Artist: Muddy Waters
Author: Willie Dixon
Label: Chess
Year: 1954
First hit combination Muddy Waters-Willie Dixon.
Covers:
Manfred Mann [as Hoochie Coochie Man]
Bob Dylan [the "fifth daughter on the twelfth night" stanza from Highway 61 Revisited is a discreet tip of the hat to Willy Dixon's lyrics]
Junior Wells [and in '70 with Buddy Guy & Junior Mance]
Doors [London Fog tapes]
Willie Dixon [on I Am The Blues]
Supertramp [live]
Eric Clapton [on From The Cradle]
Slash [with Billy F. Gibbons]
The Hootchy-Kootchy was a belly dance originally, demonstrated by dancer Little Egypt on Chicago's World Fair in 1893 (Columbia Exposition), causing scandal. More covers: Chuck Berry, Marshall Crenshaw, John Hammond, Dave Van Ronk, Bill Black Combo, Lou Rawls, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, Magic Sam and Jeff Healey.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)