New Orleans R&B
Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim was a ferocious pioneer of electric guitar distortion. His 1953 masterpiece 'The Things That I Used to Do' (arranged by a young Ray Charles) sold over a million copies and established a gospel-drenched,...
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Guitar Slim was a ferocious pioneer of electric guitar distortion. His 1953 masterpiece 'The Things That I Used to Do' (arranged by a young Ray Charles) sold over a million copies and established a gospel-drenched, heavily amplified blues sound that shaped early soul music. His overdriven tone directly paved the way for Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix.
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