Lightnin' Slim - Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62Guitarist, singer and songwriter Lightnin' Slim (real name Otis Hicks) was born in Louisiana in 1913 and was a pioneer and first prominent exponent of the "Swamp Blues" style, coming relatively late in life to recording in his early 40s to record his best known work during the late 1950s and early '60s, before retreating from the business until being re discovered and brought back to performing in the early 1970s. His music became a significant

This great-value 56-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his singles for Vocalion

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This collection offers an entertaining insight into the music of a highly individual artist as well as a distinctive strand of regional blues

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Duane helped inspire a generation of teenagers to pick up a guitar and emulate his technique