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"Magic Slim is one of the great icons of the blues. Considered to be one of the greatest living practictioners of Chicago's classic electrified Mississippi blues style, Magic Slim continues to blow blues audiences away with his powerful delivery of what many consider to be 'real Chicago blues.'" - CRUZINBLUZ "Magic Slim is a large man. His voice is, if anything, even larger. The native Mississippian is a better-than-average guitarist as well...[on this] excellent disc showcasing Magic Slim's aggressive, take-no-prisoners style, those two attributes are fully evident." - METROACTIVE "Magic Slim is not slim?and he plays blues just like he looks: formidably. His musical world is small, but within it he is a master. He plays a Fender Jazzmaster through a tube amp that gives him a beautiful and soft, yet simultaneously tinny and full, sound. Combined with his booming and gruff voice, Magic can fill up any club with sound." - POPMATTERS "Magic Slim & The Teardrops proudly uphold the tradition of what a Chicago blues band should sound like. Their emphasis on ensemble playing and a humongous repertoire that allegedly ranges upwards of a few hundred songs give the towering guitarist's live performances an endearing off-the-cuff quality: you never know what obscurity he'll pull out of his oversized hat next." - ALL MUSIC GUIDE Blues singer and guitarist Magic Slim is one of the best-known representatives of the West Side Chicago blues. Tin Pan Alley includes brand-new studio recordings and great live recordings from this popular winner of SIX W.C. Handy Awards!