Amazing and superb collection of Devilish Down-at-the-Crossroads Blues and old-time Jazz. These marvellous down-and-dirty original shockers, like Tampa Red's "Witchin Hour Blues", St. Louis Bessie's 1927 gem "Ghost Creepin Blues" and (of course) Screamin Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" and Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Working" are all incredible, stripped-down howlers that might be expected to hear playing in R. Crumb or Anton LaVey's sitting rooms. Sippie Willis' 1925 track "Devil Dance Blues" make the price of this disc worth it alone. An outstanding collection of Hoodoo and Voodoo inspired rarely heard songs from 1925 to 1961. Absolutely beautiful in it's raw energy. Get a mason jar of Corn-Mash Moonshine Skull-Pop, slip this treasure into the CD player, and revel in the spirits - both real (from the jar) and those conjured up by these timeless recordings. Amazon Review: "Black American music has long been associated with both Hoodoo, and in the Caribbean and parts of Louisiana, Voodoo. There are many references to the Hoodoo Man, or Hoodoo Lady, who would cast a spell for you, or supply you with a 'Conjure Bag', a 'Mojo Hand' or other charms to do the same. The 'Black Cat Bone', the 'John The Conqueror Root', or the Voodoo 'Gris Gris. Sometimes to give y0u power over money, or other powers, but almost always to give you control of the opposite sex. With this stuff, you could become The Hoochie Coochie Man! A treatise could be written about the cultural meanings of Hoodoo and Voodoo in Blues lyrics. Whichever term you use, Hoodoo or Voodoo, this CD is packed with a diverse selection of great performances from the stars, and journeymen of Blues, R & B and Jazz. A scary musical must for your HalloweenNight

Tracklist:

Screaming Jay Hawkins with the Leroy Kirkland Orchestra - I Put A Spell On You
Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson - I Been Dealing With the Devil
Tampa Red - Witchin' Hour Blues
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
LaVern Baker - Voodoo Vodoo
Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady
Charlie Burse - Magic Spell Blues
Sippie Wallace - Devil Dance Blues
Johnny Otis and Marci Lee - Casting My Spell On You
Hop Wilson - My Woman Has a Black Cat Bone (Take 2)
The 5 Jones Boys - Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
Casey Bill Weldon - Jinx Blues
St Louis Bessie (Mae Smith) - Ghost Creepin' Blues
Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra - Skeleton In The Closet
Lonnie Johnson - Blue Ghost Blues
Johnny Fuller - Haunted House
Mississippi Sheiks - I Am The Devil
Brownie McGhee - Secret Mojo Blues
King Oliver - Call of The Freaks
Charles Sheffield - Its Your Voodoo Working

UPC: 714298220209
Label: Document
Release Date: 9.9.14
Format: CD

Blues Blues Hoodoo Halloween / Various - Blues Blues Hoodoo Halloween / Various (CD)