No need for movie magic to take a trip back in time: Just stroll the same brick sidewalks that George Washington once walked.

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And it was so remarkable that my trip director who was with me -- he said, this stuff is like magic. (Laughter.) How do they do this?

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He made his first trip to Chicago in 1955, starting off as the bass player for a friend and mentor known as Magic Sam, who allowed the younger musician to take his nickname.

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