Black Tornado (album)
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| Black Tornado | ||||
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| Studio album by Magic Slim & the Teardrops | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Hot Ham & Cheese | |||
| Genre | Blues, Chicago blues | |||
| Label | Blind Pig | |||
| Producer | Dick Shurman | |||
| Magic Slim & the Teardrops chronology | ||||
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Black Tornado is an album by the American musician Magic Slim, released in 1998.[1][2] He was backed by his band, the Teardrops.[3] Magic Slim supported the album with a North American tour.[4] The album title is a reference to his nickname.[5] Black Tornado won a AFIM Indie Award for electric blues album of the year.[6]
Recorded at Hot Ham & Cheese, in Chicago, the album was produced by Dick Shurman.[7][8] Shurman urged Magic Slim to choose songs that he had not before recorded.[9] "Still a Fool" is a cover of the Muddy Waters song.[10] Magic Slim's son Shawn Holt made his recording debut on "Young Man's Blues", contributing guitar and vocals.[11] The title track is an instrumental.[12]
