Watermelon Slim

The Profile

American blues musician Watermelon Slim (also known as Bill Homans), born in Boston, is a slide guitarist and harmonica player noted for blending blues and country. A Vietnam War veteran, his work draws on hard-lived experience and roots traditions.

Born in Boston; served in the Vietnam War; described as a slide-guitar virtuoso with a Howlin' Wolf-style voice in reviews; has worked various jobs (gravedigger, carpenter, elevator salesman, truck driver); Escape From The Chicken Coop blends blues with country and is dedicated to truck drivers.

A positive, descriptive review highlights Watermelon Slim's rootsy blues, slide-guitar virtuosity and a deliberate move toward country on Escape From The Chicken Coop. The reviewer emphasizes his life experience, vocal style and versatility. Recommended for fans of raw blues and country-blues crossover.