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Tom Morgan

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Aug 7, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/7/96
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I am beginning to put together a show which will contain songs which have
a reference to anything having to do with Voodoo. Here is my list of
titles with Voodoo, Hoodoo, Spell or such in them but I know there are
many I am missing. Anyone want to add to this list?

Thanks,
Tom

Group Title
-------------------- --------------------
Baker, LaVern Voodoo Voodoo
Bell, Lurrie Voo-Doo Whammy
Dr John Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
Dr John I Been Hoodood
Dr John I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Dr John Witchy Red
Harlem Hamfats Hoodooin Woman
Hawkins, Screamin Jay She Put The Whammy On Me
Hawkins, Screamin Jay She Put A Spell on Me
Hawkins, Screamin Jay Whammy, The
Jordan, Louis Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man
Leigh, Keri Voodoo Woman
Mandel, Harvey Electric Voodoo Doll
Memphis Minnie Hoodoo Lady
Neal, Kenny Hoodoo Moon
Otis, Johnny Castin My Spell
Parham, Tiny Voodoo
Reed, Al Hoo Doo
Ridgely, Tommy Double Eyed Whammy


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Stine, Dave

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Don't have titles here at work but seems Kenny Neal, Omar and the Howlers,
and of course Jimi Hendrix have "voodoo/ and or hoodoo" songs.


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Subject: Voodoo - Hoodoo Songs
Author: Tom Morgan <tm...@POE.ACC.VIRGINIA.EDU> at Internet
Date: 8/7/96 10:10 AM

Curtis Hewston

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>I am beginning to put together a show which will contain songs which have
>a reference to anything having to do with Voodoo. Here is my list of
>titles with Voodoo, Hoodoo, Spell or such in them but I know there are
>many I am missing. Anyone want to add to this list?


John Lee Williamson -- Hoodoo Hoodoo
Victoria Spivey -- Hoodoo Man Blues

> Ridgely, Tommy Double Eyed Whammy

Tinsley Ellis does a nice version of this, too. And, of course, there's
"Voodoo Chile."

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Barry Silverberg

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Add these -

Studebaker John Voodoo Woman Tremoluxe Blind Pig
Katie Webster Voodoo Blues I Know tThat's Right Arhoolie
Valerie Wellington Voodoo Blues Million Dollar $ecret Rooster

Paul Rishell Hoodoo Party Blues On A Holiday Tone Cool
Buddy Guy & Jr. Wells Hoodoo Man Drinkin TNT & ... Blind Pig

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Steve Levine

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*I am beginning to put together a show which will contain songs which have
*a reference to anything having to do with Voodoo. Here is my list of
*titles with Voodoo, Hoodoo, Spell or such in them but I know there are
*many I am missing. Anyone want to add to this list?

Bo Diddley - Hoodoo You Love :-)
Jr. Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
Showdown - Black Cat Bone
Various - Marie Laveaux
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Screamin Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You

Billy Chambless

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In an earlier message, Curtis Hewston said:
]
] John Lee Williamson -- Hoodoo Hoodoo

] Victoria Spivey -- Hoodoo Man Blues

Koko Taylor -- Voodoo Woman

Awesome imagery, especially if you've ever been around some of them weird-ass
voodoo people from the swamp....
--
* "And there _is_ a real world. In fact, some of you
* are in it right now." -- Gene Spafford

VT

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On Aug 07, 1996 11:21:05 in <bit.listserv.blues-l>, 'Steve Levine
<Steve....@CORP.WRGRACE.COM>' wrote in response to someone's query:

>
>*I am beginning to put together a show which will contain songs which have

>*a reference to anything having to do with Voodoo. Here is my list of
>*titles with Voodoo, Hoodoo, Spell or such in them but I know there are
>*many I am missing. Anyone want to add to this list?


>
>Bo Diddley - Hoodoo You Love :-)

There IS actually a song by that name:

BOHREN, SPENCER LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS Hoodoo You Love
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GREAT SOUTHERN 2201 11023 4

>Jr. Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
>Showdown - Black Cat Bone
>Various - Marie Laveaux
>Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
>Screamin Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You

I like this one:

WIG HAT THIS CAME OUT OF ME Voodoo Chicken Blood Dance

Here's a bunch of songs that START with the word Voodoo or Hoodoo - I'm too
lazy to get all the songs CONTAINING those words, but I can tell you
how.....


ATOMIC ROOSTER NICE 'N' GREASY Voodoo in You

BENOIT, TAB NICE & WARM Voodoo on the Bayou

BEST OF TECHNO VOLUME 1 Voodoo Child

BLACK 47 HOME OF THE BRAVE Voodoo City

BLACK SABBATH LIVE EVIL Voodoo
MOB RULES Voodoo

BLUES MASTERS VOL. 14: MORE JUMP BLUES Voodoo Voodoo

BROOKS, LONNIE BAYOU LIGHTNING Voodoo Daddy

BUSH TETRAS WILD THING Voodoo [live]

CABLES, GEORGE CABLES' VISION Voodoo Lady

CAMPBELL, JOHN ONE BELIEVER Voodoo Edge

CLARK, SONNY LEAPIN' & LOPIN' Voodoo

CONCUSSION ENSEMBLE STAMPEDE Voodoo

CRAMPS PSYCHEDELIC JUNGLE/GRAVEST HIT Voodoo
Idol

DANCING FANTASY MIDNIGHT BOULEVARD Voodoo Jammin'
MOONLIGHT REFLECTIONS Voodoo Jammin'
MIDNIGHT BOULEVARD Voodoo Jammin'
MOONLIGHT REFLECTIONS Voodoo Jammin'

DICK, ROBERT THIRD STONE FROM THE SUN Voodoo Child
(Slight Return)

DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND VOODOO Voodoo

DITMAS, BRUCE WHAT IF Voodoo Street Beat

DIVIDIDOS ACARICIANDO LO ASPERO Voodoo Chile

EBERHARDT, CLIFF MONA LISA CAFE Voodoo Morning

ELVIRA PRESENTS HAUNTED HITS Voodoo Voodoo

EVANS, GIL & MONDAY NIGHT ORCHE VOL. 1-LIVE AT SWEET BASIL Voodoo Chile


GIUFFRE, JIMMY 3 JIMMY GIUFFRE 3 Voodoo

GORDON, JAY BLUES INFESTED Voodoo Boogie

GREGSON/COLLISTER CHANGE IN THE WEATHER Voodoo Doll

GRIFFITH, RONI RONI GRIFFITH Voodoo Man

GWAR ROAD BEHIND Voodoo Summoning

HEART DESIRE WALKS ON Voodoo Doll

HENDRIX, JIMI ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE Voodoo Chile (Slight
Return)
ELECTRIC LADYLAND Voodoo Child (Slight
Return)
LAST EXPERIENCE Voodoo Chile
BLUES Voodoo Chile Blues
EXPERIENCE COLLECTION Voodoo Child
(Slight Return)
WOODSTOCK Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER Sound Track SOUNDTRACK Voodoo Child
[slight Return]

ISAAK, CHRIS SILVERTONE Voodoo

JOHNSON, L.V. UNCLASSIFIED Voodoo Woman

KISS THE SKY KISS THE SKY Voodoo Chile

LORDS OF ACID VOODOO-U Voodoo-U

LOVE & ROCKETS HOT TRIP TO HEAVEN Voodoo Baby

MANO NEGRA PUTA'S FEVER Voodoo

METERS GOOD OLD FUNKY MUSIC Voodoo

MOBY EARLY UNDERGROUND Voodoo Child

MONSTER VOODOO MACHINE STATE VOODOO/STATE CONTROL Voodoo #1

MR. BIG LEAN INTO IT Voodoo Kiss

NEVILLE BROTHERS YELLOW MOON Voodoo
LIVE ON PLANET EARTH Voodoo

OKEH RHYTHM & BLUES STORY 1949-57 Voodoo Blues

PENDERGRASS, TEDDY LITTLE MORE MAGIC Voodoo

PRODIGY MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATIO Voodoo
People

RED KRAYOLA RED KRAYOLA Voodoo Child Suddenly

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES JUJU Voodoo Dolly
NOCTURNE Voodoo Dolly

SMITH, LONNIE LISTON & THE COSM EXPANSIONS Voodoo Woman

SOUL ASYLUM SAY WHAT YOU WILL CLARENCE-KAR Voodoo
Doll

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS DIRT TRACK DATE Voodoo Cadillac

STREHLI, ANGELA BAND SOUL SHAKE Voodoo Voodoo

TAYLOR, KOKO I GOT WHAT IT TAKES Voodoo Woman

TAYLOR, MELVIN PLAYS THE BLUES FOR YOU Voodoo Daddy

TORN, DAVID DOOR X Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

TUCK & PATTI DREAM Voodoo Music

VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY & DOUBLE TR LIVE ALIVE Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER Voodoo Chile
(Slight Return)

WEBSTER, KATIE I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT Voodoo Bliss

WEEN CHOCOLATE & CHEESE Voodoo Lady

WHEN PEOPLE WERE SHORTER & LIV BOBBY Voodoo Woman

WIG HAT THIS CAME OUT OF ME Voodoo Chicken Blood
Dance

WILLIS, CHICK FOOTPRINTS IN MY BED Voodoo Woman

WILLSON, MICHELLE EVIL GAL BLUES Voodoo Voodoo

WOBBLE, JAH INVADERS OF THE HEA WITHOUT JUDGEMENT Voodoo

WOOD, MARK VOODOO VIOLENCE Voodoo Violince

WOODSTOCK DIARY WOODSTOCK DIARY Voodoo Chile [slight
Return]

YO YO HONEY VOODOO SOUL Voodoo Soul

ZOO SHAKIN' THE CAGE Voodoo
ADAMS, J. HARMONIUM
HOODOO ZEPHYR Hoodoo Zephyr

AEROSMITH PUMP Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man

BOHREN, SPENCER LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS Hoodoo You Love

CHICAGO STRING BAND CHICAGO STRING BAND Hoodoo Blues

CLAPTON, ERIC 24 NIGHTS Hoodoo Man

GUY/WELLS DRINKIN' TNT 'N' SMOKIN' DYNAM Hoodoo Man
Blues

HAVE MOICY! HAVE MOICY! Hoodoo Bash

MEMPHIS MINNIE HOODOO LADY (1933-37) Hoodoo Lady

NEAL, KENNY HOODOO MOON Hoodoo Moon

SHARIFF, OMAR RAVEN Hoodoo Man

WELLS, JUNIOR BLUES HIT BIG TOWN Hoodoo Man
HOODOO MAN BLUES Hoodoo Man Blues

WILDER, WEBB DOO DAD Hoodoo Witch

Mark this just curious.......
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Vincent
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Jim Bardsley

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Aug 7, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/7/96
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Tom, you might want to pick up a copy of Jim Suhler and Monkeybeat's
excellent second CD "SHAKE" which I reviewed here about 6 months ago. The
entire theme of the album is voodoo, love gone bad, and swamp magic.
There's at least one song, "Voodoo Lights" which I remember, and if I go
home at lunch and bring it back I'lll detail others. The style of music
varies along the spectrum of blues/rock/swamp-pop.

You might also want to think about "Congo Square" by Sonny Landreth,
versions available by Sonny and by John Mayall with Sonny backing.

The Bluebirds frequently use voodoo references in their swamp-rock
material: I'd have to look them up again to narrow it down to a specific
song, though.

Hope this helps- Jim


At 10:04 AM -0400 08/07/96, Tom Morgan wrote:
>I am beginning to put together a show which will contain songs which have

>a reference to anything having to do with Voodoo. Here is my list of

>titles with Voodoo, Hoodoo, Spell or such in them but I know there are

>many I am missing. Anyone want to add to this list?
>

>Thanks,
>Tom
>
> Group Title
> -------------------- --------------------
> Baker, LaVern Voodoo Voodoo
> Bell, Lurrie Voo-Doo Whammy
> Dr John Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
> Dr John I Been Hoodood
> Dr John I Walk On Guilded Splinters
> Dr John Witchy Red
> Harlem Hamfats Hoodooin Woman
> Hawkins, Screamin Jay She Put The Whammy On Me
> Hawkins, Screamin Jay She Put A Spell on Me
> Hawkins, Screamin Jay Whammy, The
> Jordan, Louis Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man
> Leigh, Keri Voodoo Woman
> Mandel, Harvey Electric Voodoo Doll
> Memphis Minnie Hoodoo Lady
> Neal, Kenny Hoodoo Moon
> Otis, Johnny Castin My Spell
> Parham, Tiny Voodoo
> Reed, Al Hoo Doo

> Ridgely, Tommy Double Eyed Whammy
>
>

Eliot Williams

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There are a number of swamp blues songs about voodoo:

Katie Webster - Voodoo Bliss
Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working
Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party
Lightnin' Slim - Hoodoo Man

And of course there's

Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man (two versions)
JB Lenoir - Voodoo Boogie


Eliot Williams
University of Wisconsin
Department of Medicine
will...@heme.medicine.wisc.edu

Pat Hertel

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Guy, Buddy Junior Wells & Drinkin' TNT 'n' Smokin' Dynamite @
Hoodoo Man Blues
Neal, Kenny Hoodooo Moon
Hoodoo Moon
Sansone, Jumpin' Johnny Where Y'at
Hoodoo Party
Studebaker John Too Tough
Your Hoodoo Man
Barry, Stephen Here On The Highway
Voodoo Music
Benoit, Tab Nice And Warm
Voodoo On The Bayou
Brooks, Lonnie Bayou Lightning
Voodoo Daddy
D, Tony Do Gotta Do
Voodoo Music
Hendrix, Jimi :blues
Voodoo Chile Blues
Hughes, Joe If You Want to See the Blues @
Voo Doo Woman
Mandel, Harvey Twist City
Electric Voodoo Doll
Mootham, Larry Cottage Music
Voodoo Music
Sheperd, Kenny Wayne Ledbetter Heights
Deja Voodoo
Studebaker, John Tremoluxe
Voodoo Woman
Taylor, Melvin & The Slack Band
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Various Artists Antone's: Can't Live Without It
Voodoo Man (Lavelle White)
Vaughan, Stevie Ray Couldn't Stand The Weather
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

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