Friday, March 25, 2011

Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo

reading, numbers) 1945 Carter, Bo (Armentier Chatmon)The Ins and Outs of My Girl (jinx) 1936 Carter, Big Lucky (Levester Carter)Goofer Dust (goofer dust, dragon's blood, etc. 1968 Chatmon, HarryHoo Doo Blues (hoodoo, palmistry, horseshoe) 1935Chicago String BandHoodoo Blues (hoodoo, gambling) Clayton, Dr. (Peter)Root Doctor Blues (double entendre on root work) 1946 Cole, AnnGot My Mo-Jo Working (mojo) Cox, IdaFogyism (black cat, etc. 1928 Cox, IdaGypsy Glass Blues (Gypsy) 1927 Cox, IdaMojo Hand Blues (mojo) 1927 Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"Hoodoo Lady (hoodoo lady, hoodoo hand) 1947 Diddley, Bo (Elias MacDaniel)Who Do You Love (many hoodoo beliefs) 1956 Dixon, WillieI Ain't Superstitious (bad luck omen list) 1962 Dixon, WillieThe Seventh Son (seventh son) Dixon, WillieHootchie Cootchie Man(lucky number seven) Gibson, CliffordDon't Put That Matter On Me (conjure, hoodooing male nature) 1929 Gillum, JazzThe Blues What Am (bad luck omen list) 1947 Gillum, JazzHand Reader Blues (fortune teller, herb tea, good luck pills) 1947 Grant, Coot (Leola B. WIlson) and Wilson, Wesley (Kid Sox)Keep Your Hand Off Of My Mojo (mojo) Harlem HamfatsHoodooin' Woman (hoodoo, fix, spread stuff) 1937 Harris, WynonieConjured (foot-track magic, graveyard dirt, etc. 1964 Henry, Waymon "Sloppy"Jomo Man Blues (jomo, lodestone, john the conquer, goofer dust) 1928 Hogg, Andrew "Smokey"I Bleed Through My Soul (black cat bone) c.1950 Hopkins, LightningMojo Hand (mojo) 1960; also a late version, undated House, SonThe Jinx Blues [No. 1 and No. 2] (jinx, Gypsy) 1942 Hudson, HattieDoggone My Good Luck Soul (black cat, horseshoe, rabbit foot) 1927 Hunter, Ivory JoeI Almost Lost My Mind (Gypsy) 1950 Jackson, Papa CharlieBad Luck Woman Blues (jinx, rat's [?] foot) 1924 Jackson, Papa CharlieSalt Lake City Blues (jinx) 1924 Jefferson, Blind LemonBad Luck Blues 1926 Jefferson, Blind LemonBroke and Hungry Blues (black cat bone) 19- (INCOMPLETE) Jefferson, Blind LemonDry Southern Blues (implied menstrual blood in coffee) 1926 Jefferson, Blind LemonLow Down Mojo Blues (mojo) Jefferson, Blind LemonRambler Blues (jinx) 1927 Johnson, MerlineBlack Gypsy Blues (Black Gypsy)Johnson, MerlineSold It to the Devil (crossroads ritual) 1937Johnson, RobertCome On In My Kitchen (mation sack)Johnson, RobertLittle Queen of Spades (mojo) 1937 Johnson, RobertHellhound on My Trail (Hot Foot Powder)Johnson, RobertStones In My Passway (foot-track magic)1938 Jones, CurtisBlack Gipsy Blues (Black Gypsy) 1938 Jones, CurtisBlack Magic Blues (hoodoo) Jordan, Charley (with Charlie Manson)I Couldn't Stay Here (jinx) 1936 Jordan, LouisSomebody Done Jujued the Hoodoo Man(hoodoo) 1939 Lenoir, J. B.The Mojo, a.k.a. Mojo Boogie, Voodoo Boogie (jack ball) 1953, etc. Lewis, FurryBlack Gypsy Blues (Black Gypsy) 1929 Lightnin' Slim (Otis Hicks)Hoo Doo Blues (hoodoo) 1957 Lincoln, Charlie (Charlie Hicks, Laughing Charley)Mojoe Blues (mojo, hoodoo) 1927 Lofton, Cripple ClarenceI Don't Know (goofer dust) 1939Lofton, Cripple ClarenceStrut That Thing (goofer dust) 1935Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green)I'm a Mojo Man (mojo) 1957 Mabon, WillieI Don't Know (goofer dust) 1952 / 1953 McGhee, BrownieSecret Mojo Blues (mojo, black cat bone) 1947 McTell, Blind WillieDrive Away Blues (hot foot work, Lookout Mountain) McTell, Blind WillieScary Day Blues (mojo) McTell, Blind WillieTalkin' to Myself (same poetry as Scary Day Blues) 1930 McTell, Blind WillieTicket Agent Blues (same poetry as Scary Day Blues) 1935 Memphis Jug Band (with Will Shade)Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues (Aunt Caroline Dye, mojo) 1930 Memphis Jug Band (with Will Shade)I Whipped My Woman With A Singletree (Black Gypsy) 1930Memphis Jug Band (with Hattie Hart)Spider's Nest Blues (spider, toby) 1930Memphis Minnie (Lizzie Douglas)Hoodoo Lady (hoodoo woman) 1936 Moore, AliceS.O.S. Blues (Distress Blues) (Black Gypsy, hoodoo) 1935Buddy MossJinks Man Blues (jinx)Nelson, RomeoGettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing (goofer dust) 1929 Otis, JohnnyCastin' My Spell (mentions many hoodoo beliefs) 1950s Patton, CharlieRevenue Man Blues (jinx) 1934 Patton, CharlieScreamin' and Hollerin' the Blues (jinx) 1929 Rainey, MaBlack Cat Hoot Owl Blues (bad luck beliefs) 1927 Rainey, MaBlack Dust Blues (goofer dust) 1928 Rainey, MaLouisiana Hoo Doo Blues (Algiers, hand, hoodoo, goofer) 1925 Rainey, MaScreech Owl Blues (bad luck beliefs) 1928 Red, Tampa (Hudson Whittaker) and Georgia Tom DorseyThe Duck Yas-Yas-Yas (hoodoo women) 1929 Ross, DollyHootin' Owl Blues (bad luck beliefs) 1927 Shade, Will (Memphis Jug Band)I Whipped My Woman with a Singletree (gypsy) 1929 Shines, JohnnyHoodoo Snake Doctor Blues (hoodoo doctor) 1970 Short, J. D. (Jelly Jaw Short)Snake Doctor Blues (roots and herbs) Smith, BessieLady Luck Blues (horseshoe, goofer dust) 1923 Smith, ElizabethGwine To Make Bad Luck Seven Years (bad luck women list)Smith, J. T. "Funny Paper" / "Funny Papa"Seven Sisters Blues (Seven Sisters of New Orleans) Spand, CharlieBig Fat Mama Blues (goofer dust) 1930 Spand, CharlieEvil Woman Spell (hoodoo woman) 1931 Spand, CharlieHoodoo Woman Blues (hoodoo woman) 1940 Spivey, VictoriaHoodoo Man Blues (hoodoo man) 1926 Stokes, FrankBedtime Blues (Goofer Dust) 1928 Tampa Red (Hudson Woodbridge / Hudson Whittaker)Anna Lou Blues (mojo hand) Tampa Red (Hudson Woodbridge / Hudson Whittaker)When Bad Luck Is On You (jinx)Temple, JohnnieHoodoo Women (Aunt Caroline Dye, hoodoo) 1937Torey, GeorgeLonesome Man Blues (jinx) 1937 Towel, JimI've Been Hoodooed (hoodoo, rabbit foot, foot track) 1928Twitty, John D. (Black Spider Dumpling)Sold It to the Devil (crossroads ritual) 1937 Washboard SamHand Reader Blues (fortune teller, herb tea, good luck pills) 1938 Washboard SamSuspicious Blues (many bad-luck beliefs) 1938 Waters, Muddy (McKinley Morganfield)Got My Mojo Working (mojo) Waters, Muddy (McKinley Morganfield)Louisiana Blues (mojo) 1950 Weldon, Casey Bill (Casey Will Weldon)Jinx Blues (jinx) Wells, JuniorHoodoo Man Blues (reworking of SBW's "Hoodoo Hoodoo") 1953 & 1965 Wells, JuniorTwo-Headed Woman (two-headed woman, Seven Sisters of NOLA) 1957Wheatstraw, PeetieLast Week Blues (jinx) 1934 Wheatstraw, PeetieCut Out Blues (policy, jinx) 1936 (INCOMPLETE) Wiley, ArnoldSpider in Your Dumpling (spider dumpling, live things) 1920s Williams, AlbertHoodoo Man (Memphis Al) (hoodoo man) 1963Williams, Big JoeJinx Blues (jinx) 1963 Williams, Robert PeteBlack Cat Bone (black cat bone) 1961 Wiliamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy" (I)Hoodoo Hoodoo (hoodoo, mojo) 1946

Black Spider Dumpling (John D. Twitty)Sold It to the Devil (crossroads ritual, spider dumpling 1937Blake, Blind (Arthur)Policy Blues (policy dream books)Blake, Blind (Arthur)Panther Squall Blues (jinx) 1928 Bogan, Lucille (with Spoken parts by Papa Charlie Jackson)Jim Tampa Blues (jomo, black cat bone) 1927 Brown, BessieHoodoo Blues (goofer, gris-gris, spider dumpling, black cat bone, shoes) 1924 Brown, GabrielJinx Is On Me (jinx, gypsy, card

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