Blues great, Magic Slim, passed away on just after midnight on Thursday at age 75. Slim, whose real name is Morris Holt, died in a Philly hospital from health issues. Slim had health problems for a while that worsened on tour. Magic Slim and his backing band, the Teardrops helped shape the sound of Chicago’s electric blues and Slim was known as a “younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.” Read more below.