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'''Clarence Sims''' (born November 7, 1934), best known by his stage name, '''Fillmore Slim''', is an American [[blues]] vocalist and guitarist with five albums to his credit. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was also a known [[pimp]] in [[San Francisco]],<ref name="sfweekly">{{cite web|last=Amter |first=Charlie |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-08-08/music/pimps-and-players/ |title=Pimps and Players &#124; San Francisco News and Events |publisher=SF Weekly |date=August 8, 2001 |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> referred to several times as "The West Coast Godfather of the Game" and "The Pope of Pimping".<ref name="nathanielturner">{{cite web|url=http://www.nathanielturner.com/reviewofgospelofthegame.htm |title=Review of Gospel of the Game |publisher=Nathanielturner.com |date=March 4, 2012 |access-date=November 4, 2015|archive-date=August 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803100428/http://www.nathanielturner.com/reviewofgospelofthegame.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Clarence Sims''' (born October 5, 1934), best known by his [[stage name]], '''Fillmore Slim''', is a [[blues]] [[singer|vocalist]] and [[guitar]]ist with five albums to his credit. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was also a known [[pimp]] in [[San Francisco]],<ref name="sfweekly">{{cite web|last=Amter |first=Charlie |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-08-08/music/pimps-and-players/ |title=Pimps and Players &#124; Music &#124; San Francisco &#124; San Francisco News and Events |publisher=SF Weekly |date=2001-08-08 |accessdate=2015-11-04}}</ref> referred to several times as "The West Coast Godfather of the Game" and "The Pope of Pimping".{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born and raised in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], United States, Fillmore began learning about the blues at an early age. ''"I done lived the blues,"'' he once said in an interview. ''"The blues is about picking cotton, working in the fields, living in the streets, and you know I did all these things."''<ref name="sfweekly" />
Born and raised in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], United States, Fillmore began learning about the blues at an early age. "I done lived the blues," he once said in an interview. "The blues is about picking cotton, working in the fields, living in the streets, and you know I did all these things."<ref name="sfweekly" />


In 1955, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career, playing by himself in the street and later starting a band called Eddy N and The Blues Slayers. During this time he had a relationship with [[Etta James]] before she achieved her fame as a blues singer<ref name="sfweekly" /> and recorded a few 45 rpm records himself. His most successful record from this time was titled "You Got the Nerve of a Brass Monkey".<ref name="sfgate">{{cite web|author=Joel Selvin |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/17/PK79457.DTL&type=music |title=Embracing the Blues / Former pimp Fillmore Slim puts the fast life behind him, moves forward with his music |publisher=SFGate |date=2000-09-17 |accessdate=2015-11-04}}</ref>
In 1955, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career, playing by himself in the street and later starting a band called Eddy N and The Blues Slayers. During this time he had a relationship with [[Etta James]] before she achieved her fame as a blues singer,<ref name="sfweekly" /> and recorded a few 45 rpm records himself. His most successful record from this time was titled "You Got the Nerve of a Brass Monkey".<ref name="sfgate">{{cite web|author=Joel Selvin |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/17/PK79457.DTL&type=music |title=Embracing the Blues / Former pimp Fillmore Slim puts the fast life behind him, moves forward with his music |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=September 17, 2000 |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref>


==Pimping==
==Pimping==
Fillmore's life took a dramatic turn when one night, while playing a blues bar in [[Midland, Texas]], he noticed a young woman who kept coming in and out of the bar. As he tells it, ''"Finally, she came up to me and said, "I like you. I want you to have this money." I asked her how she got all that money. She finally told me she was a [[prostitute|hooker]]. I asked her what a hooker did, and she broke it on down for me."''<ref name="sfweekly" /> Upon returning to California, he relocated to San Francisco, bringing the girl along with him for extra income. He continued working as a musician, playing in Fillmore District clubs like the Trees Pool Hall and the old [[The Fillmore|Fillmore Theater]]. He even scored gigs opening for [[B.B. King]] and [[Dinah Washington]].<ref name="sfweekly" />
Fillmore's life took a dramatic turn when one night, while playing a blues bar in [[Midland, Texas]], he noticed a young woman who kept coming in and out of the bar. As he tells it, "Finally, she came up to me and said, "I like you. I want you to have this money." I asked her how she got all that money. She finally told me she was a [[prostitute|hooker]]. I asked her what a hooker did, and she broke it on down for me."<ref name="sfweekly" /> Upon returning to California, he relocated to San Francisco, bringing the girl along with him for extra income. He continued working as a musician, playing in Fillmore District clubs such as the Trees Pool Hall and the old [[The Fillmore|Fillmore Theater]]. During this time, he opened for [[B. B. King]] and [[Dinah Washington]].<ref name="sfweekly" />


Eventually, however, Fillmore found the lure of [[pimp]]ing too strong and effectively left music behind.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} He built up a stable of prostitutes and had anywhere from ten to twenty two women working Fillmore Street every day.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} His wardrobe consisted of sharkskin suits, alligator shoes and diamond watches, and he could often be seen cruising up and down Fillmore Street in a new Cadillac.<ref name="sfgate" /> In the documentary ''American Pimp'', Fillmore estimates that, in his entire career as a pimp, he had over 9,000+ prostitutes.
Eventually, however, Fillmore found the lure of [[pimp]]ing too strong and effectively left music behind.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hildebr |first1=Lee |title=Fillmore Slim, Yoshi's show look back on the fast times |url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Fillmore-Slim-Yoshi-s-show-look-back-on-the-fast-5233812.php |website=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=October 31, 2019 |date=February 14, 2014}}</ref> He built up a stable of prostitutes and had anywhere from ten to 22 women working Fillmore Street every day.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} His wardrobe consisted of sharkskin suits, alligator shoes and diamond watches, and he could often be seen cruising up and down Fillmore Street in a new Cadillac.<ref name="sfgate" /> In the documentary ''American Pimp'', Fillmore estimates that, in his entire career as a pimp, he had over 9,000 prostitutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rapper /Actor Snoop Dogg to Star in Biopic About "The Pope of Pimping," Fillmore Slim |url=https://kissrichmond.com/1747072/rapper-actor-snoop-dogg-to-star-in-biopic-about-the-pope-of-pimping-fillmore-slim/ |website=99.3–105.7 Kiss FM |access-date=October 31, 2019 |date=September 19, 2011}}</ref>


==Return to music==
==Return to music==
Fillmore Slim became friends with Eli's owner Troyce Key, who admired Slim's musical stylings and eventually recorded his first album called ''Born to Sing the Blues'' (as Clarence "Guitar" Sims), released in 1987.<ref name="sfweekly" />
Fillmore Slim became friends with Eli's owner [[Troyce Key]], who admired Slim's musical stylings and eventually recorded his first album, ''Born to Sing the Blues'' (as Clarence "Guitar" Sims), released in 1987.<ref name="sfweekly" />


In 1996 Fillmore Slim updated/re-released, ''Born to Sing the Blues'', on the Mountain Top label. Several years of touring and playing gigs followed, which led to a record deal in 1999 with Fedora Records and an album called ''Other Side of the Road'', released in 2000. Fillmore has released more albums/CDs in the years since with a trilogy of CDs on Mountain Top Records: ''The Game'', ''The Legend of Fillmore Slim'', and ''The Blues Playa's Ball''; that tell his story in his own words and music. Fillmore Slim's song writing talents, and musicianship have garnered several awards including being inducted into the Bay Area's West Coast Blues Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Lowell Fulson "Jus' Blues" Award in Memphis in 2011.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} Since his musical resurgence, Fillmore has found his largest fanbase to be in Europe, where he's played the Zurich Blues Festival and the Blues Estafette in Utrecht, Holland, and France, among others.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
In 1996, Fillmore Slim updated/re-released, ''Born to Sing the Blues'', on the Mountain Top label. Several years of touring and playing gigs followed, which led to a record deal in 1999 with [[Fedora Records]] and an album called ''Other Side of the Road'', released in 2000. Fillmore has released more albums/CDs in the years since with a trilogy of CDs on Mountain Top Records: ''The Game'', ''The Legend of Fillmore Slim'', and ''The Blues Playa's Ball''; that told his story in his own words and music. Fillmore Slim's song writing talents, and musicianship have garnered several awards including being inducted into the Bay Area's West Coast Blues Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Lowell Fulson "Jus' Blues" Award in Memphis in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fillmore Slim {{!}} Blues from Oakland, CA |url=https://www.reverbnation.com/fillmoreslim?popup_bio=true |website=ReverbNation |access-date=October 31, 2019 }}</ref> Since his musical resurgence, Fillmore has found his largest fanbase to be in Europe, where he has played at the Zurich Blues Festival and the Blues Estafette in Utrecht, Holland, and France, among others.<ref name="sfweekly" />


==Discography==
==Discography==
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=== ''The Blues Playa's Ball'' (2011) ===
=== ''The Blues Playa's Ball'' (2011) ===
Track list (Disc 1):
Track list (Disc 1):
# Funky Wino
# "Funky Wino"
# San Francisco Down On Sixth Street
# "San Francisco Down on Sixth Street"
# Hooker's Game
# "Hooker's Game"
# The Last Stage Of The Blues
# "The Last Stage of the Blues"
# She's Nasty
# "She's Nasty"
# Rebecca
# "Rebecca"
# I'd Rather Go Blind
# "[[I'd Rather Go Blind]]"
# Bring Back The Funk
# "Bring Back the Funk"
# Playing The Blues Around The World
# "Playing the Blues Around the World"
# Thunder and Lightning
# "Thunder and Lightning"
Track list (Disc 2):
Track list (Disc 2):
# Strip Joint
# "Strip Joint"
# The Ghetto
# "The Ghetto"
# Fannie Mae
# "Fannie Mae"
# Go Ahead Woman
# "Go Ahead Woman"
# Fine French Woman
# "Fine French Woman"
# Fillmore's Hood
# "Fillmore's Hood"
# Ain't That A Shame
# "[[Ain't That a Shame]]"
# Joe Louis Fan
# "Joe Louis Fan"
# Playa's Ball
# "Playa's Ball"
# I'd Rather Go Blind [Extended Cut]
# "I'd Rather Go Blind" [Extended Cut]


==="Dressed To Kill" single (2009) ===
==="Dressed To Kill" single (2009) ===
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===''The Legend of Fillmore Slim: Blues Man / King of the Game'' (2006)===

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===''The Legend Of Fillmore Slim: Blues Man / King Of The Game'' (2006)===
Track list:
Track list:
# The Legend Of Fillmore Slim
# "The Legend of Fillmore Slim
# Trapped By The Devil
# "Trapped by the Devil"
# Nosey Woman
# "Nosey Woman"
# Love For The Third Time
# "Love for the Third Time"
# Hey Little Brother
# "Hey Little Brother"
# Watch Yo' Self
# "Watch Yo' Self"
# Jack You Up
# "Jack You Up"
# My Friend Blue
# "My Friend Blue"
# Vegetable Man Intro
# "Vegetable Man Intro"
# Vegetable Man
# "Vegetable Man"
# She Don't Love Me
# "She Don't Love Me"
# Blues From The Heart
# "Blues from the Heart"
# Tired Of My Old Lady
# "Tired of My Old Lady"
# Legend Of Fillmore Slim Intro
# "Legend of Fillmore Slim Intro"


===''The Game'' (October, 2004) ===
===''The Game'' (October 2004) ===
Track list:
Track list:
# The Game [Rap Version]
# "The Game" [Rap Version]
# Faster Than Time
# "Faster Than Time"
# Jody
# "Jody"
# Down For My Crown
# "Down for My Crown"
# My First Girlfriend
# "My First Girlfriend"
# Big Brass Monkey
# "Big Brass Monkey"
# Can't Get Enough
# "Can't Get Enough"
# Playboy
# "Playboy"
# Mackin
# "Mackin"
# Downtown Fresno
# "Downtown Fresno"
# Texas Woman
# "Texas Woman"
# The Game [Blues Version]
# "The Game" [Blues Version]


===''Funky Mama's House'' (February, 2004)===
===''Funky Mama's House'' (February 2004)===
Track list:
Track list:
# Funky Mama's House
# "Funky Mama's House"
# Brown Sugar Eyes
# "Brown Sugar Eyes"
# Street Walker
# "Street Walker"
# Tabby Thomas' Place
# "Tabby Thomas' Place"
# Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
# "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights"
# Ya-Ya
# "Ya-Ya"
# Down At Eli's
# "Down at Eli's"
# Stagger Lee
# "[[Stagger Lee]]"
# Earl King
# "Earl King"
# Saturday Night
# "Saturday Night"
# I Cross My Heart
# "I Cross My Heart"


===''Other Side of the Road'' (2000)===
===''Other Side of the Road'' (2000)===
Track list:
Track list:
# Let's Talk About Love
# "Let's Talk About Love"
# Dial 911
# "Dial 911"
# Kicked Out
# "Kicked Out"
# The Girl Can't Cook
# "The Girl Can't Cook"
# Down On The Farm
# "Down on the Farm"
# Annabelle
# "Annabelle"
# Pretty Baby
# "Pretty Baby"
# Other Side Of The Road
# "Other Side of the Road"
# Louisiana Scat
# "Louisiana Scat"
# Blue Monday
# "Blue Monday"


===''Born to Sing the Blues'' (1998)===
===''Born to Sing the Blues'' (1998)===
CD re-release with 7 additional tracks (and 4 omissions from the original vinyl recording). Released as Clarence "Guitar" Sims.<br />
CD re-release with seven additional tracks (and four omissions from the original vinyl recording). Released as Clarence "Guitar" Sims.
Track list:
Track list:
# Minding My Own Business
# "Minding My Own Business"
# King Boy
# "King Boy"
# Better Man
# "Better Man"-
# When I Come Home
# "When I Come Home"
# Watchdog
# "Watchdog"-
# 3rd Rate Love Affair
# "3rd Rate Love Affair"-
# Send Her Home
# "Send Her Home"
# Broke Baby
# "Broke Baby"
# Lonely Heart and Broken Mind
# "Lonely Heart and Broken Mind"-
# So Much Trouble
# "So Much Trouble"
# Body Language
# "Body Language"-
# Things That I Used To Do
# "Things That I Used to Do"-
# Sims Boogie
# "Sims Boogie"
# Better Man [Alternate Take]
# "Better Man" [Alternate Take]
# Interview: Clarence "Guitar" Sims
# Interview with Clarence "Guitar" Sims


===''It's Going To Be My Time After While'' (1996)===
===''It's Going to Be My Time After While'' (1996)===
Released as Fillmore Sims.<br />
Released as Fillmore Sims.
Track list:
Track list:
# I'm Broke Baby
# "I'm Broke Baby"
# Slippin' Out
# "Slippin' Out"
# Slow Blues
# "Slow Blues"
# All The People I Could Have Been
# "All the People I Could Have Been"
# I Hear You Cryin'
# "I Hear You Cryin'"
# Cuttin-N-Loosen
# "Cuttin-N-Loosen"
# It's Going To Be My Time After While
# "It's Going to Be My Time After While"
# Instrumental
# "Instrumental"


===''Born to Sing the Blues'' (1987)===
===''Born to Sing the Blues'' (1987)===
Original vinyl release. Released as Clarence "Guitar" Sims.<br />
Original vinyl release. Released as Clarence "Guitar" Sims.
Track list:
Track list:
# She's Gone
# "She's Gone"
# Reap What You Sow
# "Reap What You Sow"
# 3rd Rate Love Affair
# "3rd Rate Love Affair"
# Watchdog
# "Watchdog"
# Don't Treat Me Right Blues
# "Don't Treat Me Right Blues"
# Things I Used To Do (E. Jones)
# "Things I Used to Do" (E. Jones)
# I'll Be A Better Man
# "(I'll Be A) Better Man"
# Hard Luck Blues (R. Brown)
# "Hard Luck Blues" (R. Brown)
# Body Language-
# "Body Language"
# Lonely Heart & Broken Mind
# "Lonely Heart and Broken Mind"

==Notes==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nathanielturner.com/reviewofgospelofthegame.htm |title=Review of Gospel of the Game |publisher=Nathanielturner.com |date=2012-03-04 |accessdate=2015-11-04}}</ref>


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Fillmore Slim
Playing at the Utrecht Blues Estafette, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2003 Photo: Phil Wight
Playing at the Utrecht Blues Estafette, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2003 Photo: Phil Wight
Background information
Birth nameClarence Sims
Born (1934-11-07) November 7, 1934 (age 90)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
GenresBlues, R&B
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Websitehttp://www.fillmoreslim.net/

Clarence Sims (born November 7, 1934), best known by his stage name, Fillmore Slim, is an American blues vocalist and guitarist with five albums to his credit. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was also a known pimp in San Francisco,[1] referred to several times as "The West Coast Godfather of the Game" and "The Pope of Pimping".[2]

Early life

[edit]

Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, Fillmore began learning about the blues at an early age. "I done lived the blues," he once said in an interview. "The blues is about picking cotton, working in the fields, living in the streets, and you know I did all these things."[1]

In 1955, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career, playing by himself in the street and later starting a band called Eddy N and The Blues Slayers. During this time he had a relationship with Etta James before she achieved her fame as a blues singer,[1] and recorded a few 45 rpm records himself. His most successful record from this time was titled "You Got the Nerve of a Brass Monkey".[3]

Pimping

[edit]

Fillmore's life took a dramatic turn when one night, while playing a blues bar in Midland, Texas, he noticed a young woman who kept coming in and out of the bar. As he tells it, "Finally, she came up to me and said, "I like you. I want you to have this money." I asked her how she got all that money. She finally told me she was a hooker. I asked her what a hooker did, and she broke it on down for me."[1] Upon returning to California, he relocated to San Francisco, bringing the girl along with him for extra income. He continued working as a musician, playing in Fillmore District clubs such as the Trees Pool Hall and the old Fillmore Theater. During this time, he opened for B. B. King and Dinah Washington.[1]

Eventually, however, Fillmore found the lure of pimping too strong and effectively left music behind.[4] He built up a stable of prostitutes and had anywhere from ten to 22 women working Fillmore Street every day.[citation needed] His wardrobe consisted of sharkskin suits, alligator shoes and diamond watches, and he could often be seen cruising up and down Fillmore Street in a new Cadillac.[3] In the documentary American Pimp, Fillmore estimates that, in his entire career as a pimp, he had over 9,000 prostitutes.[5]

Return to music

[edit]

Fillmore Slim became friends with Eli's owner Troyce Key, who admired Slim's musical stylings and eventually recorded his first album, Born to Sing the Blues (as Clarence "Guitar" Sims), released in 1987.[1]

In 1996, Fillmore Slim updated/re-released, Born to Sing the Blues, on the Mountain Top label. Several years of touring and playing gigs followed, which led to a record deal in 1999 with Fedora Records and an album called Other Side of the Road, released in 2000. Fillmore has released more albums/CDs in the years since with a trilogy of CDs on Mountain Top Records: The Game, The Legend of Fillmore Slim, and The Blues Playa's Ball; that told his story in his own words and music. Fillmore Slim's song writing talents, and musicianship have garnered several awards including being inducted into the Bay Area's West Coast Blues Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Lowell Fulson "Jus' Blues" Award in Memphis in 2011.[6] Since his musical resurgence, Fillmore has found his largest fanbase to be in Europe, where he has played at the Zurich Blues Festival and the Blues Estafette in Utrecht, Holland, and France, among others.[1]

Discography

[edit]

The Blues Playa's Ball (2011)

[edit]

Track list (Disc 1):

  1. "Funky Wino"
  2. "San Francisco Down on Sixth Street"
  3. "Hooker's Game"
  4. "The Last Stage of the Blues"
  5. "She's Nasty"
  6. "Rebecca"
  7. "I'd Rather Go Blind"
  8. "Bring Back the Funk"
  9. "Playing the Blues Around the World"
  10. "Thunder and Lightning"

Track list (Disc 2):

  1. "Strip Joint"
  2. "The Ghetto"
  3. "Fannie Mae"
  4. "Go Ahead Woman"
  5. "Fine French Woman"
  6. "Fillmore's Hood"
  7. "Ain't That a Shame"
  8. "Joe Louis Fan"
  9. "Playa's Ball"
  10. "I'd Rather Go Blind" [Extended Cut]

"Dressed To Kill" single (2009)

[edit]

The Legend of Fillmore Slim: Blues Man / King of the Game (2006)

[edit]

Track list:

  1. "The Legend of Fillmore Slim
  2. "Trapped by the Devil"
  3. "Nosey Woman"
  4. "Love for the Third Time"
  5. "Hey Little Brother"
  6. "Watch Yo' Self"
  7. "Jack You Up"
  8. "My Friend Blue"
  9. "Vegetable Man Intro"
  10. "Vegetable Man"
  11. "She Don't Love Me"
  12. "Blues from the Heart"
  13. "Tired of My Old Lady"
  14. "Legend of Fillmore Slim Intro"

The Game (October 2004)

[edit]

Track list:

  1. "The Game" [Rap Version]
  2. "Faster Than Time"
  3. "Jody"
  4. "Down for My Crown"
  5. "My First Girlfriend"
  6. "Big Brass Monkey"
  7. "Can't Get Enough"
  8. "Playboy"
  9. "Mackin"
  10. "Downtown Fresno"
  11. "Texas Woman"
  12. "The Game" [Blues Version]

Funky Mama's House (February 2004)

[edit]

Track list:

  1. "Funky Mama's House"
  2. "Brown Sugar Eyes"
  3. "Street Walker"
  4. "Tabby Thomas' Place"
  5. "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights"
  6. "Ya-Ya"
  7. "Down at Eli's"
  8. "Stagger Lee"
  9. "Earl King"
  10. "Saturday Night"
  11. "I Cross My Heart"

Other Side of the Road (2000)

[edit]

Track list:

  1. "Let's Talk About Love"
  2. "Dial 911"
  3. "Kicked Out"
  4. "The Girl Can't Cook"
  5. "Down on the Farm"
  6. "Annabelle"
  7. "Pretty Baby"
  8. "Other Side of the Road"
  9. "Louisiana Scat"
  10. "Blue Monday"

Born to Sing the Blues (1998)

[edit]

CD re-release with seven additional tracks (and four omissions from the original vinyl recording). Released as Clarence "Guitar" Sims. Track list:

  1. "Minding My Own Business"
  2. "King Boy"
  3. "Better Man"-
  4. "When I Come Home"
  5. "Watchdog"-
  6. "3rd Rate Love Affair"-
  7. "Send Her Home"
  8. "Broke Baby"
  9. "Lonely Heart and Broken Mind"-
  10. "So Much Trouble"
  11. "Body Language"-
  12. "Things That I Used to Do"-
  13. "Sims Boogie"
  14. "Better Man" [Alternate Take]
  15. Interview with Clarence "Guitar" Sims

It's Going to Be My Time After While (1996)

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Released as Fillmore Sims. Track list:

  1. "I'm Broke Baby"
  2. "Slippin' Out"
  3. "Slow Blues"
  4. "All the People I Could Have Been"
  5. "I Hear You Cryin'"
  6. "Cuttin-N-Loosen"
  7. "It's Going to Be My Time After While"
  8. "Instrumental"

Born to Sing the Blues (1987)

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Original vinyl release. Released as Clarence "Guitar" Sims. Track list:

  1. "She's Gone"
  2. "Reap What You Sow"
  3. "3rd Rate Love Affair"
  4. "Watchdog"
  5. "Don't Treat Me Right Blues"
  6. "Things I Used to Do" (E. Jones)
  7. "(I'll Be A) Better Man"
  8. "Hard Luck Blues" (R. Brown)
  9. "Body Language"
  10. "Lonely Heart and Broken Mind"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Amter, Charlie (August 8, 2001). "Pimps and Players | San Francisco News and Events". SF Weekly. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Review of Gospel of the Game". Nathanielturner.com. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Joel Selvin (September 17, 2000). "Embracing the Blues / Former pimp Fillmore Slim puts the fast life behind him, moves forward with his music". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Hildebr, Lee (February 14, 2014). "Fillmore Slim, Yoshi's show look back on the fast times". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Rapper /Actor Snoop Dogg to Star in Biopic About "The Pope of Pimping," Fillmore Slim". 99.3–105.7 Kiss FM. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Fillmore Slim | Blues from Oakland, CA". ReverbNation. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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