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Peter Chatman

aka Memphis Slim

real name John Len Chatman

Memphis, United States

Peter Chatman is credited on 1,608 releases across 507 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,608

Credits

507

Albums

8

Decades active

323

In collections

Biography

Peter Chatman is better known as Memphis Slim, the performing name he used for almost all of his career. Born John Len Chatman it is believed he adapted Peter as first name for his early Okeh recordings to honour his father, Peter Chatman, also a blues musician. Very soon he started using Memphis Slim as performer name, but kept using Peter Chatman for his composers credits.

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Credited work

1,608 releases · 507 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,470
  • Other credits · 27

Studios: Regal Theater · Cook County Jail · Ter Mar Studios · Mushroom Studios, Vancouver

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