Magic Slim
American blues singer and guitarist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morris Holt (August 7, 1937 ā 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]
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Birth name | Morris Holt |
Also known as | Magic Slim |
Born | (1937-08-07)August 7, 1937 Torrance, Mississippi, United States |
Died | February 21, 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 75) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Genres | Blues |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, electric guitar |
Years active | 1955ā2013 |
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In 2017, Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.[4]