SLiM PiCKENS

b. Clyde Wilson, 14 July 1910, USA, d. 15 July 1990, USA. From 1933 onwards Wilson performed often on radio, mainly in the Indiana, Missouri and Nebraska, on show such as Ozark Jubilee. He led his Prairie Playboys, sang solo and in various groups. A frequent collaborator was singer, Floyd ‘Goo-goo' Rutledge with whom Wilson performed in duo as Whistler And Flash. There were also Slim And Shorty, the Tall Timber Trio, the Buster Fellows and the Goodwill Family. The bulk of Wilson's recordings were radio transcriptions, which he continued to make into the 50s. Among instrumental...