Born
Elmon Mickle in
Keo,
Arkansas, United States, he not only
recorded as '''Driftin' Slim
, but also as Model 'T' Slim''' and under his real name. His recordings were released on the - amongst others -
Modern,
RPM,
Blue Horizon, Styletone,
Milestone,
Kent, and
Flyright record labels. By the turn of the 1970s, ill health had forced Slim to retire from the
music industry and when he died, a chapter of
American music — that of the
one-man band — had virtually died with him. Slim died from cancer in
Los Angeles, California, in September 1977. == Discography ==