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Magic Sam
マジック・サム

  • BORN: February 14, 1937, Grenada, Mississippi
    1937年2月14日、ミシシッピ州グレナダ生まれ
  • DIED: December 1, 1969, Chicago, Illinois
    1969年12月1日、イリノイ州シカゴにて死去
  • vocals guitar

同年輩のオーティス・ラッシュバディ・ガイらと共に、シカゴ・ブルースのウエスト・サイド・スタイルを代表するひとり。しかし、アルバム数枚を残しただけで、心臓発作によって急死した。32歳、いよいよこれからというところだった。ミシシッピ生まれで、カントリー・ブルースを真似ながらギターをマスター。シカゴに移ってウエスト・サイド周辺のクラブで人気を得て、50年代終盤、コブラで数曲を録音した。59年に徴兵され、すぐ脱走。捕まって刑務所暮らしとなる。69年アン・アーバー・ブルース・フェスティヴァルでの凄まじい伝説的なライヴの後、渡欧。そのツアー終了の数週間後に亡くなってしまった。

Recordings

circa June 1957, Chicago, Illinois
1958, Chicago, Illinois
circa April 1960, Chicago, Illinois
April 1960, Chicago, Illinois
January/February 1961, Chicago, Illinois
October 30, 1963, Chicago, Illinois
  • Feeling Good
  • All Your Fault
  • Torturing My Soul
  • Sometimes
October/November 1963, Club Alex, Chicago, Illinois
  • Every Night About This Time
  • I Don't Believe You'd Let Me Down
  • I Just Got To Know
  • You Were Wrong
  • Looking Good
  • Keep On Loving Me Baby
  • Got My Mojo Working
February 1964, Club Alex, Chicago, Illinois
  • Mole's Blues
  • Tore Down
  • Backstoke
  • Come On In This House
  • Ridin' High
  • I Found Me A New Love
February 11, 1964, Chicago, Illinois
  • High Heel Sneakers
  • All Your Love
  • Trying To Make It
  • Call Me If You Need Me
  • Look Out Sam
  • Back Door Friend
February 4, 1966, Chicago, Illinois
  • That's Why I'm Crying
February 6, 1966, Chicago, Illinois
  • Feelin' Good (I Feel So Good)
  • Lookin' Good
  • Bad Luck Blues (take 3)
  • That's Why I'm Crying
May 3, 1966, Chicago, Illinois
1966, Chicago, Illinois
  • Respect Me Baby (by Shakey Jake)
  • A Hard Road (by Shakey Jake)
October 2, 1966, The Copa Cabana, Chicago, Illinois
  • Tremble
  • Call Me When You Need Me
  • How Long Can This Go On
  • Every Night Every Day
  • Why Are You So Mean To Me
  • Dirty Work Goin' On
  • Further On Up The Road
  • It's All Your Fault Baby
December 1966, Sylvio's, Chicago, Illinois
  • Juke
  • Hate To See You Go
  • Just Like A Fish
  • Dirty Work Goin' On
  • Rock Me
  • I've Been Down So Long
  • I Just Can't Please You
  • I Just Got To Know
  • Tore Down
  • Scratch My Back
  • Sawed Off Shotgun
  • Backstore
  • All Your Love
  • 19 Years Old
July 1967, Chicago, Illinois
  • All Of Your Love
  • I Found A New Love
  • I Don't Want No Woman
  • I Don't Want No Woman (take 3)
  • My Love Will Never Die
  • Lookin' Good
  • Mama Mama - Talk To Your Daughter
  • Sweet Home Chicago
  • I Need You So Bad
October 18/25, 1967, Chicago, Illinois
  • That Ain't It
  • That Ain't It
  • Walkin' By Myself
  • Hoochie Coochie Man
  • I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie) (take 2)
  • Every Night And Every Day
  • That's All I Need
  • That's All I Need (take 3)
January 1968, Chicago, Illinois
  • Give Me Time
  • You Belong To Me
  • That's Why I'm Crying
  • You're So Fine
  • Come Into My Arms
  • I Can't Quit You Baby
  • Sweet Little Angel
  • That's All I Need
  • What Have I Done Wrong
  • Baby, You Forture My Soul
  • I'm So Glad
  • Shake A Hand
1968, Mother Blues, Chicago, Illinois
  • I Don't Want No Woman
  • Just A Little Bit
  • Tore Down
  • Rockin' Wild
  • Everything's Gonna Be Alright
October 23, 1968, Chicago, Illinois
  • What Have I Done Wrong
  • What Have I Done Wrong (take 2)
  • Easy, Baby
  • Easy Baby (alternate take)
  • You Don't Love Me Baby (take 3)
  • I Just Want A Little Bit
  • I Just Want A Little Bit (take 4)
  • Everything's Gonna Be All Right
  • San Jose
November 6, 1968, Chicago, Illinois
  • I Have The Same Old Blues
  • Keep Lovin' Me Baby
  • Keep Loving Me Baby (take 3)
  • You Belong To Me (take 3)
  • It's All Your Fault
  • Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'
  • Stop! You're Hurting Me
  • Blues For Odie Payne
August 3, 1969, Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • San-Ho-Zay
  • I Need You So Bad
  • You Don't Love Me
  • Strange Things Happening
  • I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)
  • All Your Love
  • Sweet Home Chicago
  • I Got Papers On You, Baby
  • Looking Good
  • Looking Good (encore)
1969, Chicago, Illinois
  • I'll Pay You Back
  • Sam's Funck
October 3, 1969, American Folk Festival, London, England
  • Easy Baby
  • Looking Good
  • All Your Love

Influences
影響関係

Infl by: B.B. King
受けた影響←B.B.キング

Infl to: Magic Slim
与えた影響→マジック・スリム