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Magic Sam ↔ Otis Rush

Magic Sam and Otis Rush are directly connected through multiple shared bridges: Bob Koester and Willie Dixon.

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Magic Sam

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States • 📅 1957 – 1969

West Side Chicago blues visionary whose shimmering, stinging tremolo guitar and soaring, impassioned vocals on Delmark's West Side Soul revolutionized modern electric blues before his untimely death at 32.

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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Bob Koester

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Willie Dixon

Record Producer / Audio Engineer

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Otis Rush

📍 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States • 📅 1956 – 2018

West Side Chicago pioneer who played his Gibson upside down and left-handed, unleashing a fierce, wide vibrato and emotional falsetto on Cobra Records classics ('I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Double Trouble') that electrified British and Texas rock.

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1957 – 1969

Magic Sam

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Archival Biography

West Side Chicago blues visionary whose shimmering, stinging tremolo guitar and soaring, impassioned vocals on Delmark's West Side Soul revolutionized modern electric blues before his untimely death at 32.

Musical Genres

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (4)

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Magic Sam

Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar

1957–1969
Mighty Joe Young

Rhythm Guitar

1965–1969
Mack Thompson

Bass

1957–1969
Odell Campbell

Drums

1966–1969
Also in: Elmore James and the Broomdusters
💿 Record Labels:
Delmark Records Cobra Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Bob Koester ⚡ Willie Dixon ⚡
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1956 – 2018

Otis Rush

📍 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States

Archival Biography

West Side Chicago pioneer who played his Gibson upside down and left-handed, unleashing a fierce, wide vibrato and emotional falsetto on Cobra Records classics ('I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Double Trouble') that electrified British and Texas rock.

Musical Genres

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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W Wikipedia ↗ 📀 Discogs ↗

👥 Band Personnel (5)

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Otis Rush

Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar

1956–2018
Willie Dixon ⚡ Shared Connector

Bass

1956–1959
Also in: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers
Ike Turner

Guitar

1958–1959
Little Walter

Harmonica

1956–1958
Also in: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers
Abb Locke

Tenor Saxophone

1965–1978
Also in: Howlin' Wolf
💿 Record Labels:
Cobra Records Chess Records Delmark Records Alligator Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Willie Dixon ⚡ Bob Koester ⚡
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