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"Got My Mojo Working" is a blues song written by Preston Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole in 1956. Muddy Waters popularized it in 1957 and the song was a feature of his performances throughout his career. A mojo is an amulet or talisman associated with hoodoo, an early African-American folk-magic belief system. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine included Waters' rendition of the song is on its list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at number 359.〔 〕 In 1999, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gave it a Grammy Hall of Fame Award〔 〕 and it is identified on the list of "Songs of the Century". ==Muddy Waters rendition== Muddy Waters' 1950 song "Louisiana Blues" includes a reference to acquiring a mojo: "I'm goin' down in New Orleans, get me a mojo hand, I'm 'on show all you good lookin' women, yes how to treat your love". His popular 1954 song, "Hoochie Coochie Man", written by Willie Dixon, also mentions it. According to Waters Waters recorded the song on December 1, 1956, for Chess Records in Chicago.〔 〕 It features one of the first recorded appearances with James Cotton, who replaced Little Walter as Waters' harmonica player.〔 Otis Spann on piano, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Dixon or Andrew Stephen on bass, and Francis Clay on drums.〔 ''AllMusic'' critic Matthew Greenwald notes the song's influence: "A sturdy jump blues rhythm and tempo drive the song, while a basic 1/4/5 chord progression defines the melody. The meeting of these two styles is the basis for the rock & roll genre and makes the song one of the most influential."〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Got My Mojo Working」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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