Born: December 10, 1926 Greenwood, MS

Died: February 7, 1959 New York, NY

“He was the performanest man I ever seen.”—Earl King.

“He could tear up a house.”—Lloyd Lambert.

Certainly there were better instrumentalists, vocalists and songwriters in New Orleans, but none were more dynamic on stage and passionate on record than the late Eddie Jones, a.k.a. Guitar Slim. Even people that knew him well e...