PHILADELPHIA — Magic Slim, a contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago's electric blues, has died at age 75.

Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago's electric blues, died Thursday. He was 75. He died shortly after midnight ...

Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago’s electric blues, died Thursday. He was 75.

Blues musician Magic Slim dead at 75. Published: Feb. 22, 2013, 9:12 p.m. ... He died shortly after midnight Thursday at a Philadelphia hospital, said his manager, Marty Salzman.

The latest Magic Slim & the Teardrops release, Midnight Blues, continues the tradition of Morris Holt's genuine house-rocking blues, characterized by his intense guitar work and earthy vocals.

Unlike a lot of blues artists creeping into their 60s and 70s, Magic Slim records on a fairly consistent basis. Since 2000 the Windy City juke joint icon has dropped a half dozen or so full ...

Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago's electric blues, died Thursday. He was 75. He died shortly after midnight ...

Magic Slim.KALAMAZOO -- As the years fly by, the links to blues' past get fewer as bluesmen stop playing. Magic Slim, 70, speaking in a deadpan manner, reassured us he's doing "OK, so far." Slim ...

Magic Slim, a contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago's electric blues, has died aged 75.

Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago’s electric blues, died Thursday. He was 75. He died shortly after … ...

Magic Slim performs with his band at a blues festival in Portland, Ore., in 2009. The Mississippi native died early Thursday in Philadelphia.Associated Press file photo Magic Slim, a younger ...