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Magic Slim (born Morris Holt, August 7, 1937, Grenada, Mississippi) is a living blues legend who plays raw intense blues not using pedals.

It was in 1955 when Slim made his first trip to Chicago, to play for Magic Sam, a friend of his from home. Magic Sam also gave Slim tips on playing the guitar and called his bass player "Magic Slim". He returned to Mississippi later but in 1965 was back in Chicago and in 1970 joined group the Teardrops.

In 1996, Slim signed with Blind Pig and has recprded some of the most-celebrated albums of his career, including Scufflin' in 1996, Black Tornado in 1998, Snakebite in 2000, and Blue Magic in 2002.
in 2005 his live performance at the Sierra Nevada Brewery was recorded and released as "Anything Can Happen" on both, DVD and CD.

Videos

Magic Slim - Bad Boy 08:04 Magic Slim - Bad Boy
Magic Slim & Keb' Mo' live at  Jazz a Vienne - Part 1 05:40 Magic Slim & Keb' Mo' live at Jazz a Vienne - Part 1
Magic Slim dead at 75 05:35 Magic Slim dead at 75
Magic Slim - Going to Mississippi 07:19 Magic Slim - Going to Mississippi
Magic Slim Live In Portland-2009 02:59 Magic Slim Live In Portland-2009
Magic Slim at the Waterfront Blues Festival 02:59 Magic Slim at the Waterfront Blues Festival

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