The late Magic Sam was a brilliant guitarist and a soaring, urgent vocalist. Dead from heart failure at the untimely age of thirty-two in 1969, Samuel Maghett was a pivotal figure whose memorable ...

The Avant Garde was a hotbed of folk and blues music locally in the 1960s and thanks to a reel to reel tape machine - and some foresight - many of the performances at the Avant Garde survive today.

Chicago blues guitar legend Magic Sam left us too soon. Sam Maghett died at age 32 of a heart attack, just on the brink of stardom. He left behind only a few completely realized recordings, most ...

A real player’s player, Paul Asbell has worked with Magic Sam, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Sitt, the Sun Ra Arkestra and more. He was even Trey Anastasio’s guitar teacher once upon a time. “I ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. NATASHA THIELE, REPORTER: He might only be 12, but when it comes to magic Sam's the man! Sam became ...

In August 1969, blues singer-guitarist Magic Sam performed at the first Ann Arbor Blues Festival on a bill that included B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and other legends. After the concert, his ...