Magic Sam
Sign in to saveAlso known as Samuel Gene Maghett
American Chicago blues musician (1937-1969)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- With a Feeling!-The Complete Cobra
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937-02-14
- Active to
- 1969-12-01
blueschicago blueselectric bluessoul blues
Discography
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- 163,451
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- 1,153,663
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bluesChicago Blueselectric bluesrhythm and bluesClassic Blues
Magic Sam (Samuel Gene Maghett, February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969) was an American Chicago blues musician. He 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 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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Grenada
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Delmark Records
- Image
- AABF 1969 Magic Sam JT.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1937-02-14
- date of death
- 1969-12-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- Commons category
- Magic Sam
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