Hicks worked the bars of Baton Rouge, Louisiana with other local bluesmen like Arthur Kelly. During the 1950's Hicks often worked with his brother in law Slim Harpo, and they performed together occasionally in the 1960's.
He recorded for Excello from the mid-50's to mid-60's, and under the production of Jay Miller established his reputation in the Bayou State with the release of his classic “Rooster Blues.”
Slim’s recording fortunes waned in the mid-60s and he left Louisiana for Romeo, Michigan, where he worked as a laborer. Several years later while living in Pontiac he received an invitation to perform at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. The concert and a subsequent date for Excello led to a minor resurgence in his popularity and a string of European tours. There isn’t a lot of material available from Slim’s second coming, but “Blue Lightning,” a live club date on the London-based Indigo imprint, gives a pretty accurate barometer of where he was at.
This jump started comeback and he began his European tour which took him to England in 1972 as part of the American Folk-Blues Festival. He performed at the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland and toured with the American Blues Legend Tour in 1973.
On July 27, 1974,Louisiana Swamp Blues legend Otis V. “Lightnin' Slim” Hicks died of cancer.
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Altamente considerado como una leyenda de Louisiana Swamp Blues, Otis Hicks alias Lightnin' Slim, nació el 13 de marzo de 1913 en una granja en las afueras de St. A una edad temprana, Hicks dejó Missouri y se mudó a St. Francisville, Louisiana donde trabajó fuera de la música. Hicks aprendió a tocar la guitarra de su hermano Layfield Hicks durante los años 30.
A finales de los 40, Hicks trabajó en los bares de Baton Rouge, Louisiana con otros bluesmen locales como Arthur Kelly. Durante los años 50 Hicks trabajó a menudo con su cuñado Slim Harpo, y actuaron juntos ocasionalmente en los años 60.
Grabó para Excello desde mediados de los 50 a mediados de los 60, y bajo la producción de Jay Miller estableció su reputación en el estado de Bayou con el lanzamiento de su clásico "Rooster Blues".
La fortuna discográfica de Slim disminuyó a mediados de los años 60 y dejó Luisiana para ir a Romeo, Michigan, donde trabajó como obrero. Varios años después, mientras vivía en Pontiac, recibió una invitación para actuar en el Festival de Blues de Ann Arbor en 1972. El concierto y una fecha posterior para Excello provocaron un pequeño resurgimiento de su popularidad y una serie de giras europeas. No hay mucho material disponible de la segunda venida de Slim, pero "Blue Lightning", una fecha de club en vivo en el sello Indigo con sede en Londres, da un barómetro bastante preciso de dónde estaba.
Este salto comenzó su regreso y comenzó su gira europea que lo llevó a Inglaterra en 1972 como parte del American Folk-Blues Festival. Actuó en el Festival de Jazz de Montreux de 1972 en Montreaux, Suiza, y realizó una gira con el American Blues Legend Tour en 1973.
El 27 de julio de 1974, la leyenda del Louisiana Swamp Blues Otis V. "Lightnin' Slim" Hicks murió de cáncer.
Tracklist:
A1 - Rooster Blues - 2:38
A2 - Things I Used To Do - 3:08
A3 - Bad Luck Blues - 3:29
A4 - My Babe - 2:22
A5 - G.I. Blues - 2:30
B1 - Oh Baby - 2:53
B2 - That's All Right - 2:54
B3 - Crazy 'Bout You Baby - 2:42
B4 - Good Morning Heartaches - 2:57
B5 - Voodoo Blues - 5:06
Credits:
Bass – Bob Wary
Coordinator – Yvonne Williams
Drums – Fred Proudly
Engineer – David (Bat) Johnson
Harmonica – Tippy Armstrong
Horns – Charles Rose, Mike Stough, Sonny Royal, Stacy Goss
Lead Guitar – Jesse Carr
Mastered By – Paul Richmond
Photography By – Leni Sinclair
Piano, Organ – Clayton Ivey
Producer, Arranged By – Jerry Williams Jr.
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Lightnin Slim
Notes:
Recorded & mixed at Quinvy Recording Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
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