Magic Sam

Blues, Musical Artist

1937 – 1969

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Who was Magic Sam?

Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett was an American Chicago blues musician. Maghett was born in Grenada, Mississippi and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and Little Walter. After moving to Chicago at the age of nineteen, he was signed by Cobra Records and became well known as a bluesman after his first record, "All Your Love" in 1957. He was known for his distinctive tremolo-guitar playing.

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Born
Feb 14, 1937
Grenada
Also known as
  • Samuel Maghett
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Dec 1, 1969
Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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