Tribute set for blues musician Magic Slim

 

 The blues community will come together on March 28 at the Mayne Stage in Chicago to honor Magic Slim, who passed away on Feb. 21 at the age of 75. 

"A Night For Magic" will take place at 7 p.m. at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago. Tickets are $25, available at www.maynestage.com.

The host band for the evening will be The Teardrops, fronted by Slim's son, Shawn Holt, who just became a member of the band at the beginning of the year. 

The rest of the lineup will include John Primer, Otis Clay, Eddy Clearwater, Billy Branch, Lonnie Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks, Dave Specter, Eddie Shaw, Nick Moss, Grana Louise, Big Time Sarah, Zac Harmon, Carl Weathersby, J.W. Williams, Jimmy Burns, Linsey Alexander, Steve Cushing, the Chicago Blues All-Stars and more to be announced.  

All proceeds from the event will go to Slim's family.

 For those who can't make the event but would like to make a donation to the family, donations can be made to Magic Slim's wife, Ann Holt, and mailed to her c/o Slim's manager, Martin Salzman, at 22 W. Washington, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602.

Magic Slim and the Teardrops won the coveted Blues Music Award in 2003 as "Blues Band of the Year," one of six times Slim won a BMA, considered the highest honor in the blues. In 2011, the state of Mississippi erected a Blues Trail Marker in Slim's honor in front of a building in Grenada where his mother operated a restaurant.

Information courtesy of Blind Pig Records.