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Performed with bassist Slam Stewart as Slim and Slam, and made hits with "Flat Foot Floogie" and "Cement Mixer" in the 30s. <p> Name-dropped in <a href="/people/059/000031963/">Jack Kerouac</a>'s <i>On The Road</i>. <p><b>Daughter:</b> Janis Hunter (m. <a href="/people/207/000022141/">Marvin Gaye</a>)<br><p> <a href="/lists/913/000047772/">Cuban Ancestry</a> <br> <a href="/lists/939/000043810/">Greek Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/708/000259928/">Sky Bandits (31-Oct-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/696/000035591/">Absolute Beginners (18-Apr-1986)</a> · Party Singer<br> <a href="/films/336/000222667/">The Curious Female (10-Nov-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/277/000208650/">Go, Man, Go! (27-Jan-1954)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/474/000079237/">Hellzapoppin (26-Dec-1941)</a> <br><p> <b>Is the subject of documentaries:</b><br> <i>The World of Slim Gaillard</i>, 1989, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>DETAILS:</font> BBC<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=116294" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>