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Magic Slim and the Teardrops: Black Tornado

Read "Black Tornado" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Critics tend to overemphasize regional differences in blues styles, but I'll concede that Chicago blues can be particularly loose and low-down. Chicago blues is really Delta blues electrified, and Mississippi-born Magic Slim may be the genre's finest living purveyor.

You won't find a more authentic blues man than 61-year-old Magic Slim, whose given name is Morris Holt. A high-voltage guitarist and soulful singer, Slim honed his skills in his native Mississippi and then became a fixture in the Chicago blues ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Black Tornado

Blind Pig Records
1999

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