Magic Sam
08/28/20 • 23 min
Magic Sam exploded like a meteor on the national blues scene. Everyone who knew Sam liked him; he was a powerful singer with a soaring tenor voice, an imaginative songwriter, and an innovative guitarist, but bad luck hounded him throughout his short life.
Magic Sam exploded like a meteor on the national blues scene. Everyone who knew Sam liked him; he was a powerful singer with a soaring tenor voice, an imaginative songwriter, and an innovative guitarist, but bad luck hounded him throughout his short life.
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Blues You Should Know - Magic Sam
Transcript
The expression “blues & bad luck” is spoken and sung often in the blues, but it’s not the case for all blues musicians. For some, like Buddy Guy or Charlie Musselwhite, the years of work and struggle have culminated in wide acclaim and financial security. We applaud them and they deserve it.
But for others, like Robert Johnson or Blind Willie Johnson, bad luck and missed opportunity seemed to cloud their entire lives. Such is the case with this month’s “Blues You Should K
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