"slˈæpiz" sˈoʊloʊ kɚɹˈɪɹ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn wɛn dˈaɪnə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd hˌɪm tʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːs hɜːɹ ˈækt æt ðə blˈæk hˈɔːk ɪn sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ.
"Slappy's" solo career started in 1951 when Dinah Washington requested him to introduce her act at the Black Hawk in San Francisco.