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Shrimp City Slim: Photos

SCS w/Professor Bottleneck & the Rhythm Twins LIVE (June 12, 2010, Brunssum, Netherlands)
SCS w/Professor Bottleneck & the Rhythm Twins LIVE (June 12, 2010, Brunssum, Netherlands)
With Prof. Bottleneck & the Rhythm Twins, outside Music Club Woetsjtok, Brunssum, Holland, 6/12/10 (L-R: Ben "Boom Boom" Paulssen, drums; SCS; Prof. Bottleneck, guitar; Victorious Wim Geraets, bass)
With Prof. Bottleneck & the Rhythm Twins, outside Music Club Woetsjtok, Brunssum, Holland, 6/12/10 (L-R: Ben "Boom Boom" Paulssen, drums; SCS; Prof. Bottleneck, guitar; Victorious Wim Geraets, bass)
SCS & Professor Bottleneck, Cafe Curioso, June 2010
SCS & Professor Bottleneck, Cafe Curioso, June 2010
SCS & Beverly Guitar Watkins en route to Martha's Vineyard (private party), 8/6/10
SCS & Beverly Guitar Watkins en route to Martha's Vineyard (private party), 8/6/10
SCS band at La Fiesta (Camden, SC, 10/2008), Carolina Downhome Blues Fest (L-R: Dr Pickup, Silent Eddie, LaMont Garner, SCS)
SCS band at La Fiesta (Camden, SC, 10/2008), Carolina Downhome Blues Fest (L-R: Dr Pickup, Silent Eddie, LaMont Garner, SCS)
Blues in the Schools, Camden, SC, 10/2008, Part #1: History, background of the blues
Blues in the Schools, Camden, SC, 10/2008, Part #1: History, background of the blues
Blues in the Schools, Camden, SC, 10/2008, Part #2: Performance (SCS, LaMont Garner, Dr Pickup)
Blues in the Schools, Camden, SC, 10/2008, Part #2: Performance (SCS, LaMont Garner, Dr Pickup)
Blues in the Schools, Camden, SC, 10/2008, Part #2-A: Performance (SCS, LaMont Garner, Dr Pickup)
Blues in the Schools, Camden, SC, 10/2008, Part #2-A: Performance (SCS, LaMont Garner, Dr Pickup)
Dark Road Piano (latest CD, solo, 2006)
Dark Road Piano (latest CD, solo, 2006)
SCS band with Miss Wanda Johnson, Pocono Blues Festival 7/29/06 (L-R: Jerome Griffin, bass; Lamont Garner, drums; Miss Wanda; Silent Eddie Phillips, guitar; SCS)
SCS band with Miss Wanda Johnson, Pocono Blues Festival 7/29/06 (L-R: Jerome Griffin, bass; Lamont Garner, drums; Miss Wanda; Silent Eddie Phillips, guitar; SCS)
With Beverly Guitar Watkins (Gage Hall, Lowcountry Blues Bash, Feb. 2005; L-R: Dudley Birch, drums; Mike "Mr. Big" Kincaid, sax; Beverly; SCS) (photo: Dereck Curry)
With Beverly Guitar Watkins (Gage Hall, Lowcountry Blues Bash, Feb. 2005; L-R: Dudley Birch, drums; Mike "Mr. Big" Kincaid, sax; Beverly; SCS) (photo: Dereck Curry)
SCS band, circa 1996 (L-R: Jerome Griffin, SCS, Dudley Birch, Silent Eddie Phillips)
SCS band, circa 1996 (L-R: Jerome Griffin, SCS, Dudley Birch, Silent Eddie Phillips)
SCS band, circa 2001 (L-R: Silent Eddie Phillips, SCS, Rockin' Jimmy Fenno, Chuck "The Cat" Morris)
SCS band, circa 2001 (L-R: Silent Eddie Phillips, SCS, Rockin' Jimmy Fenno, Chuck "The Cat" Morris)
Chicago Blues Fest 6/9/07 (photo: Joe Lempkowski)
Chicago Blues Fest 6/9/07 (photo: Joe Lempkowski)
"Hold What You Got": Wanda Johnson's 2008 release
"Hold What You Got": Wanda Johnson's 2008 release
Legendary recordings from 1989 tour of Colombia, South America (out of print)
Legendary recordings from 1989 tour of Colombia, South America (out of print)
Wanda Johnson / www.wandaj.com
Wanda Johnson / www.wandaj.com
One of numerous collaborations with the great Big Boy Henry
One of numerous collaborations with the great Big Boy Henry
Personal favorite - 1998 album
Personal favorite - 1998 album
One of the most popular SCS albums...all tracks live
One of the most popular SCS albums...all tracks live
Did a lot of touring in the early '90s with Bob - this is the cassette we released on Erwin Music
Did a lot of touring in the early '90s with Bob - this is the cassette we released on Erwin Music
One of the greatest bluesmen you probably never heard of...Walter passed away in 1990. This is the cassette we released on Erwin Music in 1989.
One of the greatest bluesmen you probably never heard of...Walter passed away in 1990. This is the cassette we released on Erwin Music in 1989.
Centre Tcheque, Paris, 1/18/08 (L-R: Kola, guitar, special guest with Dr. Pickup: Bruce Stringkiller, guitar; Danny, drums; David, bass; photo: Jocelyn Richez)
Centre Tcheque, Paris, 1/18/08 (L-R: Kola, guitar, special guest with Dr. Pickup: Bruce Stringkiller, guitar; Danny, drums; David, bass; photo: Jocelyn Richez)
Big Boy Henry: 1993 CD on Erwin Music
Big Boy Henry: 1993 CD on Erwin Music
Wanda Johnson & SCS band, Chicago Blues Festival 6/9/07 (photo: Jocelyn Richez)
Wanda Johnson & SCS band, Chicago Blues Festival 6/9/07 (photo: Jocelyn Richez)
After a gig at L'Espace Blues, Paris, with Dr. Pickup (2003)
After a gig at L'Espace Blues, Paris, with Dr. Pickup (2003)
Early recordings from Boston...great band, melodic jazz-rock, all-original songs
Early recordings from Boston...great band, melodic jazz-rock, all-original songs
A Sunday concert at Mimi's Creekside (2002, John Etheridge, drums; Chuck the Cat Morris, harmonica)
A Sunday concert at Mimi's Creekside (2002, John Etheridge, drums; Chuck the Cat Morris, harmonica)
The first CD (1992) with bonus trax from 1995
The first CD (1992) with bonus trax from 1995
SCS quartet, March, 2008 (add Juke Joint Johnny, second from left) (photo: Bill Blizard)
SCS quartet, March, 2008 (add Juke Joint Johnny, second from left) (photo: Bill Blizard)
With Wanda Johnson, band, and coordinator at Cognac Blues Passions, July, 2008 (L-R: LaVonta Green, bass; LaMont Garner, drums; Wanda Johnson; Laure, our coordinator; Silent Eddie Phillips, guitar; SCS, keys)
With Wanda Johnson, band, and coordinator at Cognac Blues Passions, July, 2008 (L-R: LaVonta Green, bass; LaMont Garner, drums; Wanda Johnson; Laure, our coordinator; Silent Eddie Phillips, guitar; SCS, keys)
Soundcheck before big show at Cognac Blues Passions, July 27, 2008
Soundcheck before big show at Cognac Blues Passions, July 27, 2008
Ancestor Worship (Boston, 1980) (L-R: SCS; Craig Hlady, guitar; Cliff Lott, bass; Bill Perich, reeds; Doug Nally, drums; Ron Berman, guitar)
Ancestor Worship (Boston, 1980) (L-R: SCS; Craig Hlady, guitar; Cliff Lott, bass; Bill Perich, reeds; Doug Nally, drums; Ron Berman, guitar)
Station Tavern, London (1994): L-R: SCS, Big Boy Henry, Dave Peabody, friend, Booba Barnes, Big Joe Louis, Little George Sueref, Brian Nevill, Gordon Smith
Station Tavern, London (1994): L-R: SCS, Big Boy Henry, Dave Peabody, friend, Booba Barnes, Big Joe Louis, Little George Sueref, Brian Nevill, Gordon Smith
2008 at the Reveillon Jazz Cafe in Reveillon, France. This piano came from the Decca Recording Studios in London. Billy Preston recorded "That's the Way God Planned It" on this piano.
2008 at the Reveillon Jazz Cafe in Reveillon, France. This piano came from the Decca Recording Studios in London. Billy Preston recorded "That's the Way God Planned It" on this piano.
Boris (Boston, 1972) (L-R: SCS; Cliff Lott, bass; James Warner, sax & flutes; Joe Beres, drums) (courtesy of The Boston Ledger)
Boris (Boston, 1972) (L-R: SCS; Cliff Lott, bass; James Warner, sax & flutes; Joe Beres, drums) (courtesy of The Boston Ledger)
Lil Frodo Blues Explosion, May 1970, "Hungry I" coffeehouse, Notre Dame H.S., Niles, IL (L-R: Dan DeLorenzo, bass; Jay Sebastian, harp; Shrimp City Slim, acoustic guitar). This is the only known photo of this band.
Lil Frodo Blues Explosion, May 1970, "Hungry I" coffeehouse, Notre Dame H.S., Niles, IL (L-R: Dan DeLorenzo, bass; Jay Sebastian, harp; Shrimp City Slim, acoustic guitar). This is the only known photo of this band.
February 2009 (pic: Jonathan Stout) at The Mill
February 2009 (pic: Jonathan Stout) at The Mill
(photo: David Hartung, 2008) Ruins of Sao Paulo, Macau, SAR (China): L-R: LaMont Garner, Silent Eddie Phillips, SCS, Wanda Johnson
(photo: David Hartung, 2008) Ruins of Sao Paulo, Macau, SAR (China): L-R: LaMont Garner, Silent Eddie Phillips, SCS, Wanda Johnson
Cover art for "Gabriella" (single, released July 2010)
Cover art for "Gabriella" (single, released July 2010)
(photo: David Hartung, 2008), Teatro, Macau SAR (China): Eddie, Wanda, SCS, LaMont
(photo: David Hartung, 2008), Teatro, Macau SAR (China): Eddie, Wanda, SCS, LaMont
"Blues on the Beach" (1994); lots of guests including Skeeter Brandon, Steve James, Roger Bellow
"Blues on the Beach" (1994); lots of guests including Skeeter Brandon, Steve James, Roger Bellow
"Blue Palmetto" (1996), 20 orig songs, nice cover art by Mickey Williams (same artist as "Blues on the Beach"
"Blue Palmetto" (1996), 20 orig songs, nice cover art by Mickey Williams (same artist as "Blues on the Beach"
New River Blues Fest (2009?), West Jefferson, NC: L-R Howard Colbert, Bob Margolin, Wanda Johnson, Queen Bee Zamagni, Hound Dog Baskerville, SCS, Jumpin' Joe Orr
New River Blues Fest (2009?), West Jefferson, NC: L-R Howard Colbert, Bob Margolin, Wanda Johnson, Queen Bee Zamagni, Hound Dog Baskerville, SCS, Jumpin' Joe Orr