The Birk To Host Guitarist Bill Magee’s Only Oregon Appearance

Referring to himself as “The Lowdown Dirty Blues Guitarist,” Bill Magee (then going by the name Willie) met a young guitarist by the name of Jimmy James. The two became good friends and formed the band Jimmy James and The Flames. James eventually moved to England, where he became better known as Jimi Hendrix, while Magee continued the original band under the name the Kansas City Playboys and toured Europe himself. The rest is history.

After a brief hiatus, Bill Magee began to feel the pull of the blues once again and came out of retirement. Now working out of San Diego, where he is one of the busiest blues artists on the scene, he is back to playing that authentic Southern blues.

Bill Magee will be appearing for one show only in Oregon on Wednesday, August 20^th for a 6:30 dinner show at The Birk, located at 11139 Highway 202 in Birkenfeld, Oregon. So head on out and catch this original Mississippi bluesman who has worked alongside greats like Howlin’ Wolf, BB King, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker, Bobby Bland and of course, Jimi Hendrix.