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"Got My Mojo Working" is a #blues song written by Preston "Red" Foster and first recorded by #RAndB singer #AnnCole in 1956. Foster's lyrics describe several #amulets or #talismans, called #mojo, which are associated with #hoodoo, an early African-American folk-magic belief system. In 1957, #MuddyWaters released the song with some different lyrics and a new musical arrangement. It was a feature of his performances throughout his career.
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@thetonearm Among many other things, David Clowney was also listed as a co-writer on both sides of one of my all-time favorite 45s, Ann Cole's "In the Chapel" / "Each Day", released by Baton Records in 1956.
The ballad "In the Chapel" was a minor chart hit for Cole, peaking at #14 on the Billboard R&B chart in the early months of 1957.
Ann Cole with the Suburbans: "In the Chapel" (1956)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LGBy9bS9tk&list=RD4LGBy9bS9tkIn 1960, the Etta James recording of "All I Could Was Cry" (on Argo) utilized pretty much the same ingredients to provide her a comeback hit after a few lean years. Perhaps not co-incidentally, Ann Cole soon recorded a new version of her own hit for MGM records.
#music #davebabycortez #davidclowney #anncole #rhythmnblues #batonrecords