Magic Sam
Magic Sam was born in Grenada, Mississippi, United States on February 14th, 1937 and is the Guitarist. At the age of 32, Magic Sam biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Samuel Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969), known as Magic Sam, was an American Chicago blues musician.
He was born in Grenada County, 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 19, he was signed by Cobra Records and became well known as a bluesman after the release of his first record, "All Your Love", in 1957.
He was known for his distinctive tremolo guitar playing.The stage name Magic Sam was devised by Sam's bass player and childhood friend Mack Thompson at Sam's first recording session for Cobra, as an approximation of "Maghett Sam".
The name Sam was using at the time, Good Rocking Sam, was already being used by another artist.
Life and career
Maghett played for guitar in Chicago and gained him bookings at blues clubs on the West Side in Chicago. From 1957 to 1959, he released singles for Cobra Records, including "All Your Love" and "Easy Baby." They did not make it to the charts, but they did have a major influence far beyond Chicago's guitarists and singers. The Westside Sound, as well as recordings by Otis Rush and Buddy Guy (both Cobra musicians), was a manifesto for a new kind of blues. Magic Sam was briefly with Homesick James Williamson around this time. Before being drafted into the United States Army, Magic Sam obtained a following. He spent six months in jail for desertion and was given a dishonest discharge.
His single "We're Gonna Boogie") gained national attention in 1963. He toured the United States, Britain, and Germany. In 1967, he was signed to Delmark Records, which also released West Side Soul and Black Magic. He continued to tour with a band that included blues harp player Charlie Musselwhite, future Commander Cody, and Lost Planet Airmen bassist "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow and drummer Sam Lay. Magic Sam's breakthrough appearance at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival in 1969, earning him several bookings in the United States and Europe. Shakey Jake Harris performed with his uncle often.
Awards and recognition
- 1982, Blues Foundation Blues Music Award for Magic Sam Live in the category Vintage or Reissue Album of the Year (US)
- 1982, Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, induction as Performer
- 1984, Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, West Side Soul selected in the category Classics of Blues Recordings – Albums
- 1990, Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, Black Magic selected in the category Classics of Blues Recordings – Albums