Hoodoo Man Blues

Junior Wells | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 30, 1964
• Label: Delmark
• Copyright: 1991 Delmark Records
• Total Length: 45:32
• Genres: Blues/Chicago Blues, Blues/Contemporary Blues, Blues/Electric Blues Guitar, Blues/Modern Blues, Blues/Regional Blues, Blues/Traditional Blues
• ASIN: B000QZTMXU
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,555 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)
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47 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Blues Album Ever?, December 11, 2001

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N. Wakabayashi "Nobs" (Jawsey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoodoo Man Blues (Audio CD)

Junior Wells isn't my personal favorite as a harpist (Sonny Boy is), but this album is one of my absolute favorites in the blooze. This album is really HOT, with Junior struttin' his stuff with his mates from Chicago, including the one & only Buddy Guy. Buddy really gels with Wells on this album, not by taking solos, but by accompanying him & the actual song being played. His presence really steps up Junior, & brings out the best in him here.

While Junior is a terrific blues harpist & singer, he has a real funky style that resembles James Brown. You can really hear it from the get go in "Snatch back & Hold It". The cover of "You Don't Love Me" from this album will influence a bunch of guys in Macon, GA. a few years later.

I believe this was also one of the earliest "full" blues albums released, rather than a collection of singles from vinyl. Hence, the greatest blues "album" ever recorded. Yes, that is my personal opinion, but the Chicago blues rarely gets better than this. Essential for any blues collection!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First real blues album, October 19, 1999

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This review is from: Hoodoo Man Blues (Audio CD)

The appeal of Hoodoo Man Blues is that it was conceived as an album instead of a hodgepodge of singles and other tracks. When Junior Wells took his backing band with him into Bob Koester's Delmark studio, he had an LP in mind. Hoodoo Man Blues sounds as if it had been recorded in at some dingy nightclub in downtown Chicago at midnight. No particular track on the album stands out above the rest. What there is here is wall-to-wall classic blues. Wells makes no apologies to the purist crowd and throws a little James Brown-esque funk into the mix. He was a harp-toting gangster. He may not have been technically as good on the harp as Little Walter, but Wells had the attitude. Wells employs ace musicians to back him up like Buddy Guy on guitar, Billy Warren on drums, and Jack Myers on electric bass.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top 5 Blues Album!, December 16, 2006

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Boston Bluesman (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoodoo Man Blues (Audio CD)

This is easily one of the best studio blues albums ever made. Not only is the album great, but it is also a historically significant in that it was one of the first true blues 'albums'. This is not a collection of singles, but a front to back great album. Junior is in top form and the the interplay between Junior and Buddy, the blues best combo, is amazing. A must for any blues fans and in particular Chicago style blues fans. Also check out Buddy Guy's great 'I was walking through the woods'. If its not in your collection buy it now. You will not be disappointed.