Franck L. Goldwasser

Born in Paris, France in 1960, Franck Goldwasser studied fine arts before  moving to California in 1983. A self-taught blues guitarist and vocalist, it was in Oakland that Goldwasser honed his craft alongside masters of the genre, including Lowell Fulson, Percy Mayfield and Jimmy McCracklin. Goldwasser released his first 45rpm in 1985 followed in 1989 by an album, "Blues For Esther", released  and  nominated for a W.C. Handy award in 1990. 

With write-ups in the East Bay Express and the San Francisco Chronicle and appearances at local venues and blues festivals, Goldwasser, known as Paris Slim to Bay Area blues fans (a moniker Eli Mile Hi Club owner Troyce Key gave him), is recognized as a vital contributor to the local blues scene. In September 1989 Goldwasser joins Nick Gravenites and the Electric Flag for an historical reunion, with performances in San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Through the 90's Paris Slim released several albums ("Bleedin' Heart", "Be Careful What You Wish For") and appeared at festivals in the U.S. and in Europe, under his name and as a sideman for  Phillip Walker, Sunnyland Slim, James Harman, Jerry McCain, A.C. Reed and Big Jack Johnson.  His association with the Fedora record label in the late 90's, with releases by Hosea Leavey, Harmonica Slim, Fillmore Slim, Iceman Robinson, Jessie Thomas, Jimmy Dawkins and Byther Smith, and the release  of his album "Bluju" on Crosscut Records help solidify his status as a  household name on the international blues scene. While in Los Angeles, Goldwasser helps form the Mannish Boys, while appearing at local venues with the likes of Kim Wilson, Mitch Kashmar, Roy Gaines and Arthur Adams. 

Having moved to  Portland, Oregon in 2005, Goldwasser joined Curtis Salgado's band and appeared on the Alligator release "Soul Shot", which received a Blues Music Award, while the Mannish Boys were voted "best traditional blues band of the year" the same year (2012) . 

Returning to southern California in 2013, Goldwasser takes one year off from playing music. Eventually resuming his performing and recording activities he often teams up with R.J. Mischo. 2014 finds him touring Europe, and again in 2016 co-fronting a trio with the Red Devils' Big Pete.

In the middle of the 2019 Covid-19 pandemic, Franck Goldwasser goes into Greaseland Studios to record the album "Sweet Little Black Spider" , co-produced with Kid Andersen and released on Slimbyrd Records in 2020. 2021 sees the release of  "Going Back To Paris" on the Mountain Top label. 

In November of 2021, Goldwasser appears at the Lucerne Blues Festival in Switzerland, then tours Germany. 

A new release, "Who Needs This Mess??!!", is scheduled for release in February 2023 on the German record label Crosscut.