Various Artists - The Rough Guide to Hoodoo Blues [180G] (RSD 2024)

From the use of mojo bags and goofer dust to visiting the Seven Sisters and Aunt Caroline Dye, blues lyrics have long alluded to the mysteries of hoodoo. This collection provides an intriguing insight into hoodoo lore through the words of blues divas Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie and Victoria Spivey as well as other early blues pioneers. TracklistA1. Memphis Minnie: Hoodoo LadyA2. Hattie Hudson: Doggone My Good Luck SoulA3. Clifford Gibson: Don't Put That Thing On MeA4. Bessie Smith: Red Mountain BluesA5. Memphis Jug Band: Aunt Caroline Dyer BluesA6. Ida Cox: Mojo Hand Blues B1. The Harlem Hamfats: Hoodooin' WomanB2. Merline Johnson: Black Gypsy BluesB3. "Funny Papa" Smith: Seven Sisters Blues - Part 1B4. Victoria Spivey: Hoodoo Man BluesB5. Jim Towel: I've Been HoodooedB6. Johnnie Temple: Hoodoo WomenB7. Cripple Clarence Lofton: Strut That Thing