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Free Download - Watermelon Slim

Due to a high demand for more songs from Watermelon Slim, you can now download a Watermelon Slim song free.
Share these with your friends, but we do ask that you don't sell these downloads. Hope you enjoy the music and please give us feedback on Slim's Blog.
And as always, please stop by and see Watermelon Slim on tour.

Current Download
Black Water - William Homans (Watermelon Slim) - CD: The Wheel Man, 2007
Black Water (right click for download)



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Printed Media

Ringers Review - Blues Bytes - 5/10

Nashville Blues Critic - New CD "Ringers" Review - 5/10

blogcritic - New CD "Ringers" Review - 5/10

Ringers Song Featured on nodepression.com (scroll to the bottom) - 5/10

Ringers Review philly.com - 5/10

Readingeagle.com - Live Show Review - 5/10

Big Shoes To Fill - CD Review - 3/10

Tulsa World - 3/10

Blues In London - 3/10

Tulsa World - CD Review - 3/10

dvdFever.co.uk - CD Review - 12/09

Pitch.com - Slim Interview - 11/09

Jazz.com - 11/09

Oklahoma Rock - 11/09

Suncoast Blues Society - Part 1 - 2007

Suncoast Blues Society - Part 2 -2007

Suncoast Blues Society - 2007

Oregon Quarterly (Alumni Publication) Feature Article - 11/09

Oregon Quarterly (Alumni Publication) Interview Transcript - 11/09

Blues Society of Tulsa - 11/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop review - 11/09

Blues Source - 11/09

Crossroads Blues Society - 11/09

No Paid Holidays review - 11/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop review - 11/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop review - 11/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop review - 11/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop review - 11/09

No Paid Holidays review - 11/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop Elmore review - 10/09

americanbluesblog.com - 10/09

SunSentinel.com - 10/09

Escape From The Chicken Coop review - September 2009

jazz-blues.com - September 2009

bluesmatters.com

dailygleaner.com - September 2009

Northern Blues - August 2009

True Blue - August 2009

the edge - September 2009

Blurt - September 2009

Blues and Beyond - August 2009

fulltimeblues.com - August 2009

The Wichita Eagle - August 2009

Country Chart - August 2009

Leap In The Dark - August 2009

blogcritics.com - John Taylor - August 2009

Blues Revue - August 2009

Blues Underground Network - August 2009

Cambridge Folk Festival - August 2009

bluesblues from Scotland - August 2009

music city blues - August 2009

napster - August 2009

allmusic - August 2009

halifax - August 2009

Smoky Mountain Blues Society - August 2009

allmusic - August 2009

Escape From The Chicken Coop Review - August 2009

Sonic Boomers - July 2009

VVAW - July 2009

JAMS Magazine - June 2009

Oklahoma Magazine - June 2009

Beat Route - June 2009

Muskogee Phoenix - June 2009

Patriot Ledger - June 2009

Pantagraph - April 2009

Nekkersdal - April 2009

Blues Review Cover - April 2009

Blues Review Article - April 2009

SWERVE - December 2008

Review from France - December 2008

BRT (Turkey) - November 2008

Story from Moscow - November 2008

Story from Turkey - November 2008

Suite 101 - October 2008

Jazz & Blues Report - October 2008

German Critic Award - October 2008

Blues Again - Foreign Review - October 2008

No Paid Holidays - October 2008

Barrel House Blues - September 2008

Blues Society - September 2008

French Review of Slim - September 2008

No Paid Holidays - September 2008

Patriot Ledger - August 2008

Story on Slim - August 2008

Pop Matters - August 2008

The Morning Call - August 2008

Greenman Review - July 2008

Blurt Online - July 2008

Smoky Mountain News - July 2008

Paste Magazine - July 2008

Boston Blues - July 2008

Sun Times - July 2008

Jazz & Blues Music Reviews - July 2008

Blues Bytes - July 2008

Necastle Chronicle - July 2008

Crawdaddy! Magazine - June 2008

MoBlues - June 2008

Uptown - June 2008

Canadian Blues - June 2008

Vue Weekly - June 2008

Crawdaddy Magazine - June 2008

Blog Critics - June 2008

Confessions of a Fanboy CD Review - June 2008

allmusic CD Review - June 2008

Topeka Capital - Journal - June 2008

Missouri Blues Society CD Review - June 2008

Music City Blues - June 2008

Blog Critics - June 2008

Columbus Dispatch - June 2008

Nashville City Paper CD Review - June 2008

Blues Bytes CD Review - June 2008

Blog Critics - May 2008

Omaha Weekly Reader - May 2008

The ocregister - May 2008

Official Press Release - May 2008

The Reader - April 2008

Watermelon Review - April 2008
Cincy Groove - March 2008
Norman Transcript - January 2008
Pegasus News - January 2008
Tulsa World - December 2007
International Artist of the Year Nomination Announcement - December 2007
The Bloomington Alternative - December 2007
Paste Magazine - December 2007
Harp - December 2007
Boston Blues - November 2007
Swampland - The Wheel Man Review
The Wheel Man CD Review - September 2007
Graham Reid Interview - September 2007
Wellington Newspaper - August 2007
thedailytimes.com - August 2007
Canada.com - August 2007
SEE Magazine - August 2007
Canada.com - August 2007
Edmontonsun.com - August 2007
Canada.com - August 2007
Edmontonsun.com - Why blues? - August 2007
Vue Weekly - August 2007
Bethlehem Daily Star Blog - July 2007
Penguin Eggs - July 2007
West Michigan Blues Society Newsletter - July 2007
Blues Review - July 2007
Straight.com - July 2007
MOJO Magazine - June 2007
SignOnSanDiego.com - June 2007
Harp Magazine CD Review - June 2007
Biloxi Bay - February 2007
River Cities' Reader - June 2007

BlogCritics Magazine - The Wheel Man Review - June 2007
BlogCritics Magazine - June 2007
Arkansas Online - June 2007
Prince George Free Press - June 2007
Harp Review - June 2007
Elsehere.co.nz - May 2007
Oraclesmusic.com - May 2007
Blues Matters UK - May 2007
post-gazette.com - April 2007
Jazz Review - April 2007
Allmusic.com - April 2007
The Phoenix - April 2007
The Norman Transcript - April 2007
Blues Art Journal - April 2007
Bloggin' The Blues: Watermelon Slim's The Wheel Man Preview - March 2007
The Wheel Man - Knoxville Blues Society Review - March 2007
The Wheel Man - Blues Society Review - March 2007
Blues Foundation IBC Interview - February 2007
Broward-Palm Beach New Times - January 2007
Edmonton Sun - January 2007
Blog Critics Magazine - January 2007
Wayward Blog - December 2006
Blues Wax - June 2006
Barrelhouse Blues - Artist Spotlight - August 2006
Daily Gate City - August 2006
Rolling on The River - Blues Festival Keukok, IA
Guitar One - 2006
Truckers News - 2006
Globe & Mail - April 2006
Toronto Star - April 2006
Hamilton Spectator - April 2006
Mary 4 Music, Interview - May 2005
The Oklahoman Feature - Jan 2005
Southwest Blues Interview - 2004
Blues Matters, United Kingdom, Interview - 2004
Blues Wax, Interview - August 2004
Vietnam Songbook - March 2003
NPR - Protest Music for a New Generation - March 2003
Village Voice - The Sound of the City - March 2003






Foreign Language - International Media Coverage

blues again - October 2008

KulturNyt - October 2008

rootstime - July 2008

Audio Interviews

House of Blues Interview (full interview)
House of Blues Interview from March 2006.

Chapters

  1. Dan Akroyd introduces Watermelon Slim. Song clip: Hard Times 1:15
  2. Learning guitar in a Vietnam hospital bed. 2:04
  3. Truck driving and drinking diesel fuel vs. whiskey. Song Clip: Dumpster Blues 1:40
  4. Song clip: Devil's Cadillac 0:34
  5. Slim discusses The Delta. 1:20
  6. The name, story and performances of Watermelon Slim. Song clip: Checkwriting Woman 2:34
  7. Soldier, trucker, farmer, teacher, and Bluesman. Who's uglier - Slim or Elvin Bishop? 0:54
  8. Close. Song Clip: Ash Tray 1:48


XM Radio Blues Wax Interview (full interview)
XM Radio Blues Wax Interview from November 2004.

Chapters

  1. Intro 0:16
  2. Blues First 1:00
  3. Jimmy Bell 3:34
  4. Influences 2:08
  5. Why Blues 2:53
  6. OK Blues 1:17

Podcast - Beardo interviews Slim    Warning it may take a few minutes to load this mp3 file!
Provided by thebeardo@gmail.com

Video Clips

Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
From the Festival on June 30, 2007

Watermelon Slim - Truck Driving Mama - Live
Truck Driving Mama

Watermelon Slim - Telluride Blues & Brews Festival - Live
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Interview from the Festival, Sept. 15th & 16th, 2006

Watermelon Slim - Roots - Live
From the DVD "Ripe for the Picking" Track #2
Live at the Staircase, Hamilton, ON, Apr. 8th & 9th, 2005
Video by Rob Newberry & Ian Gibbons

Watermelon Slim - Smokestack Lightening - Live
From the DVD "Ripe for the Picking" Track #3
Live at the Staircase, Hamilton, ON, Apr. 8th & 9th, 2005
Video by Rob Newberry & Ian Gibbons

Watermelon Slim - Little Girl (I Don't Care No More) - Live
From the DVD "Ripe for the Picking" Track #13
Live at the Staircase, Hamilton, ON, Apr. 8th & 9th, 2005
Video by Rob Newberry & Ian Gibbons

Watermelon Slim & The Workers - Killing Floor - Live
Written by Chester Burnett
Video by Merl Zuel

Watermelon Slim & The Workers - Mannish Boy - Live
Written by Morganfield, London & McDaniel
Video by Merl Zuel

Watermelon Slim & The Workers - I Got A Problem - Live
Written by Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans
Video by Merl Zuel

Watermelon Slim & The Workers - Stud Poker - Live
Written by Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans
Video by Merl Zuel

Watermelon Slim & The Workers - I Don't Care No More - Live
Written by Sonny Boy Williamson
Video by Merl Zuel

Watermelon Slim & David Maxwell - July 2005
Ottawa Blues Festival, July 2005
Video by Rob Newberry

Podcasts

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MP3 Samples

The Wheel Man

Following samples are from the upcoming cd "The Wheel Man".

  1. The Wheel Man
  2. I've Got News
  3. Black Water
  4. Jimmy Bell
  5. Newspaper Reporter
  6. Drinking & Driving
  7. Fast Eddie
  8. Sawmill Holler
  9. Truck Driving Mama
  10. I Know One
  11. Got Love If You Want It
  12. Rattlesnake
  13. Peaches
  14. Judge Harsh Blues

Watermelon Slim & The Workers

  1. Hard Times
  2. Dumpster Blues
  3. Baby Please Don't Go
  4. Devil's Cadillac
  5. Check Writing Woman
  6. Possum Hand
  7. Frisco Line
  8. Ash Tray
  9. Mack Truck Bumper
  10. Bad Sinner
  11. Folding Money Blues
  12. Juke Joint Woman
  13. Hard Labor
  14. Eau de Boue

Up Close & Personal

  1. Truck Holler #1
  2. Blue Freightliner
  3. The Last Blues
  4. I Don't Care No More
  5. Stud Poker
  6. Smokestack Lightning
  7. Cynical Old Bastard
  8. Two Trains Running
  9. Bridgebuilder
  10. Too Old is Getting Younger All the Time
  11. Highway 61
  12. Scalemaster Blues
  13. Archetypal Blues
  14. Got My Will Made Out
  15. Mean Streets
  16. Truck Holler #2

Bonus Tracks

  1. The Whaler's Battle Cry
  2. Trashy Trashmen

Big Shoes to Fill

  1. Let it Be in Memphis
  2. She Makes Me Earn My Money
  3. Shed My Blood in Mississippi
  4. Immortal
  5. Who's Gonna Pay?
  6. Oklahoma Blues
  7. They Call Me Watermelon Slim
  8. WWW
  9. I Got a Problem
  10. Cruisin'
  11. Take Off Your Masks
  12. Red, White and Blues

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