Magic Sam News

Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson and the Magic Rockers will perform Friday at Mechanics Hall, as part of 'Blues Worcester,' a monthly series.

RETRO blues four-piece The Dirty Robbers play the Square and Compass, near Ashill, on Thursday .

Here's a tip for aspiring music journalists: think twice before you call an old bluesman at his hotel after 10 p.m. If he's anything like 71-year-old Morris Holt - aka Magic Slim - he might say, "Well, I was damn well asleep there!" and then answer most of your questions with a grunted "Yeah". Then you've got your own case of the blues as you try ...

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A native of Duncan, Mississippi, guitarist/vocalist Eddie C. Campbell is one of the last of the originators of the West Side sound of Chicago blues still performing in their prime.