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Howlin' Wolf — I Ain't Superstitious
Album: The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
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Released: 1971
Length: 3:21
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Well, I ain't superstitious, black cat just cross my trail
Well, I ain't superstitious, oh, the black cat just cross my trail
Don't sweep me with no broom, I might get put in jail

When my right hand itches, I gets money for sure
When my right hand itches, I gets money for sure
But when my left eye jump, somebody got to go

Well, I ain't superstitious, black cat just cross my trail
Well, I ain't superstitious, black cat just cross my trail
Don't sweep me with no broom, I just might get put in jail

Well, the dogs are howlin' all over the neighborhood
Whoa, the dogs are howlin' all over the neighborhood
That is true sign of death, baby, that ain't no good

Well, I'm not superstitious, but that black cat across my trail
Well, I'm not superstitious, a black cat across my trail
Don't sweep me with no broom, I just might get put in jail

Bad luck for me
This is bad luck for me
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 hugogdt wrote:

Yes I have this vinyl back in my hometown, it is a rare and fantastic piece of great blues jamming, I always loved the cover, so nice to see it somewhere out of my own living room ... of course it had to be RP!!







True Blues leaders on this album. And what a backing band. Can't ever go wrong with the Charlie Watts & Bill Wyman rhythm section. Bill Wyman recounts these recording sessions in one of his books and how he jumped at the chance to work with his Blues idols
Posted 1 month ago by drews    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
Wolf did not have it together on these sessions. ......

 
Oh?  Please explain.
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Wolf did not have it together on these sessions. Give us the Chess recordings! Give us sum Herbert Sumlin!
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
aaaaaaaahhhhhh,  some REAL MUSIC.........{#Dance}............thank you

 
YESSIREE!!!    {#Notworthy}
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
from wikipedia:

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll, in this case Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman. It peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200.


Posted 8 years ago by MiloD    [ Reply ]
Yes I have this vinyl back in my hometown, it is a rare and fantastic piece of great blues jamming, I always loved the cover, so nice to see it somewhere out of my own living room ... of course it had to be RP!!
Posted 9 years ago by hugogdt    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano} ...... wonderful stuff
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:
 I missed my only opportunity to see Howlin Wolf play at a church in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia a while back (1973 or 74). The prospect of seeing him live was somewhat dampened by the other prospect of walking through those neighborhoods at night. It is a regret, although these were not areas where anyone should be out at night on foot, so maybe it balanced out. Still, there was no equal to Mr.Burnett.



 
I've heard that the Wolf was a shadow of himself towards the end, so maybe you made the right call. In him prime, he apparently was an outrageous performer--bellowing out songs, slapping the stage with his hands, climbing up the stage curtains like they were trees. 

 Mugro wrote:
I don't like this 70s funk/disco version. Please give me the WIllie Dixon Chess Box original from the 50s, please!!!

  
From what I've heard, blues purists think that this album was lousy. At one point on the record, Howlin' Wolf has to stop the music and tell the Stones how to play the blues as he wanted them played.  
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
aaaaaaaahhhhhh,  some REAL MUSIC.........{#Dance}............thank you
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
I prefer The Wolf over Muddy Waters just about every time...

  I missed my only opportunity to see Howlin Wolf play at a church in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia a while back (1973 or 74). The prospect of seeing him live was somewhat dampened by the other prospect of walking through those neighborhoods at night. It is a regret, although these were not areas where anyone should be out at night on foot, so maybe it balanced out. Still, there was no equal to Mr.Burnett.


Posted 11 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
This album is so so so so so good! It's one of those classics you just have to own on Vinyl
Posted 11 years ago by jonno_norton    [ Reply ]
Well, this definitely just woke me up! Nice!...
Posted 11 years ago by BoulderKevin    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches loves this song...
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
the white stripes have a really cool cover of this
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
 RedGuitar wrote:

Funky blues perhaps?

 
{#Yes}
Posted 12 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
there is a great White Stripes cover of this!
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
 Mugro wrote:
I don't like this 70s funk/disco version. Please give me the WIllie Dixon Chess Box original from the 50s, please!!!
 
Funky blues perhaps?

Posted 12 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
I prefer The Wolf over Muddy Waters just about every time...
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
Now we talking - godlike. My best from SWEDEN!
 
Oh Yea!!!! {#Guitarist}
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Now we talking - godlike. My best from SWEDEN!
Posted 13 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
 Mugro wrote:
I don't like this 70s funk/disco version. Please give me the WIllie Dixon Chess Box original from the 50s, please!!!
 
Well, yes, I would agree somewhat that the original is more authentic, but this is the album that put Burnett back on the map. So you give it props for that—and the groove is pretty good. I mean, you got Wyman and Watts as your rhythm section? Could have done a lot worse.


Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
We used to party and dance to Howlin' Wolf at Fry Foggles in London, Ontario.
Posted 13 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I don't like this 70s funk/disco version. Please give me the WIllie Dixon Chess Box original from the 50s, please!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
This film is from 1964 concert in London:

Smokestack Lightnin'

This song should be in the RP library...

Sincerely, Neil

Posted 14 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
i have this on vinyl! and I'm not old enough too......
Posted 14 years ago by elliotgoettelman    [ Reply ]
Great album, this.
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

Bob Weir and Widespread -  Ain't Superstitious, Live (2005)

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Wolf & The Stones
"Well Alright!"
Posted 14 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]