Magic Slim (born Morris Holt, 7 August 1937, Torrence, Mississippi[LINK: http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=MAGIC|SLIM&sql=11:3ifrxq95ld0e~T1] All Music Guide biography - accessed January 2008) is a blues singer and guitarist. Biography Magic Slim was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap. He moved first to nearby Grenada.[LINK: http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Magic-Slim.html] oldies.com biography He first came to Chicago in 1955 with his friend and mentor Magic Sam. The elder Magic (Sam) let the younger Magic (Slim) play bass with his band, and gave him his nickname. At first Slim was not rated very highly by his peers. He returned to Mississippi to work and got his younger brother Nick intere

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