Bumble Bee Slim

Admirl Amos Easton (May 7, 1905 – June 8, 1968), better known by the stage name Bumble Bee Slim, was an American Piedmont blues singer and guitarist.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 7, 1905 (Brunswick), Died June 8, 1968 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist

Notes: His compositions are often credited on disc labels and in U.S. Copyright Office files as Amos Easton, his original name.

See Also: Bumble Bee Slim; Bumble Bee Slim; Amos Easto

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-80400 10-in. 3/23/1934 Squalling panther blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano composer, vocalist, lyricist  
Victor BS-80401 10-in. 3/23/1934 Sail on, little girl, sail on Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Victor BS-80402 10-in. 3/23/1934 Dead and gone mother Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 3 guitars composer, vocalist, lyricist  
Victor BS-80403 10-in. 3/23/1934 Step child Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano composer, vocalist, lyricist  
Victor BS-80406 10-in. 3/23/1934 Sad and lonesome Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano composer, vocalist, lyricist  
Victor BS-80408 10-in. 3/23/1934 Bye bye baby blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano vocalist  
Victor BS-80935 10-in. 10/27/1934 Mean mistreatin' woman Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-80936 10-in. 10/27/1934 Worrisome woman blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-80937 10-in. 10/27/1934 Mean bad man blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-80938 10-in. 10/27/1934 Muddy water blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-85529 10-in. 2/27/1935 There you stand Amos Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-85530 10-in. 2/27/1935 Tell me what it's all about Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-85531 10-in. 2/27/1935 You gotta change your way Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-85532 10-in. 2/27/1935 Milk cow blues Amos Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Victor BS-85533 10-in. 2/27/1935 Everybody's fishin' Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-85534 10-in. 2/27/1935 Guilty woman blues Bumble Bee Slim Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-91451 10-in. 7/28/1935 I'm worried now Amos Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-91452 10-in. 7/28/1935 Please don't pack your trunk Amos Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-91453 10-in. 7/28/1935 I'm ready Amos Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-91454 10-in. 7/28/1935 The weather Amos Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor BS-100315 10-in. 4/2/1936 You done tore your playhouse down Washboard Sam's Band Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-100316 10-in. 4/2/1936 Don't 'low Washboard Sam's Band Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-014348 10-in. 10/11/1937 I got a man in the 'Bama mines Sweet Peas Spivey Female vocal solo, with piano and drums composer, lyricist  
Victor D6AB-1819 10-in. 2/18/1946 Keep on sailing Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass composer  
Decca 61218 10-in. 8/20/1936 Cry on! Cry on! Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61219 10-in. 8/20/1936 Ease me down Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61220 10-in. 8/20/1936 Hard driving man Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61221 10-in. 8/20/1936 Must I keep on crying Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61222 10-in. 8/20/1936 Funny feelin' Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61223 10-in. 8/20/1936 Lady friend (Get yourself a job) Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61224 10-in. 8/20/1936 Letter writing Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61225 10-in. 8/20/1936 Upside down Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61226 10-in. 8/21/1936 New how long, how long Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61227 10-in. 8/21/1936 Honest confession Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61228 10-in. 8/21/1936 Christmas and no Santa Claus Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61229 10-in. 8/21/1936 Buggie bed Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61230 10-in. 8/21/1936 I'm gonna break 'em down-1 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61231 10-in. 8/21/1936 Let's go muggin' Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61233 10-in. 8/21/1936 Blue expression blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61234 10-in. 8/21/1936 Hand whippin' party Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61235 10-in. 8/21/1936 Santa Claus bring me a new woman Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61236 10-in. 8/21/1936 I'm gonna tear your kingdom down Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61237 10-in. 8/23/1936 Every goodbye ain't gone Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61238 10-in. 8/23/1936 True blue Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61239 10-in. 8/23/1936 Rockpile blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61240 10-in. 8/23/1936 Please baby Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61241 10-in. 8/23/1936 Green country gal (No more to say) Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61242 10-in. 8/23/1936 If I could speak my mind Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61243 10-in. 8/23/1936 The jive of mine Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 61244 10-in. 8/23/1936 Past and gone Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90083 10-in. 7/7/1935 The death of Leroy Carr Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90084 10-in. 7/7/1935 Smoky Mountain blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90091 10-in. 7/8/1935 Sail on, sail on blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90092 10-in. 7/8/1935 Hey lawdy Mama Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90185 10-in. 7/19/1935 How long, how long blues Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90186 10-in. 7/18/1935 You don't mean me no good Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90187 10-in. 7/19/1935 B & O blues Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90188 10-in. 7/18/1935 Prison bound blues Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90189 10-in. 7/19/1935 My old pal blues Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90190 10-in. 7/18/1935 Last respects Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90196 10-in. 7/22/1935 Sloppy drunk blues-1 Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90197 10-in. 7/22/1935 D.B.A. blues Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90199 10-in. 7/22/1935 Greyhound blues Amos Easton vocalist  
Decca 90305 10-in. 9/6/1935 I'll take you back-1 Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90306 10-in. 9/6/1935 Sick and tired of singing the blues Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90307 10-in. 9/6/1935 I got 'em all Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90308 10-in. 9/6/1935 When the deal goes down Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90319 10-in. 9/11/1935 New When the sun goes down Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90320 10-in. 9/11/1935 How can I get it?-1 Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90321 10-in. 9/11/1935 Happy life blues Bumble Bee Slim and his Rhythm Riffers vocalist  
Decca 90325 10-in. 9/13/1935 Bed bug blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90613 10-in. 2/7/1936 Meet me in the bottom-2 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90614 10-in. 2/7/1936 No good woman-1 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90683 10-in. 4/10/1936 Please, baby Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90684 10-in. 4/10/1936 If I could speak my mind Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90685 10-in. 4/10/1936 Country girl blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90686 10-in. 4/10/1936 Rock pile blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90687 10-in. 4/10/1936 Every goodbye ain't gone Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca 90688 10-in. 4/10/1936 Every goodbye ain't gone Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9392 10-in. 9/6/1934 Cruel hearted woman blues, part 1 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9393 10-in. 9/6/1934 Cruel hearted woman blues, part 2 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9394 10-in. 9/6/1934 The longest day you love, part 1 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9395 10-in. 9/6/1934 The longest day you love, part 2 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9405 10-in. 9/6/1934 Deep bass boogie Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9406 10-in. 9/6/1934 Blue blues-1 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9430 10-in. 9/10/1934 Climbing on top of the hill Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9431 10-in. 9/10/1934 Ain't it a crying shame? Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9681 10-in. 1/20/1935 My black gal blues, part 1 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9682 10-in. 1/20/1935 My black gal blues, part 2 Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9683 10-in. 1/20/1935 Bleeding heart blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9684 10-in. 1/20/1935 Let's pitch a boogie woogie Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9685 10-in. 1/20/1935 Tired of your low down nasty ways Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9686 10-in. 1/20/1935 Good evening blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9769 10-in. 2/1/1935 Farewell mistreater blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9770 10-in. 2/1/1935 Band Oline blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9771 10-in. 2/1/1935 Good woman blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9772 10-in. 2/1/1935 Some old rainy day Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9917 10-in. 4/12/1935 What's wrong? Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9918 10-in. 4/12/1935 Mean bloody murder blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9919 10-in. 4/12/1935 Walking and drifting blues Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca C 9920 10-in. 4/12/1935 When the sun goes down Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca L 1120 10-in. October 1931 No woman, no nickel Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  
Decca L 1122 10-in. October 1931 Chain gang bound Bumble Bee Slim vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bumble Bee Slim," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106726.

Bumble Bee Slim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106726.

"Bumble Bee Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106726

External Sources

Wikipedia: Amos Easton

Discogs: Bumble Bee Slim

Allmusic: Bumble Bee Slim

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bumble Bee Slim - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93002053

Wikidata: Amos Easton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q707979

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8224153063253519320008

MusicBrainz: Amos Easton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92c996a-513f-4b50-b616-b9583d41cd6d

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