Blues guitarist Bill Magee, who performs at RT’s Longboard on Nov. 18, got his start on the East Coast during the early 1960s, playing with a host of music legends like Jimi Hendrix, James Brown and B.B. King. Now a San Diego institution backed by a tight, seven-piece band, Magee is a master at electric Chicago blues, funk and R&B, with plenty of soul to boot. It’s that ability to shift musical gears that makes Magee’s shows special. There are lots of great blues players in town, but Magee’s revue-style shows are hard to beat.
