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Magic Sam

Born: 
02/14/1937
City: 
Grenada
Region: 
Mississippi
Country: 
USA
Died: 
12/01/1969
Cause of Death: 
Heart Attack
Years Active: 
1957-1969
Genre: 
Chicago Blues
Instruments: 
Guitar
Vocals
Former Members: 
Magic Slim
Associated Artists: 
Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson
Mighty Joe Young

Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett was an American Chicago blues musician. Maghett was born in Grenada, Mississippi, United States, 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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