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Slim Harpo

James Moore, known professionally as Slim Harpo, was born on 11 February 1924 in Lobdell, Louisiana, and became a guitarist and vocalist in the American blues tradition. Growing up in a region steeped in Delta blues, he began playing locally before recording his first single for Excello Records in the early 1950s, a modest release that would later be compiled in The Excello Singles Anthology (2003). His breakthrough came with the 1957 single "Raining in My Heart", which reached the top ten on the Billboard R&B chart and cemented his reputation as a slide‑guitar player; the track ...