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Show 12: The Hoodoo Tradition in Blues
Hoodoo, luck, curses, roots, and restless spirits all crowd into this set. These songs belong together because the blues has always had room for superstition, ritual language, and the sense that trouble can come from more than plain bad decisions.
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31Artists
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Hoodoo, luck, curses, roots, and restless spirits all crowd into this set. These songs belong together because the blues has always had room for superstition, ritual language, and the sense that trouble can come from more than plain bad decisions.
Tracklist
| Order | Track | Artist | Segment | Bridge | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Put a Spell On You | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 1 | - | |
| 2 | I Ain't Superstitious | Howlin' Wolf | 1 | Story | |
| 3 | Evil (Is Going On) | Howlin' Wolf | 1 | - | |
| 4 | Hoo-Doo Say | Ike Turner | 1 | - | |
| 5 | My Woman Has a Black Cat Bone | Hop Wilson | 1 | - | |
| 6 | I've Got My Mojo Working | Muddy Waters | 1 | - | |
| 7 | Voodoo Woman | Koko Taylor | 1 | - | |
| 8 | Hoo Doo Doctor | Willie Dixon | 1 | Yes | - |
| 9 | Born Under A Bad Sign | Albert King | 2 | Yes | - |
| 10 | Jump Sturdy | Dr. John | 2 | - | |
| 11 | Love Potion No. 9 | The Clovers | 2 | - | |
| 12 | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | Jimi Hendrix | 2 | - | |
| 13 | Oh Oh Mojo | Volcanos | 2 | - | |
| 14 | Evil Ways | Santana | 2 | - | |
| 15 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 2 | - | |
| 17 | Voo Doo Dust | Mighty Joe Young | 2 | - | |
| 18 | Hoodoo Man Blues | Junior Wells,Buddy Guy | 2 | Yes | - |
| 19 | Mojo Hand | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3 | Yes | - |
| 20 | Goin' To Louisiana | John Lee Hooker | 3 | - | |
| 21 | Hoodoo Lady | Memphis Minnie | 3 | - | |
| 22 | Two Faced Woman | Curley Weaver | 3 | - | |
| 23 | Dying Crapshooters Blues | Blind Willie McTell | 3 | Story | |
| 24 | House of the Risin' Sun | Bob Dylan | 3 | - | |
| 25 | Cross Road Blues | Robert Johnson | 3 | Story | |
| 26 | Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues | Skip James | 3 | Yes | - |
| 28 | Mojo Strut | Pickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators | 4 | - | |
| 30 | Gypsy Woman Blues | Papa Charlie's Boys | 4 | - | |
| 31 | Blue Drag | Allen Toussaint | 4 | - | |
| 32 | I Been Dealing with the Devil | Sonny Boy Williamson I | 4 | - | |
| 33 | Hoodoo Hoodoo | Sonny Boy Williamson I | 4 | - | |
| 34 | Hoodoo Blues | Lightnin' Slim | 4 | - | |
| 35 | I Walk on Guilded Splinters | Dr. John | 4 | - | |
| Devil Got My Woman | Skip James | Story | |||
| Its Your Voodoo Working | Charles Sheffield | - | |||
| Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues | Ma Rainey | - |