Magic Slim ist gestorben

Der 1937 in Torrance, Mississippi, geborene US-amerikanische Blues-Gitarrist, Sänger und Songschreiber Morris «Magic Slim» Holt (Bild) ist am 21. Februar 2013 in Philadelphia gestorben.

Foto: Definitiv – Zur Originaldatei: http://commons.wikimedia.org

«Slim, born Morris Holt in Mississippi, helped define the sound of post-war electric blues in Chicago as a younger peer of icons like Muddy Waters and Howlin‘ Wolf. Slim’s first instrument was piano, but after he lost the little finger on his right hand in a cotton-gin accident, he switched to guitar, and also played bass with his mentor, the guitarist Magic Sam.»

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blues-guitarist-magic-slim-dead-at-75-20130222

«Born Morris Holt in Torrance, Mississippi in 1937, Slim’s recording career ran from the sixties through to recent times, built on his peerless guitar playing, raw vocals and fondness for the stage. His influence on the blues scene runs deep and his backing group the Teardrops have been described as ‚the last real Chicago blues band.’»

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1549722/blues-great-magic-slim-dies-at-75

Mehr:

http://www.magicslimblues.com/

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Slim

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000232185

http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/morris-magic-slim-holt-lincoln-bluesman-dies-at/article_22ee1a0f-69a4-558c-9b7c-48048cfce142.html

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1KqDOs9wo