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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.

35Tracks
31Artists
5Theme Tags
5Genre Tags
SeriesTopical
TagshoodoosupernaturalDelta bluesfolk beliefblues themes
Genrestraditional bluesbluesacoustic bluesdelta blueschicago blues
Tracklist
#TrackArtist
1I Put a Spell On YouScreamin' Jay Hawkins
2I Ain't Superstitious 📖 StoryHowlin' Wolf
3Evil (Is Going On)Howlin' Wolf
4Hoo-Doo SayIke Turner
5My Woman Has a Black Cat BoneHop Wilson
6I've Got My Mojo WorkingMuddy Waters
7Voodoo WomanKoko Taylor
8Hoo Doo Doctor bridgeWillie Dixon
9Born Under A Bad Sign bridgeAlbert King
10Jump SturdyDr. John
11Love Potion No. 9The Clovers
12Voodoo Child (Slight Return)Jimi Hendrix
13Oh Oh MojoVolcanos
14Evil WaysSantana
15SuperstitionStevie Wonder
17Voo Doo DustMighty Joe Young
18Hoodoo Man Blues bridgeJunior Wells,Buddy Guy
19Mojo Hand bridgeLightnin' Hopkins
20Goin' To LouisianaJohn Lee Hooker
21Hoodoo LadyMemphis Minnie
22Two Faced WomanCurley Weaver
23Dying Crapshooters Blues 📖 StoryBlind Willie McTell
24House of the Risin' SunBob Dylan
25Cross Road Blues 📖 StoryRobert Johnson
26Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues bridgeSkip James
28Mojo StrutPickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
30Gypsy Woman BluesPapa Charlie's Boys
31Blue DragAllen Toussaint
32I Been Dealing with the DevilSonny Boy Williamson I
33Hoodoo HoodooSonny Boy Williamson I
34Hoodoo BluesLightnin' Slim
35I Walk on Guilded SplintersDr. John
Devil Got My Woman 📖 StorySkip James
Its Your Voodoo WorkingCharles Sheffield
Louisiana Hoo Doo BluesMa Rainey