About Me
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Eagle Park Slim has been party to the blues for over 50 years. Originating from the one and only Eagle Park, Illinois, he started his first band 50 years ago and has played continuously since.
Slim has played with names like: MUDDY WATERS, LITTLE WILLIE JOHN, SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON, JIMMY REED, CHUCK BERRY, PERCY MAYFIELD, SOUND GARDEN, TINA TURNER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, JOE COCKER, DAVID "HONEY BOY" EDWARDS and many more Blues legends.
Eagle Park Slim has been a musical institution in Eugene since 1980, known as the keeper of “Peace Through Music,†Slim was a regular on the old Eugene Mall and on 13th Avenue, playing solo acoustic guitar and harmonica and singing in his rich baritone voice. He performs regularly at the Saturday Market and many local taverns and clubs with his own blues band.
Slim Often appears in other cities throughout the west, including Denver, Colorado & Seattle, Washington. He’s a favorite at the Boulder Creek Festival in Boulder, Colorado, the Bumbershoot in Seattle, Washington, and the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon.
Slim’s unique sound has developed a loyal following wherever he performs. “Don’t just tell your friends about me,†says Slim, “ bring them out with you & listen.†This is the secret of Slim’s success; people love to listen.
Performing his own song as well as hundreds of blues favorites, Slim’s music reflects his blues roots. Over 50 years of writing, traveling and performing, Slim has built quiet a noteworthy reputation with his own unique musical identity. His music defies traditional categories, and never fails to please his listeners. Songs like “Ain’t No Time to Hate†and “You’re My Jamaica†are original crowd pleasers.
Slim has found that he has a large audience – little babies, toddlers, and young people of all ages enjoy his music for all occasions. His songs reach out to everybody, young and old. Every listener has an Eagle Park Slim song they can call his or her own favorite.
NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM!
Eagle Park Slim’s long-awaited Christmas album is here! There’s nothing like some live music, so make sure you check my Upcoming Show schedule and see where I'm playing these days. Visit me in person at a local show!
A Christmas Surprise - $14.00
“A Christmas Surprise†is full of Eagle Park Slim originals and features Seattle harp player, Jeff Herzog
GIVE US YOUR POOR - $14.00
This CD is part of a campaign to help stop homelessness. In addition to Eagle Park Slim singing his song "Baby, don't let me go homeless tonight" with Keb Mo, the album features such blockbuster performers as Bruce Springstein & Pete Seeger, Jon Bon Jovi, Madeleine Peyroux, Bonnie Raitt, Mario Frangoulis, Danny Glover, Jewel, Sonya, Kitchell, Mighty Sam McClain, Natalie Merchant, Tim Robbins, Michelle Shocked, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Dan Zanes, and Buffalo Tom.
NORTHWEST BLUES - $14.00
Like many bluesmen before him, Eagle Park Slim has remained largely undocumented in the studio. Northwest Blues was his first major release, featuring many of his original classic cuts and rare tracks from studio sessions and informal performances with his band throughout the 70s and 80s. The real folk blues!
Contains:
One Step From Heaven, Going Back to Eugene, Don't Lay on My Sofa, Baby Don't Let Me Go Homeless, I Owe Everybody, Everybody Owes Me, I'll Just Call You Something Nice, Eagle Park Slim Strut (Part 1), Northwest Blues/Seattle USA, Me & You in the Rain, Here's That Rainy Day, Pike Place Market Blues, You're My Jamaica, Eagle Park Slim Strut (Part 2), These Days, Expresso Rock Music, It's Springtime Again, My Baby Calls Me Honey, Chitlin Circuit, Flower for Hendrix, Hollywood Labor Star/Free Agent.
AIN'T NO TIME TO HATE - $14.00
Slim's most recent release, contains such hits as:
I wanna Work for You Lord, Ain't No Time to Hate, I Got it Easy, Good Morning Blues, Bad News is Worth a Lot of Money, Let's Dance, We are Always Falling Back in Our Tracks, If I Had a Million Dollars, Cruisin Down Coburg Road, Everybody Comes Out When the Sun Shines, Market Blues, Don't Drink and Drive, Nowhere to go Lord, He's Got You, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Amazon Creek, I'm Going Away, I'm an Easy Rider, Fly me to the Moon, The Windmills of my Mind, She's Always Around
NORTHWEST BLUES VOLUME 2 - $14.00
If you enjoyed Northwest Blues, you will love Volume 2: BACK IN SCHOOL AGAIN. It is filled with love and peace. Back in School Again is a song Slim wrote for kids who are lost out there and need to get back in school again before it's too late.
Contains:
Train 4, Designated Driver, I Got Five More Miles To Go, Even a Mule Got a Budget Now, 'Goodbye, Carlene, Goodbye', Late, Late Love Shift, I Been Again, I'm Gonna Save My Money (Until I Get Old), I Got Me a Bank Account, I've Got That Certain Wrinkle, Eagle Park Sound, 'Eugene, Eugene, OR I Love You', Your Friends Keep Brining You Down, My Lord is Gonna Take Me All The Way Home, The Windmills of My Mind, I'm Back in School Again, Landlord Blues, Give Me a Chevrolet, My Jamaica
THE VIPERS-featuring-EAGLE PARK SLIM - $10.00
Named by Real Blues magazine as one of the Top 20 Independent Blues Releases of 2000!
Features:
1. Chicken And The Hawk
2. Let's Work Together
3. Such A Fool
4. Born Under A Bad Sign
5. Ups And Downs
6. Poison Ivy
7. Deep Down In Florida
8. Road Runner Blues
9. You Ran
10. Viper Band Boogie
11. When My Baby Left Me
12. Claustrophobia Blues
13. Can't Get No Grindin'
