16 Facts About Magic Slim

Morris Holt, known as Magic Slim, was an American blues singer and guitarist.

In 2017, Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.

Magic Slim was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap.

Magic Slim first came to Chicago in 1955 with his friend and mentor Magic Sam.

The elder Magic let the younger Magic play bass with his band and gave him his nickname.

At first Slim was not rated very highly by his peers.

Magic Slim returned to Mississippi to work and got his younger brother Nick interested in playing bass.

Magic Slim's recording career began in 1966 with the song "Scufflin'", followed by a number of singles into the mid-1970s.

Magic Slim recorded his first album in 1977, Born Under a Bad Sign, for the French label MCM.

In 1994, Magic Slim moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where the Zoo Bar had been booking him for years.

Magic Slim was frequently accompanied by his son Shawn Holt, an accomplished guitarist and singer.

Magic Slim died at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 21,2013, at age 75.

Magic Slim had health problems that had worsened while he was on tour several weeks earlier.

Magic Slim's manager had stated that bleeding ulcers had sent Slim to the hospital, but that he suffered from heart, lung and kidney problems.

In May 2013, Magic Slim was posthumously awarded another Blues Music Award in the category Traditional Blues Male Artist.

In 2017, Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.