Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett[LINK: http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Magic-Sam.html] oldies.com biography - accessed January 2008 (February 14 1937 ? December 1 1969[LINK: http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifoxq9gldfe~T1] All Music Guide biography - accessed January 2008) was a blues guitarist and singer. Life and career Magic Sam was born in Grenada, Mississippi. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1950, his guitar playing earned bookings at blues clubs in Chicago's West Side. He met his old childhood friend Magic Slim there in 1955, and gave him his nickname. Sam recorded for the Cobra label from 1957 to 1959, recording singles, including "All Your Love" and "Easy Baby." They never appeared on the charts yet they had a profoud influence, far beyond Chicago's guitarists and singers. Together with the r

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # TAGS