Facts:   - name: walter horn jr. .    - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist    - origin: shelby     Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mississippi slim -lrb- blues musician -rrb- .
walter horn jr. -lrb- 13 august 1943 -- 14 april 2010 -rrb- , known by the stage name mississippi slim , was an american blues singer and performer .horn was born in shelby and grew up in greenville , mississippi .in the early 1960s he worked as a tractor driver while singing in local clubs , and in 1968 moved to chicago to pursue a singing career .using the name mississippi slim , he performed in clubs in chicago where he became known for his multicolored hair and mismatched clothing , and toured with other blues singers such as junior wells .in 1974 , he recorded `` crying in the arms of another love '' , released by sunflower records .he returned to live in mississippi in 1994 , continuing to perform in local clubs and at festivals , and becoming active in mississippi 's `` blues in schools '' project .he recorded an album , `` miracles '' , in 1999 .he died in 2010 at the age of 66 , after suffering a massive heart attack .