Magic Sam All Your Love and Sam's Boogie

[pauldavis44]

Good stuff!!! that's all i can say...thank you for posting this!!

[SongHooks1993]

its not sam's boogy its get "Lookin' Good"

[rwm48]

I have been a Sam Maghett fan for over 45 years now and one of my favorites....man he was so good. Another good one passed way too early @ 32....he just kills it on Sam's Boogie.

[ElNavajoDeColorado]

everybody talking bout that tone still... you just get an amp any amp turn it up to 10 and play.... i do it every friday and saturday... the tone or "TONE" comes from your fingers...

[R0b1zzle137]

Can anyone tell me how he got his clean distorted sound? Im not just talking about amps and guitar, but knobs and what not, its such a perfect tone, especially for heavy blues as such.

[JaysalP]

I'm in LOVE with Magic Sam. He's my soul-brother.

[sourdough59]

His album "Black Magic" was released in November of 1969 and probably would have made him very well known but he died of a heart attack on December 1st of that same year at the age of 32.The guy could flat out play guitar and had a voice like Sam Cook - too bad he didn't live longer.

[swardo]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

[beatlemaniac1966]

this is fuckin great

[guitarspank]

beyond cool....

[poopilentes54]

What pedal is he using on Sam's Boogie??????!!!!!!!!!!! or how did he get that tone?

[tariksba]

3:45 it's like Cactus boogie...

[boddumblues]

Anyone know what brand of guitar that is ?

It looks like some sort of Matsomuko les Paul copy.

[bentnosewp]

@boddumblues Univox. I bought a similar model year off ebay for like 150$ sounded like garbage.

[jimmyyazz]

this is Looking Good on West Side Soul

[Banjoikey]

Sam's Boogie !! Yeah!

[EKWalmsley]

Such a Great player. The groove at about 3:40 is sooo cool.

[WhippJunior]

@buddyrush1059 lay off the drugs and learn how to spell and make some sense!

[Odin029]

I always try and learn to play that boogie (Lookin Good), but after a while I always get frustrated and put my guitar back in the case...

Magic Sam was taken away way too early.

[Kieragroneil]

This is real life.

[Hankdeluxe]

Thanks for posting ! Not much live Magic Sam out there! Great education for the younger bluesmen out there. This is how it's done kids !

[barba666ruiva]

true magic!

[STRAIGHTAHEAD1970]

Holy Christ, This Is Good !!!

[Nebraskablack]

SAM!!! Your wrecking this much havoc with a suit and tie on and someone else's guitar??? Sly Stone once said in the studio -- and being that Sly's first group the Sons of Ray with Billy Preston had a blues focus-- when he met jimi Hendrix, they both shared awe for Mr Magic Sam = an emperor of the blues! True dat from legend to legend.

[WhippJunior]

Brilliant! How is it that this guy is still so unrecognized?

[pizzamonsterdude]

@WhippJunior

He is. Just not in pop-culture. :P

[everestthunders]

goosebumps

[taildragger53]

Really influenced Robert Cray & Bobby Radcliffe.

But there will always be only ONE Sam Maghett. What a voice..what a guitar tone and technique.

[ochihiro]

このドイツのテレビ番組でのサムも凄い。アールフッカーのギター­を借りての演奏。サムだけのサム節。この姿、日本でといえば田端­義夫師に重なるのである。

[CollinsDenzel]

gotta love the wallet on the snare ala Al Jackson Jr. , drummer from Stax

[jeffthrow6892]

MAGIC SAM............the name says it all.......

[Deetroiter]

RAW AND REAL! Let's see John Mayer play this, that tool wouldn't even know

where to start...

[JimBowie1133]

CHICAGO

[alanlomax100]

Sam died too young....he had amazing talent. Many of the older bluesman say he was the best....along with Earl Hooker.

[carcariden]

that little head movement he does at about 3:35 is too cool for words....

[nunestunes]

thats earl hookers band he is borrowing too

[jamesjonesrocket]

he looks a bit like dennis rodman. anyway, great tunes thanks for the post

[alexhollandmusic]

"I promoted myself from that to a guitar." Listening to this guy talk is a pleasure.

[kapdrums]

i am ashamed to admit that although i am a blues fan.this is the first time i heard this monster bluesman!!!wow!!!thanks....!!!­heading straight to the record shop...!;)

[clapdrix72]

Is he borrowing Earl Hooker's guitar or something?

[peonwarrior]

@clapdrix72 Yes, the guitar belong to Earl Hooker.

[mckiepstein]

Name of the second song is "Looking Good". The version on West Side Soul is pretty different, though.

[1101395]

Fantstic!!!!

[Gonzoidzz]

Amazing original talent, gone before he could get the recognition. rip Sam.

[ibrahimbawi]

Man!! Magic Sam..I'm really hoocked with his music

[Jakuta11]

Few people know this, but once upon a time BB King and Sam Cooke had a baby and they named him...Magic!

[theinfamousrood]

magic sams very very good. but lets be serious now hendrix is in another galaxy

[kgillum]

@theinfamousrood don't be a knob.



[Odin029]

@theinfamousrood Instead of comparing them I'd rather imagine Jimi stepping on stage in a West Side club and jamming into the wee hours with Magic Sam and his band... who knows it might have happened

[Barilla09]

i like the fact that he borrowed earl hooker's guitar haha

[gtrrs71]

God bless Magic Sam.

[discboy86]

2:34 oh my god

[monkeyssj1]

fuck he's good



[woodbell67]

3:25 Boogie starts 

[woodbell67]

Just put your wallet on the snare drum.

[damray1]

Sam's boogie ranks among the coolest guitar tracks ever recorded. Thanks for posting.

[Priletianin]

Божественно )))

[gonzo5648]

I can't get over this clip! His band is tight as hell and their control during "Lookin good" is stunning. That drummer looks cool as a cucumber too don't he? Like he doesn't even have to try.

[stratoblues53]

I am a 57 year old German. I watched Magic Sam and his band on October 20th in 1969 at the American Folk Blues Festival in Berlin. Magic Sams band was:

Drums: Robert St. Julien, Chicago

Bass: Mac Thompson, Chicago

Earl Hooker was also at the festival and played with Magic Sams band.

I forgot, whether Magic Sam played with Earl Hookers guitar at that occasion or not.

I guess, it is the same band on this fabulous video

I still have the poster of that festival at home.

[RockThatTele]

@stratoblues53 i think he played with earl hookers guitar in this vid bc the les paul has earl hooker on it. i dont know that for sure but thats my guess.

[FelineAficionada]

This is Totally Awesome, He's is my favorite Blues Singer Player, I love this! Fantastic

[2sonambulo]

that's running wild

[the1AndOnlyWillumpie]

Everybody knows Jimi, but this guy, also from the sixties surely knows how to bend those strings. A Shame just like Jimi he's gone.

[arifreeman]

why is he playing Earl Hooker's guitar?

[tataso]

This is blues men !!

[BordiniBlues85]

Great! Magic Sam is a blues master

[discboy86]

who's that on bass? is the magic slim on the bass? anyone knows ?

[kblavie]

Haven't seen this video in a few years, thanks for the reupload. I found West Side Soul online, but only in lossless quality. I know FLAC is better, but this dude needs to be on my ipod.

[jeffthrow6892]

So DAMN good to see this performance back here on YT where it belongs!! Excellent stuff! It's a shame more people don't know about the magnificent Magic Sam......

[djsurgeles]

This man knows what he do!

Respect to the guitar play !

Rip Bro!

[guitarspank]

I never get sick of watching/listening to this! What a voice!!! What a player!!!! ONE Bad Bad Mother!!!!

[guitarspank]

I never get sick of watching/listening to this! What a voice!!! What a player!!!!  Bad Bad Motherfucker!!!!

[lilnetty2]

The power in this video could run a small city. There are not many guitarists who can play this with the same feel and bounce.....I watch this video at least once a week.

I wonder if Vestapol has this on dvd.....I got Freddie King The Beat from them which also rocks. Thanks pizzamonsterdude !!!! Buy you a slice ?

[rockabeatinboogie]

If anybody has a picture of Magic Sam playing a blond fender strat please get in touch with me. Yes internet pic is cool.

[testestfall]

what videos this from the american folk blues festival or something else

[sunrisechicago]

Sam was listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Mayfield and most likely would have become a powerful pop/soul star had he not left us way too soon

[BordiniBlues85]

GREAT!!!!

[DAVO1984FI]

Holy Shit!

[dersinner]

could some1 type in the second strophe of Every night and every day, i don't understand the words after "you don't to beg..." i'm learning english by the way, thanks a lot

[newnairobi1]

A friend sent this video to me some years ago. It still blows me away, those guys are my idea of what a blues trio ought to sound like. Thanks to the OP for putting it up here.

[newnairobi1]

A friend sent this video to me some years ago. It still blows me away. Thanks to the OP for putting it up here.

[JaysalP]

Now I understand why his name is "magic" sam -- bloody amazing!!!!!! RIP man.

[MrsBeastSlayer6]

holy mother, this is the shit man

[soupedguit369]

Sam was so bad-ass, he didn't even bother to bring his own axe to the gig- he just borrowed Earl Hooker's guit! Notice the drummer has his wallet on the snare; I guess there wasn't any pork chop samiches handy!

[eelsdoors]

The dude is incredible.

[denzel270]

Does any one know anything about his rhytmn section in this video? Who are they and are they still playing in Chicago?

Also, who taught Sam to play guitar?

[TheSpottytoad]

@denzel270..... Magic Sam almost certainly learnt this lick from Syl Johnson whome he played with. Bass player Mack Thompson, childhood friend of Sam and longtime member of Sam's band, also played with Syl Johnson. There is a link here between these guys and Billy Boy Arnold. Both Syl Johnson and Mack Thompson played on the mid to late 50's Vee Jay recordings by Billy Boy Arnold except Mack played second guitar not bass.

[TheSpottytoad]

@denzel270 ..... Listen to the Billy Boy Arnold recordings "Kissing at Midnight" and "Every Day, Every Night" (Vee Jay Records). The "Lookin' Good" (Sam's Boogie) origins are unmistakable. Echoes of this vamp can be heard in some of Bo Diddley's recordings but then Bo and Billy Boy started their musical careers working together.

If anyone can find recordings of this lick that pre-date those mentioned I'd be overjoyed to hear about them... Maybe there's something from the 1920's or 30's???

[jessupar]

this song is called Lookin Good on the magic sam album i've got... but he plays it a bit slower, so i dont know if its the same song. has all the same stops and whatnot in it though so...

[darjc]

My drum teacher said to me I need to know what "feel" is in rhythm. After listening to 3:30-4:30 I now know what he means by "feel." And all the more impressive that it was a guitarist and not a drummer that I first heard it...

[peonwarrior]

Never heard about Magic Slam.. why is he playing with Hooker's guitar? OO

[toxicrocks]

@peonwarrior It was on some tour. there was a great video on here of hooker that was 2 minutes and 9 seconds long but now its gone, but it was THEEE SHIT. If anybody knows what i means, put it up!!!!!!

[jimmiekiko01]

@peonwarrior That was in American Folk Blues Festival in Europe 1969 where they play. You can hear on CD Magic Sam´s music 1967 "West Side Soul" Delmark DD-615 and 1968 "Black Magic" Delmark DD-620 two fantastics example what Magic Sam did.

[24mc1]

I LOVE SAM CAN YOU PUT IF YOU HAVE ,SO FINE

[TheMichaelseymour]

GRITTY.

[1234moo1234]

Thanks for reposting this, man!

[jamesjonesrocket]

it's a shame you have to accidentally stumble accross this to find out about magic sam. what a tone the man has!

[leesterg]

Incredible! The Great Magic Sam has been gone for 41 years and this performance stands the test of time--pure genius. Thanks for the upload.

[richventures]

Great from beggining to end. I'm forwarding it to share, thanks

[lordkoos]

Great stuff. The drummer later played with Clifton Chenier for many years.

[casu3]

people talk to much bout jimmy hendrix lets start talkin about magic sam

[arafat24]

@casu3 lets just listen talking gets in the way of listening unless u sing dont open the mouth lets just enjoy music :D

[musikfanat]

@casu3 All right-stop the blaspheming now!

LOL ; )

[jimmiekiko01]

@casu3 playing the guitar and singing was one of the best.

[tomlynch42]

I love Magic Sam! "Sam's Boogie"- greatest boogie EVER!!!

[puzz98]

I've been playing guitar all my life, and I can barely scratch out what Sam is playing on Sam's Boogie. And he sounds like he could rock it all night long. Can you imagine if had lived long and gotten well known ? A master palyer.

[mrdeimos50]

i wish that old rap stuff was the new rap stuff :)

[twb176]

I'd give my left testicle for that tone. Holy shit!

[MultiFunkmeister]

One of my favourite bluesman alongside JL Hooker, Muddy Waters, Hound Dog Taylor, Lightnin Hopkin etc............. Thanks 4 uploading pizza................

[2300skiddo]

Hahahahaha - one person put "dislike." Now that's what I call hard to please. Thanks for sharing this great clip!

[DuckHuntMusic]

Is he actually kicking that much ass with a borrowed guitar and a borrowed band? Professionals are intimidating.

[pablopeich]

Fucking hell that boogie just killed me!!

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

[bluegoose555]

patfaki..he is playing Earl Hooker's Univox (a Les Paul copy)...this footage is available on the 2003 American Folk Blues Festival DVD Volume 2 62-66 (as one of twoaddtional bonus tracks from the great Magic Sam recorded in 1969)

[Patfaki]

This guy is a great singer, really distinctive high range voice. He has got his own unique guitar sound, playing without a pick, using all his fingers and thumb, and getting some subtle aftertones. What a musician! Do no know the make of guitar he is playing, but the sound is just fantastic..

[Masterphonic]

Dude is a master, look at how he orchestrates the band by looking over his shoulder, nodding and giving a few hollers. Terrible shame he died so young

[brnfaceblondes]

The Sound City amp is a big part of the tone here, i own a Sound City 120, they have that raw electric tone, nothing exactly like them.

[SongsShare]

Nice.

[persesse]

this is earl hooker,,,

[almanacofsleep]

@persesse no its not

[oramikleepunk]

Blues powe!

[Youssef51]

He was too beautiful for this sorry old world. Music for the ages.

[earnicun2u]

I own a Univox just like this one I'm thinking of replacing the pickups. What would be a good choose? Looking for more of a deep distortion sound.

[pizzamonsterdude]

@earnicun2u

Kerry king Emg 81 / 85 active pickups with PA2 booster

kthxbi

[just17n8]

@pizzamonsterdude hahahahahahaaha

[Masterphonic]

@pizzamonsterdude Hahaha, let's hope he doesn't take you seriously and ruin that thing

[pizzamonsterdude]

@Masterphonic Ssshhhhhhh! Quiet!

[thesovereignbowie]

@pizzamonsterdude, Seymour Duncan black outs > All EMGs. But yeah, you don't need no fancy junk to play blues. ;D

[lilnetty2]

@thesovereignbowie

fancy blues .....love it.

[BluesShredGuru]

@earnicun2u Dimarzio super distortion bridge, Dimarzio The Breed neck pickup

[BluesShredGuru]

@earnicun2u DO NOT put emg pickups in this guitar!

[grant1r]

@earnicun2u

Try out different guitars before you go out and buy pickups. Listen to the sound distinctions between Alnico 2, Alnico 5 and Ceramic passive. Try out active pickups too. When you know what you want, then you look for a good brand. WCR makes amazing pickups so does Wilde pickups. You can't go wrong with SD, Gibson, Dimarzio and EMG either.

[madamkirk]

hey bro I've heard that those guitars are quite good. You may regret changing it. Maybe you could trade for an other one?

[stansmithjunk]

@earnicun2u what year is your model?

[ewetoobie]

@earnicun2u : 90% of your tone comes from your amp (Jimmy Page). I agree. If you want more distortion or overdrive, find a nice amp that gives you the tone you're looking for. My favs are older Peavey tube amps. I have an early 80s Classic 30 that smokes!!! I had a Peavey Delta Blues for a while that also had tone for days. They can run clean or dirty, great sound. You can also get a Tube Screamer to boost the guitar's output if your amp doesn't have a way to add drive, like older Fenders.

[Polly6761]

@earnicun2u Have you tried the old P 90's......hard to beat....

Best of the Blues to ya !

Polly Ess

[lettherebemorelight]

microphonic pickups a la gretsch and a CLEAN amp cranked until it gets DIRTY baby

[apgwheeler]

thank you thank you thank you thank for posting this. THIS is the blues! Listen to that tone. Amazing. I guess it's rock and roll, too!

[Bluzer86]

Wonderful blues songs, All your love, and especially Sam`s boogie :) .

[inthebluescrossroad]

thanks for posting again! anyone know if its out of vinyl? if so whats it called!

[order57]

Incredible.

Thanks for share.

[naabjr]

Magic is the master. Played the first song with no pick. Same as Robert Johnson played the whole complex rhythm while singing. Stuff like this ain't around no more.

[dickysipper]

fuck i love this...... his tone is fucking brilliant!

[thewellsmcclane]

this is what boogie is all about

[Masterphonic]

Sam or Earl, or whoevers band this was-- they're cool as shit

[RSchramek]

Billfold on the snare?? Nice!

[JACMUSTANGCAT]

Ok here it goes......I have a compilation CD by him I purchased on a whim and I love it! I had heard of him prior to that on the Blues Brothers movie, they make mention of Magic Sam. From what I see in this video he is a class act and a true bluesman in every sense of the word. I've seen live CDs of him and I'm terribly sorry I did not buy them now!

[javonblue]

I never knew there was footage of this awesome bluesman thanks!

[soltisimba]

I am the only person I know who saw Magic Sam live (I know there are many more, but no one I know). It was Fillmore West, opening, along with the James Cotton Band, for the Who in August 1968. He played with a huge cast on his leg due to what we were told was an auto accident. He was good for sure. The Who, btw, absolutely blew me and everyone else away that night.

[pogomole]

The best!

[MasterMcG]

tabs or chords for sam's boogie?

[awesomewelles90]

Why do so many great musicians die before their time and deny us the pleasure of hearing what other beautiful music they would have recorded! Magic Sam left only two studio albums and a handful of live recordings but we can all clearly see that he was one of the very best blues guitarists and singers we've ever been blessed with! RIP Magic Sam

[funkydrummer14]

Man, that groove they kick into at 4:30 is just ridiculous!!! WOW!! I can't get enough....

[27adry]

la he oido mil veces y cada vez me gusta mas

[saneyman]

I have watched this video few hundred times, I dig it very much and I just wanted to thank the pizzamonsterdude for putting it up !! It is really fabulous !

[pizzamonsterdude]

yeah, man, I love Sam.

P.S. If anybody out there loves watching educational films or knows anybody who does, please recommend "Salmagundi" by Max Robinson (thats me). I am currently searching for funding for my first 2 hour documentary, which will focus on how one man is getting through the economic recession in the U.S.

Anyway, thanks.

Later,

Pizza

[7734Duke]

@pizzamonsterdude WHY DOES HE HAVE EARL HOOKER on his guitar?

[TheSheaGuitar]

@7734Duke Because it's Earl Hooker's guitar.

[capmkrob]

Stunning! Love Magic Sam! Amazing tone and just with his fingers.

[withoutremorse]

The second tune is called "Lookin' Good". You can listen the studio recording from his 1967 LP "West Side Soul" :)

[spib65]

Yes!, this is good, very good!.

Always makes me feel sad when i see what I've missed.

Many thanks for the privilege of seeing these.

Nice one.

[adman49williams]

thank you. made my day

[pizzamonsterdude]

and you've made mine with your comment. i love how music is such a powerful healer, man.

[JACMUSTANGCAT]

Gotta love that live Magic Sam.

[eelsdoors]

Wow!

[JahWorks420]

west side baby- still funky as a plate of neckbones...

RIP Sam your music won't ever die that's for damn sure...

[Jakuta11]

Amazing. This gives me chill every time I watch it.

[dukeofdeco]

This was probably around 1970, about the time of his classic West Side Soul album. Did he borrow Earl Hooker's guitar for this performance?

[pizzamonsterdude]

yeah, absolutely--all the Black musicians were friends back then, they had to be.