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Magic Slim

1937 - 2013

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Morris Holt (August 7, 1937 – February 21, 2013), known as Magic Slim, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Born at Torrance, near Grenada, Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers, he followed blues greats such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to Chicago, developing his own place in the Chicago blues scene. In 2017, Magic Slim was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Magic Slim is the 1,822nd most popular musician (up from 2,000th in 2024), the 9,712th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,332nd in 2019) and the 699th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Magic Slim ranks 1,822 out of 3,175. Before him are Max Weinberg, Johnny Dodds, Booker T. Jones, Leonidas Kavakos, Holly Johnson, and Kim Kashkashian. After him are Carey Bell, George Gruntz, Bill Black, Tadd Dameron, Tobias Sammet, and Christopher Franke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Magic Slim ranks 475. Before him are Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Jerry Weintraub, Alv Gjestvang, Svante Thuresson, Alberto Sainz, and Archibald MacKinnon. After him are Louis Neefs, Anita Desai, Donald Dewar, Emiliano Rodríguez, James Carlisle, and Ron Leibman. Among people deceased in 2013, Magic Slim ranks 418. Before him are Michel Brault, Irina Petrescu, Milo O'Shea, Mohamed Brahmi, Donald Richie, and Kenneth Appel. After him are George Gruntz, Andrei Panin, Carlos Graça, Alberto Bevilacqua, Richard LeParmentier, and Alfonso Lara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Magic Slim ranks 9,714 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Bass (1929), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Herman Chernoff (1923), Jon Turteltaub (1963), Teddy Pendergrass (1950), and Rick Carlisle (1959). After him are David Frankel (1959), Carey Bell (1936), Harry Blanchard (1929), Edie Adams (1927), Catherine E. Coulson (1943), and Frank Piasecki (1919).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Magic Slim ranks 699. Before him are Seasick Steve (1951), Van Dyke Parks (1943), Max Weinberg (1951), Johnny Dodds (1892), Booker T. Jones (1944), and Kim Kashkashian (1952). After him are Carey Bell (1936), Bill Black (1926), Tadd Dameron (1917), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Utada Hikaru (1983), and Bobby Hutcherson (1941).

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