Got My Mojo Working

About this song

Muddy Waters recorded the song on December 1, 1956, for Chess Records, with James Cotton on harmonica, Otis Spann on piano, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, and Francis Clay on drums. The bass player was either Willie Dixon or Andrew Stephen. The track was released by Chess Records in 1957, and it was originally recorded by Ann Cole in 1956, with Muddy Waters' version using different lyrics.

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Fun facts

• Covered 35 times, including “Got My Mo-Jo Working by Louis Jordan”.
• Written by Preston Foster, Jay McShann and Priscilla Bowman.
• Produced by Phil Chess and Leonard Chess.