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James Isaac Moore (January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970), known as Slim Harpo, was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". His most successful and influential recordings included "I'm a King Bee" (1957), "Rainin' In My Heart" (1961), and "Baby Scratch My Back" (1966) which reached no.1 on the R&B chart and no.16 on the US pop chart. A master of the blues harmonica, his stage name was derived from the popular nickname for that instrument, the "harp".
The riff from Harpo's 1966 hit "Shake Your Hips", which itself was derivative of Bo Diddley's "Bring It to Jerome", was used in the ZZ Top 1973 hit "La Grange", and the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1972 album Exile On Main Street. "Shake Your Hips" was also covered by Joan Osborne on her 2012 album Bring It On Home. Other notable covers of Slim Harpo songs include "I Got Love If You Want It" by the Kinks, "I'm the Face" by the Who (when they were still called the High Numbers), "I'm A King Bee" by the Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and the Doors, and "Don't Start Crying Now" by Them with Van Morrison. Harpo's recordings were also widely covered in modern African-American circles, including by Gil Scott-Heron on his final album. Scott-Heron covered "I'll Take Care of You" on his record I'm New Here.
The Slim Harpo Music Awards, awarded annually in Baton Rouge, are named in his honor. Proceeds from the awards benefit the "Music in the Schools" outreach program.
Tracklist:
A1 Rainin' In My Heart
A2 Blues Hangover
A3 Bobby Sox Baby
A4 I Got Love If You Want It
A5 Snoopin' Around
A6 Buzz Me Baby
B1 I'm A King Bee
B2 What A Dream
B3 Don't Start Cryin' Now
B4 Moody Blues
B5 My Home Is A Person
B6 Dream Girl
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps (VBR)
Channels: mono
Samplerate: 48000
Encoder: Xing
MPEG-1 layer 3
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