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Jim White blogs about the blues and related music.

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"If I hadn't heard blues, I would have missed a big part of myself."  -- Paul Rishell

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Bassist Nick Holt dies; Magic Slim's brother, Teardrops member

Just as Bluzer and I were talking about the original, real-deal blues, another player from the Chicgo blues era has passed away. Nick Holt, the younger brother of Morris Holt (Magic Slim), died yesterday.

Together, they formed the heart of Magic Slim and the Teardrops, an old-school Chicago blues band that has been carrying that torch fo decades. Nick hadn't toured recently, but he was there to help build the sound at the beginning. Here's an item from the online Blues Report.


Posted Jun 23 2009, 02:42 PM by Jim White
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