(1934-12-21)December 21, 1934 Texarkana, Texas, United States
Died
June 16, 1984(1984-06-16) (aged 49) Texarkana, Texas, United States
Genres
Texas blues, country blues[1]
Occupation(s)
Harmonicist, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Harmonica, vocals
Years active
Mid-1940s – late 1970s
Musical artist
Travis Leonard Blaylock (December 21, 1934 – June 16, 1984), better known as Harmonica Slim, was an American blues harmonicist, singer and songwriter.[2][3] He had some commercial success in the 1950s; recordings of two songs he wrote, "Mary Helen" and "You Better Believe It" (both 1956), were modest hits. He released a total of six singles and toured alongside Percy Mayfield, Harmonica Fats, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton and Ray Charles. His debut album was released in 1969. By the late 1970s, he had stopped playing the blues.
He is not to be confused with (as he has been in some sources) two other similarly named artists, James Isaac Moore (better known as Slim Harpo)[4] and Richard Riley Riggins (1921–2003).[3][5]
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^Komara, Edward, ed. (2005). The Blues Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 410. ISBN 978-0415926997.
^Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2003 January to June". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
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