Magic Slim & The Teardrops
b. Morris Holt, 7 August 1937, Torrence, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. Blues guitarist and vocalist Magic Slim became interested in music during childhood. He moved first to nearby Grenada, Mississippi, and then to Chicago in 1955, where he worked as bass player for Magic Sam, who gave Holt his name. He obtained a false identity card so that he was able to play bass with Sam in the bars and clubs. After completing that stay, he switched back to guitar and performed with a Chicago band called Mr. Pitiful And The Teardrops. When that band broke up, he moved back to Mississippi before returning to Chicago once again in 1965, where he re-formed the Teardrops with his two brothers (Nick, the bass player, became a permanent member). The band recorded its first single for the local Wes label in 1966, and another for the equally small Mean Mistreater label in 1970. It was not until 1978 that Magic Slim And The Teardrops began recording in earnest, contributing four tracks to an Alligator Records anthology. That was followed by a live album for the small Candy Apple label as well as recordings made in France, which were released in the USA on Alligator as Raw Magic in 1982. That same year he recorded the highly praised Grand Slam for Rooster Blues Records. A live album recorded in Austria, Chicago Blues Session, followed in 1987. Gravel Road, released on the small Blind Pig label in the USA, was issued in 1990. His sound is perhaps the tightest of any Chicago blues band working at the present time. This consistently satisfying blues musician has recorded singles for numerous labels but, recently, has recorded mainly for the Wolf Record label in Austria and Blind Pig in San Francisco..
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20 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Back Home Baby! (Live Chicago '91)
Magic Slim, Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Blues - Paru chez Juniper Recordings le 5 juin 2023
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Chicago Blues Session Volume 3
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records International GmbH le 11 nov. 2015
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Black Tornado
Blues - Paru chez Blind Pig Records le 19 mai 1998
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Midnight Blues
Blues - Paru chez Blind Pig Records le 9 sept. 2008
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Anything Can Happen (Live)
Blues - Paru chez Blind Pig Records le 16 août 2005
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I’m Gonna Play The Blues
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records International GmbH le 14 mars 2019
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Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 3
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records le 1 janv. 1995
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Pure Magic
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records International GmbH le 7 oct. 2014
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Live On The Road
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records International GmbH le 17 oct. 2000
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Don't Tell Me About Your Troubles
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records le 20 mai 1994
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Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 2
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records le 13 janv. 1998
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Highway Is My Home
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records le 13 janv. 1998
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Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 4
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records le 13 janv. 1998
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