Slim Harpo (born either Isiah Moore or James Isaac Moore; February 11, 1924 [a] – January 31, 1970) [1][2] was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the …

Electric Harmonica Blues , Louisiana Blues , Swamp Blues

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One of the foremost figures in postwar rural blues (especially for British blues bands), with incisive harmonica passages and drawling vocals.

Slim Harpo was an influential Louisiana Bluesman whose infectious songs inspired young British players like The Stones, Yardbirds and Van Morrison.

Of the many legendary “swamp blues” artists to emerge from the bayou country of south Louisiana, none was more distinctive than Slim Harpo, who was also by far the most popular and influential …

Baton Rouge guitarist, singer, and harmonica player James “Slim Harpo” Moore, one of the last traditional blues musicians to achieve pop success, was an important influence on many 1960s rock …

Just a shade behind Lightnin' Slim in local popularity, Harpo played both guitar and neck-rack harmonica in a more down-home approximation of Jimmy Reed, with a few discernible, and distinctive, …

James Isaac Moore, known as Slim Harpo, born in Lobdell, Louisiana, in 1924, was an American blues musician, singer/songwriter, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, that made the national …

Slim Harpo (January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and harmonica player best known as a pioneering figure in swamp blues, a regional style blending rural …