What do Blues and Halloween have in common? To assist one in answering this question bluesInternet has harvested a list of songs. The likes of which deal with bad luck, black cats, spells, superstitions, hellhounds, hoodoo and voodoo.
So look through the list and dig through your blues collection. Then dust off the discs and give listen to some good ol' black magic. Oh. Click on the Sweet Daddy Hawk cd cover for a sound clip of Screamin' Jay Hawkins singing "I Put A Spell On You."
| SONG | ARTIST | SONG | ARTIST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season of the Witch | Brian Auger/Julie Driscoll | Hoodoo Blues | George "Harmonica" Williams | ||
| Bad Luck and Trouble | Lightnin' Hopkins | Hellhound Blues | John Hammond | ||
| Black Cat Blues | Memphis Minnie | Born Under A Bad Sign | Albert King | ||
| Mojo Boogie | Bill Wyman | Bad Luck City | R.L. Burnside | ||
| Voodoo | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Bad Luck Blues | Tab Benoit/Jimmy Thackery | ||
| Mojo | James Cotton | Hoodoo Roux | Norton Buffalo | ||
| Black Cat Bone Blues | Bukka White | Hellhound On My Trail | Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Bad Luck Shadow | Johnny Otis | Black Cat Rag | Howlin' Wolf | ||
| Bad Luck Baby | Mike Bloomfield | Black Cat Bone | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| Hoodoo Lady | Memphis Minnie | Mojo Woman | Mose Allison | ||
| Bad Luck Man | Big Bill Broonzy | Hoodoo Party | Chris Thomas King | ||
| Black Cat Rag | Leadbelly | Bad Luck Soul | B.B. King | ||
| Mojo Man | Ronnie Hawkins | Bad Sign | R.L. Burnside | ||
| Mojo | Magic Slim | Hoodoo Man | Rory Gallagher | ||
| Superstitious Blues | Lonnie Jounson | Black Cat Bone | Johnny Winter | ||
| I Put A Spell On You | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Season of the Witch | Michael Bloomfield/Super Session | ||
| Superstition | Stevie Wonder | Bad Luck Child | Anthony Gomes | ||
| Black Cat | Bukka White | Black Cat Blues | Lonnie Johnson | ||
| Hoodoo Snake Doctor Blues | Johnny Shines | Black Cat | Brian Auger/Julie Driscoll | ||
| Black Cat Bone | Roy Rogers | Bad Luck | B.B. King | ||
| Mojo Hand | Lightnin' Hopkins | Voodoo Love | James Harman | ||
| Black Cat on the Line | Cephas & Wigging | Black Cat Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| Bad Luck/More Bad Luck | Albert King | Hoodoo Man Blues | Buddy Guy | ||
| Black Cat Bone | Albert Collins | Bad Luck Moan | Charly Lincoln | ||
| Black Cat Cross My Trail | Sunnyland Slim | Bad Luck and Troubles | Memphis Slim | ||
| Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues | Ma Rainey | Bad Luck Town Blues | Alger "Texas" Alexander | ||
| Voodoo Thang | Bernard Allison | Bad Luck Blues | Smiley Lewis | ||
| Hoodoo Blues | Big Bill Broonzy | Mojo Hand | R.L. Burnside | ||
| Bad Luck Situation | Johnny Winter | Black Cat Rag | Big Bill Bronzy | ||
| Superstition | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Hoodoo She Do | Lonnie Brooks | ||
| Black Cat Bone | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | Hoodoo Lady Blues | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | ||
| Mojo Blues | Pee Wee Crayton | Bad Luck Time | John Mayall | ||
| Black Cat Blues | John Lee Hooker | Voodoo Child | Jimi Hendrix | ||
| Bad Luck Woman | U.P. Wilson | Black Cat Moan | Clara Smith | ||
| Hoodoo Woman | Cephas & Wiggins | Bad Luck Card | Kenny Neal | ||
| Got My Mojo Working | Muddy Waters | Ain't Superstitious | Yardbirds | ||
| Bad Luck Is Fallin' | Magic Slim | Black Magic Woman | Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Bad Luck All The Time | Leroy Carr | Black Cat Cross My Trail | Memphis Slim | ||
| Hellhound On My Trail | Robert Johnson | Bad Luck Money Rap | R.L. Burnside | ||
| Black Cat Blues | Lowell Fulson | Mojo Boogie | Freddie King | ||
| Voodoo Blues | Lightnin' Slim | Black Cat Trail | Carolina Slim | ||
| Mojo Hidin' Woman | Blind Boy Fuller | Bad Luck Is On Me | Louisiana Swamp Blues | ||
| Bad Luck Is Falling | Little Milton | Mojo Boogie | Johnny Dyer | ||
| Voodoo Boogie | J.B. Lenoir | Hoodoo Hoodoo | Sonny Boy Williamson | ||
| Bad Luck's My Buddy | Sleepy John Estes | Mojo Queen | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| Hoodoo Man | Junior Wells | Mojoe Blues | Charly Lincoln | ||
| Bad Luck Man Blues | Monkey Joe | Mojo Hannah | Blues Project | I'm Gonna Hoodoo You | Sarah Martin | Voodoo | Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, although not blues, can come mighty close to the spirit of the genre. In any case, his unique musical stylings have become somewhat of a standard for spellcasting spooks, ghouls and gobblins during the Halloween season. With alblums such as "Voodoo Jive" and "Spellbound," both best of complilations, Hawkins continued to put a spell on his listeners. Other Sweet Daddy Hawk songs that fit this list are "You Put The Spell On Me," "Voodoo," "She Put The Whamee On Me," "The Whammy" and "Little Demon."
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