Originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama Slim has lived in New Orleans since 1965. Close to his cousin Little Freddie King, the 80-year-old bluesman has received important financial support from the non-profit Music Maker Relief Foundation, which was founded by Timothy Duffy.

Also a  photographer, Duffy is exhibiting his unique tin-type portraits at the New Orleans Museum of Art, which are also available in a coffee-table book, Blue Muse.