Magic Slim was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap.[5] He moved first to nearby Grenada.[6] He first came to Chicago in 1955 with his friend and mentor Magic Sam. The elder (by six months) Magic (Sam) let the younger Magic (Slim) play bass with his band and gave him his nickname.[5]
At first Slim was not rated very highly by his peers.[7] He returned to Mississippi to work and got his younger brother Nick interested in playing bass. By 1965 he was back in Chicago and in 1970 Nick joined him in his band, the Teardrops.[7] They played in the dim, smoke-filled juke joints popular in Chicago in the 1970s on bandstands barely large enough to hold the musicians.[1]
Slim's recording career began in 1966 with the song "Scufflin'", followed by a number of singles into the mid-1970s. He recorded his first album in 1977, Born Under a Bad Sign, for the French label MCM. During the 1980s, Slim released albums for Alligator, Rooster Blues and Wolf Records and won his first W. C. Handy Award. In 1980 he recorded a cover version of "Mustang Sally".
In 1983, the guitarist John Primer joined the Teardrops and played with the group for 13 years.[7] Releases included Spider in My Stew on Wolf Records – which included the title track "Spider in My Stew", composed by Willie Dixon and originally recorded by Buster Benton - and a 1996 Blind Pig release, Scufflin', which presented the post-Primer lineup with the recent addition of the guitarist and singer Jake Dawson.[7]
In 1994, Slim moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where the Zoo Bar had been booking him for years.[7] He was frequently accompanied by his son Shawn Holt, an accomplished guitarist and singer.
In 2003, Magic Slim and the Teardrops won the W. C. Handy Award as Blues Band of the Year for the sixth time. They released a live performance on CD and DVD in August 2005 entitled Anything Can Happen.[8]
Slim died at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 21, 2013, at age 75. He had health problems that had worsened while he was on tour several weeks earlier.[9] His manager had stated that bleeding ulcers had sent Slim to the hospital, but that he also suffered from heart, lung and kidney problems.[9]
In May 2013, Magic Slim was posthumously awarded another Blues Music Award in the category Traditional Blues Male Artist.[10] In 2017, Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.[4]
Discographyedit
Magic Slim in 1980
1977: Born Under a Bad Sign (MCM, reissued by Storyville)
Slim biography at blindpigrecords.com 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
Illustrated Magic Slim discography
April 26, 2024
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Morris Holt August 7 1937 February 21 2013 known as Magic Slim was an American blues singer and guitarist 1 2 Born at Torrance near Grenada Mississippi the son of sharecroppers he followed blues greats such as Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf to Chicago developing his own place in the Chicago blues scene 3 Magic SlimMagic Slim at the Chicago Blues Festival 2008Background informationBirth nameMorris HoltAlso known asMagic SlimBorn 1937 08 07 August 7 1937Torrance Mississippi United StatesDiedFebruary 21 2013 2013 02 21 aged 75 Philadelphia Pennsylvania United StatesGenresBluesInstrument s Vocals electric guitarYears active1955 2013 In 2017 Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame 4 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMagic Slim was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap 5 He moved first to nearby Grenada 6 He first came to Chicago in 1955 with his friend and mentor Magic Sam The elder by six months Magic Sam let the younger Magic Slim play bass with his band and gave him his nickname 5 At first Slim was not rated very highly by his peers 7 He returned to Mississippi to work and got his younger brother Nick interested in playing bass By 1965 he was back in Chicago and in 1970 Nick joined him in his band the Teardrops 7 They played in the dim smoke filled juke joints popular in Chicago in the 1970s on bandstands barely large enough to hold the musicians 1 Slim s recording career began in 1966 with the song Scufflin followed by a number of singles into the mid 1970s He recorded his first album in 1977 Born Under a Bad Sign for the French label MCM During the 1980s Slim released albums for Alligator Rooster Blues and Wolf Records and won his first W C Handy Award In 1980 he recorded a cover version of Mustang Sally In 1983 the guitarist John Primer joined the Teardrops and played with the group for 13 years 7 Releases included Spider in My Stew on Wolf Records which included the title track Spider in My Stew composed by Willie Dixon and originally recorded by Buster Benton and a 1996 Blind Pig release Scufflin which presented the post Primer lineup with the recent addition of the guitarist and singer Jake Dawson 7 In 1994 Slim moved to Lincoln Nebraska where the Zoo Bar had been booking him for years 7 He was frequently accompanied by his son Shawn Holt an accomplished guitarist and singer In 2003 Magic Slim and the Teardrops won the W C Handy Award as Blues Band of the Year for the sixth time They released a live performance on CD and DVD in August 2005 entitled Anything Can Happen 8 Slim died at a hospital in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on February 21 2013 at age 75 He had health problems that had worsened while he was on tour several weeks earlier 9 His manager had stated that bleeding ulcers had sent Slim to the hospital but that he also suffered from heart lung and kidney problems 9 In May 2013 Magic Slim was posthumously awarded another Blues Music Award in the category Traditional Blues Male Artist 10 In 2017 Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame 4 Discography edit nbsp Magic Slim in 1980 1977 Born Under a Bad Sign MCM reissued by Storyville 1978 Let Me Love You MCM 1978 Highway Is My Home Black amp Blue reissued by Evidence 1978 Living Chicago Blues Vol 2 Alligator 1980 Liv n Blue Candy Apple CA 1980 In the Heart of the Blues Isabel 1980 Doing Fine Isabel 1982 Raw Magic Alligator 1982 Essential Boogie Rooster Blues 1982 Grand Slam Rooster Blues 1987 Live at B L U E S with John Primer Blues R amp B 1990 Gravel Road Blind Pig 1992 44 Blues with John Primer and Bonnie Lee Wolf Records 1992 Spider in My Stew with John Primer Wolf Records 1992 Blues Behind Closed Doors with John Primer and Billy Branch Wolf Records 1993 Magic Slim amp the Teardrops Wolf Records 1994 Chicago Blues Session Vol 10 Wolf Records 1994 Don t Tell Me About Your Troubles Wolf Records 1995 Zoo Bar Collection Vol 3 Wolf Records 1995 Alone amp Unplugged 1995 Born on a Bad Sign 1996 Scufflin Tone Zone Studios 1997 Let Me Love You 1998 Zoo Bar Collection Vol 4 Spider in My Stew 1998 See What You re Doin to Me Wolf Records 1998 Black Tornado Blind Pig 2000 Snakebite Blind Pig 2000 Chicago Blues Session Vol 18 Live on the Road Wolf Records 2002 Blue Magic produced by Popa Chubby who played 2nd guitar on some tracks Blind Pig 2005 Anything Can Happen live album Blind Pig 2006 Tin Pan Alley compilation album Wolf Records 2006 That Ain t Right Magic Slim amp the Teardrops Joe Carter with Sunnyland Slim recorded in 1977 Delmark 2007 The Essential Magic Slim Blind Pig 2008 Midnight Blues with James Cotton Elvin Bishop Lil Ed Williams Lonnie Brooks and Otis Clay produced by Nick Moss Blind Pig 2009 Rough Dried Woman compilation album recorded 1986 1992 Wolf Records 2010 Raising the Bar 2012 Bad Boy Blind Pig 2014 Pure Magic Wolf See also editList of blues musicians Chicago Blues Festival San Francisco Blues Festival Sweden Rock Festival Notodden Blues Festival List of stage namesReferences edit a b Guralnick Peter 1989 Lost Highway Jouneys and Arrivals of American Musicians New York Harper amp Row p 306 ISBN 9780060971748 Magic Slim and the Teardrops Wirthentertainment com Archived from the original on 2013 11 02 Retrieved 2014 08 03 Chicago Bluesman Magic Slim Dead at 75 Reuters 2013 02 21 Retrieved 2014 08 03 a b BLUES HALL OF FAME ABOUT Inductions Blues Foundation Blues org Retrieved 21 January 2018 a b Dahl Bill Magic Slim Biography AllMusic com Retrieved 2014 08 03 Magic Slim Biography Oldies com Retrieved 2014 08 03 a b c d e Russell Tony 1997 The Blues From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray Dubai Carlton Books p 144 ISBN 1 85868 255 X Blind Pig Records BlindPigRecords com Archived from the original on 2014 08 08 Retrieved 2014 08 03 a b Blues Guitarist Magic Slim Dies CBS News Retrieved 22 February 2013 Blues Music Awards Past Years Blues org Archived from the original on 2010 10 26 Retrieved 2013 05 24 External links editMagic Slim at IMDb Magic Slim s Myspace Page Slim biography at blindpigrecords com Archived 2014 08 08 at the Wayback Machine Illustrated Magic Slim discography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magic Slim amp oldid 1174237159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
