Lightnin' Slim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lightnin' Slim

American Louisiana blues musician

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1913

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1974

Profession: singer, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Otis Verries Hicks, known as Lightnin' Slim (March 13, 1913 – July 27, 1974), was an American Louisiana blues musician, who recorded for Excello Records and played in a style similar to its other Louisiana artists.
The blues critic ED Denson ranked him as one of the five great bluesmen of the 1950s, along with Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson.