Black Magic (Magic Sam album)
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Black Magic is a blues
album by Magic Sam
released in 1968 by Delmark Records
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Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
album by Magic Sam
Magic Sam
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...
released in 1968 by Delmark Records
Delmark Records
Delmark Records is an independent American jazz and blues record label, based in Chicago since 1958. The label originated in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1953 when owner Bob Koester released a recording of the Windy City Six, a traditional jazz group, under the "Delmar" imprint.-History:Born in 1932 in...
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Track listing
- "I Just Want A Little Bit"
- "What Have I Done Wrong"
- "Easy, Baby"
- "You Belong To Me"
- "It's All Your Fault"
- "I Have The Same Old Blues"
- "You Don't Love Me Baby"
- "San-Ho-Zay"
- "Stop! You're Hurting Me"
- "Keep Loving Me Baby"
Musicians
- Magic Sam : vocals and guitar
- Eddie ShawEddie ShawEddie Shaw is an African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist.-Biography:In his teenage years, Shaw played tenor saxophone with local blues musicians such as Little Milton and Willie Love. At the age of 14, he was involved in a jam session in Greenville, Mississippi with Ike Turner's band...
: tenor saxophone - Lafayette LeakeLafayette LeakeLafayette Leake was a blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records as a session musician, and as a member of the Big Three Trio, during the formative years of Chicago blues. He played piano on many of Chuck Berry's recordings.-Biography:Leake was born in...
: piano - Mighty Joe Young : guitar
- Mack Thompson : bass
- Odie Payne Jr.Odie PayneOdie Payne was an American Chicago blues drummer. Over his long career Payne worked with a range of musicians including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Little Johnny Jones, Tampa Red, Otis Rush, Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Little Brother Montgomery, Memphis...
: drums
- recorded : October 23 and November 7, 1968.