The suggestion that the rabbits foot is a substitute for a part from a witchs body is corroborated by other folklore from hoodoo. Unfortunately, he got scared and ran off before the results of the bokors spell could take effect, meaning he now thought he could beat the undertaker but really had nothing but confidence and still lost. And i can still hear my old hound dog barkin, chasin down a hoodoo there, chasin down a hoodoo there. Dec 29, 2019 renting a vrbo in treme would be massively frowned upon by davis mcalary, a character on the hbo series treme, because it violates daviss paradoxically entitled notion that he should be the only white person allowed to infiltrate treme because of his profound love for new orleans africanamerican culture. Morton is hoping man booker can end his pinjarra classic hoodoo after going close previously. Born on the bayou born on the bayou born on the bayou wish i was back on the bayou. In 19 editions of the race he has placed on three occasions with red ora 2016 and oroya gold 200809. The essential 50 blues albums for your vinyl collection. The hoodoo kings the hoodoo kings similar allmusic. What is the difference between voodoo, hoodoo and santeria.
Hoodoo man blues is one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s, and one of the first to fully document, in the superior acoustics of a recording studio, the smoky ambience of a night at a west side nightspot. Hoodoo man is an album by the german band birth control. These religious practices were held in secret away from white slave owners. Mike as captain but working with a variety of artists i could be wrong but i think, or my impression is mikes heart no pun intended is with the dirty knobs and if truly happy there, hope that is his main focus musically aside from archive releases as related to the heartbreakers. John crows devil 2005, the book of night women 2009, a brief history of seven killings 2014, winner of the 2015 man booker prize. John has become a living legend of new orleans piano. Of coutse if jwcalled the cd voodoo man blues it would. It is also a verb that signifies the act of working hoodoo i. Here is the actual track listing for the album bo diddley. That man who helped my grandpa was a hoodoo doctor, grandpa said he could tell just by the way he showed up. Black american music has long been associated with both hoodoo, and in the caribbean and parts of louisiana, voodoo. And i can still hear my old hound dog barkin, chasin down a hoodoo there.
Mick martins blues party, october 28, 2017 listen to full show. Creedence clearwater revival born on the bayou youtube. We had a big tv in the family room, he recalls, and i thought the big tv was on. A traditional form of folk magic, the term hoodoo can have different meanings, depending on who is using it and what their practice includes. Also, i wrote about sharing portergauds visiting writer honor with my man bill slayton, which you can read here. It was the bands most successful album and its the album that is usually rated the highest by their fans. Sometimes, i want a book where i dont read a whole page and have to go back and wonder what i just read. In general, hoodoo refers to a form of folk magic and rootwork that evolved from african practices and beliefs. Washington to martin luther king is the notion that white supremacy has. Oct 15, 2014 tasmanian author richard flanagan has won the man booker prize for his novel the narrow road to the deep north. Following is a list of terms and phrases that can often be found among practitioners of hoodoo, conjure and rootwork. Apr 01, 1994 under a hoodoo moon is one of rocks most original and infectious autobiographies. Well, i wonder, whats exactly the matter child you know the time seemed like an hour everything had changed but i hold up my head. Presented bilingually with a new english translation by man booker prizewinning translator jessica cohen, these brief fables by israeli author daniel oz engage with vast concepts about human nature.
Junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy hoodoo man blues full album duration. Licorice root grants the bearer over a person or situation they wish to control. To remind myself of what i can and will do in defense of my family and also why i made this box and the results. Dirty knobs spring tour 2020 the dirty knobs mudcrutch farm. Omar sharriff aka dave alexander elam the hoodoo man. Hoodoo man blues is the 1965 debut album of blues vocalist and harmonica player junior wells, performing with the junior wells chicago blues band, an early collaboration with guitarist buddy guy. Subscribe to the new daily an australianowned and operated digital news service. One laveau disappeared in the late 1870s, and the other died in 1881. Junior wells chicago blues band hoodoo man blues discogs. Oct 28, 2017 mick martins blues party, october 28, 2017 listen to full show. Hoodoo consists of a large body of african folkloric practices and beliefs.
Turns out thats bookers 22yearold son, whose talent jones sr. The tin man is important to me because ive researched and written a book on metal dolls and their place in culture, but through the years, i have picked up vintage mego dolls of the characters, plush, alexander versions, mattel versions, glass ornaments, you name it. Recorded in 1956, it is one of his most popular and enduring works. Before that, wesley published in small literary magazines, all now defunct, though a poem and a short story have been anthologized. Unlike voodoo, hoodoo is not strictly speaking, africabased. Cant love me and my money, too got my call card honeyboy edwards sweet home chicago albert williams rhumba chillen hoodoo man earl hooker. These religious practices were held in secret away from. Previously, new orleans had had a thriving voodoo community, lead by voodoo queens, including two women both known as marie laveau. We can apply the same grammatical terminology to rootwork using derivatives of the word i.
The main thing i remember learning about him was that he killed himself by drinking lye. 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 song represents one of bo diddleys strongest lyrical efforts and uses a combination of hoodootype imagery and boasting. This is a great example of how back in the day, putting together an album was a. Vachel lindsay lived in springfield, illinois, which is where i grew up. Do you want to compel a man to propose marriage to you. Epub free hoodoo in the psalms gods magick pdf download. Jun 01, 2012 james booker is one of the few musicians deserving of being called the man. An folk magic tradition, a mixture of voodoo and folk traditions with its source in the deep south. Tthis album was the breakthrough for birth control with tracks like the evergreen gamma ray. So from a historical perspective, it can be surmised that hoodoo is an offshoot from the voodoo religion, however there is a quantifiable difference between voodoo and hoodoo. Danny stafford was an ordinary kid until his brother shot him in the face.
Junior wells chicago blues band, buddy guy hoodoo man blues. I can remember the fourth of july, runnin through the backwood bare. A prolific session player who started recording in his midteens, dr. The voodoo religion is native to haiti, having been fused from an uneasy union of african and roman catholic elements. By the way, i hear the shire has impeccable dinner parties this time of year. Willie dixons song hoochie coochie man mentions a black cat bone along with his mojo and his john the conqueror root. Man bookers class to prevail in pinjarra classic ozrace. Hoodoo is a mixture of various african religious practices created by enslaved africans in the new world. Hoodoo, also known as lowcountry voodoo in the gullah south carolina lowcountry, is a traditional african american spirituality that developed from a number of west african spiritual traditions and beliefs. Perhaps it had to do with time length but then again, thats the way the songs are supposed to be heard.
Nope i mean hoodoo, voodoo is a religion where as hoodoo is a bunch of spells and i already read the wiki page on it. Willie dixon s song hoochie coochie man mentions a black cat bone along with his mojo and his john the conqueror. The hoodoos we are talking about are tall skinny shafts of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins. Birth control hoodoo man 1972, gatefold, vinyl discogs. A choice to guide you into constructing your own or discovering great blues music records.
Marlon james born 24 november 1970 is a jamaican writer. Hoodoo man blues is not only junior wells initial lp appearance, it is damn near the first lp by a chicago blues band. That somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man now, im goin down to louisiana an get me a mojo hand my little woman she done quit me for some other man but i hold up my hand im tryin to make her understand lord, you know, everybody they tells me that somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man well thats what im talkin now i buzzed your bell. Mississippitochicagolectrifiedbacongreasecornliquorbuttshakinggonnaboogietillthepolicecomeporkchopsamich. This is not the type of work you just do on a whim, for a client or because someone has made you mad. I used to walk by his house on the way to a class i was taking. Feb 18, 2019 the essential 50 blues albums for your vinyl collection. Aresa, bmg rights management, abramus digital, cmrra, bmi broadcast music inc. But, you know hes out all night with my baby, they painted up the town once or twice.
I have kept this box all these years as a reminder to myself. In fact, most people who practice hoodoo are protestant christians. Hoodoo man blues is the 1965 debut album of blues vocalist and harmonica player junior wells, performing with the junior wells chicago blues band. Hoodoo man is a music studio album recording by birth control heavy progprogressive rock released in 1972 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. New orleans pianist james booker steve hoffman music forums. The essential shoebox full of blues 1999, cd discogs. The essential 50 blues albums for your vinyl record. Clara and the hoodoo man by elizabeth partridge kirkus. From the 19th century the african american population began to grow and the knowledge of voodoo and other african traditions and religions were passed down from one. Hoodoo is an american term, originating in the 19th century or earlier.
Recorded in 1965, this was the first studio album to capture a working chicago band doing their stage set without radio time constraints. Blues songs recorded or performed by eric clapton wheres eric. One helluva nerve is such a great track, and is the song that made me dig deeper after hearing it on some latenight radio show. In a region glutted with flamboyant musicians, james booker s reputation as both a genius and a flake reached legendary proportions. One common refrain of black southeners from robert smalls to booker t. After getting soaked in a storm, bessie becomes deathly ill, and neither the local midwife nor the white town. Bo diddley im a man, hoodoo you lovea civil rights. The word hoodoo means to bewitch, which is what bryce canyons rock formations surely do. Practitioners often have their own systems of operation but generally speaking a question is posed while holding the book, it is then opened to a random page with eyes closed and ones finger is placed onto a page. One of its meanings refers to africanamerican folk magic. Junior wells chicago blues band hoodoo man blues us 1965. Somebody done hoodood done hoodood the hoodoo man transcribed by. The route is a perfect loop, starting and finishing in beautiful st.
The suggestion that the rabbits foot is a substitute for a body part from a witchs body is corroborated by other folklore from hoodoo. The refrain somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man is echoed in hoodoo hoodoo by sonny boy williamson, 1946, and hoodoo man blues by junior wells, 1953. Alfred do lawd tennyson makes an appearance as does dying in nursing homes. Hoodoo can be used as a noun, adjective and a verb. He used hoodoo on her doctor buzzard was a great hoodoo in his day she hoodooed that man until he couldnt love no one but her next time someone bugs me, im going to tell them to take their hoodoo behind somewhere else. Released on lp by delmark records, the album has been subsequently reissued on cd and lp by delmark and analogue productions the album of chicago blues music was solicited by bob koester, the. It was an accident that changed danny, but it isnt until his 30s that the change fully takes hold. Breaking one of her mommas prized tengallon crocks launches a chain of events that leads clara to the hoodoo man in this story set in turnof the century tennessee hill country. Somebody hoodood the hoodoo man well, i buzzed your bell this morning you had your elevator run slow i buzzed your bell in, woman take me on the third floor i hold up my head girl, im just trying to make you understand well now, everybody tell me somebody hoodood the hoodoo man well, i wonder, whats exactly the matter child you know the time. Anointinga term used to describe rubbing a condition oil on an individual.
Voodoo is the dominant religion and cultural reality of haiti. Hoodoo, conjure, rootwork, and similar terms refer to the practice of african american folk magic. Full of timeless, openended parables, further up the path offers no answers, moralizing, or conclusion. After getting soaked in a storm, bessie becomes deathly ill, and neither the local midwife nor the. Junior wells just set up with his usual cohorts guitarist buddy guy, bassist jack myers, and drummer billy warren and proceeded to blow up a storm, bringing an. The check in, meeting, start and finish lines, and awards banquet. Their black magic includes the creation of zombies and the creation of ouangas, talismans that house spirits.
Illustrated charley booker discography stefan wirz. They knew what he was and were scared of what he would do if anybody said no to him. A showcase for his booming vocal style, the album made him an icon. Booker t would dabble in some hoodoo magic after he drew the ire of the undertaker on thursday night smackdown. April as lilacs bred out of the dead soil, mixing memory with desire, i wrote about sunday morning blues and the phenomenon of curiosity. A bokor male or caplata female is a vodou witch for hire who is said to serve the loa with both hands, practicing for both good and evil. Around the same time, hoodoo became more commonplace in parts of the united states, including new orleans. John, who was born mac rebennack, died toward the break of day of a heart attack. Man bookers class to prevail says morton western austalian.
I enjoy wellresearched books with authentic characters and. Exposed to musicians by working in his fathers appliance and music store, and later performing in sessions with such new orleans musical greats as professor longhair, frankie ford, and joe tex, dr. Hoodoo definition is a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional especially among african americans in the southern u. There is no presence of the nkisi, orishas, or lwa of africa. A person who practices this type of folk magic or voodoo 3. His grandson quite elderly when i met him also would do recitations of lindsays poems. Hoodoo man blues is one of the best blues albums of all time, receiving a grammy and chosen by living blues as a top 10 desert island disc. However, there are a host of spirits or deities called loa which. Hoodoo is a set of magickal practices originating in africa which, through the process of syncretism, has absorbed some beliefs and practices from other cultures such as native american spirituality and european ceremonial magick. A truly unbelievable force on the piano, and in my opinion, a very underrated songwriter. To raise money for a new crock, clara goes hunting with bessie, her sister, for ginseng plants to trade.
The bible is a popular medium used in the practice of stichomancy, or divination by books, although any book can be used in this practice. The picture above is a conjure box spell i did about fifteen years ago. Zora neale hurston at the new york times book fair, november 1937 photoquestgetty images she wrote a novel for the ages but shunned race pride. I know that little hoodoo woman, is planning to hoodoo the hoodoo man. As one of the first chicago blues albums, it was an inspiration for rockers to come and the start of an illustrious partnership. The 100 greatest blues singers 191 the 100 greatest. Hoodoo uses the magical techniques of the congo people of africa without any of the religion. Martin scorsese presents the blues a musical journey. If it wasnt for bad luck, i wouldnt have no luck at all, said booker t, quoting from the title track. This list if not exhaustive by far and i will make additions as necessary.
Junior wells 1965 hoodoo man blues is a landmark for a few reasons. Can a normal man just appear one night at a georgia slave cabin and say he was from new york and was gonna help everybody get free. Find similar albums to the hoodoo kings the hoodoo kings on allmusic allmusic. Complete your junior wells chicago blues band collection. Hoodoo man blues licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of delmark. Renting a vrbo in treme would be massively frowned upon by davis mcalary, a character on the hbo series treme, because it violates daviss paradoxically entitled notion that he should be the only white person allowed to infiltrate treme because of his profound love for new orleans africanamerican culture thats our excuse, too.
Now in a stable relationship, renovating a house, and working a deadend job, dannys life is turned upside down. Gold various artists on allmusic 2006 none of the cuts on this twodisc, 38track. Mar 25, 2016 the man nicknamed the velvet bulldozer was ready for more. Event headquarters is a nice, clean, roomy, modern and very reasonably priced hotel. The secret to this marriage spell, which finds its origin in hoodoo rootworking magic is to use licorice root. Hoodoo man blues buddy guy, junior wells, junior wells. Sure, you can hear a little ray charles especially his bands tight. Easy and fun do not mean simple or that the hoodoo man lacks in complexity. Released on lp by delmark records, the album has been subsequently reissued on cd and lp by delmark and analogue productions the album of chicago blues music was solicited by. Youll see hoodoo workers also being called rootworkers or conjurers.
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