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Hoodoo is not to be confused with voodoo — especially in music.
Hoodoo, a form of West African folk magic, has long been a common theme in jazz and has found its way to the Upstate.
“I write a lot about hoodoo, things like mojos and black cat bones. We don’t really follow any of that for real of course, but that’s what a lot of the old guys wrote about,” said Louisiana native and Hoodoo Hounds lead singer Walt Ligon. “When we started doing a blues band I started reading more about it.”
Ligon is also the lead guitarist for the Chicago-style blues group, along with David Jacobs, harp; bassist Radar Martin; drummer Andrew Duchowski; and Matt Huddleston on rhythm guitar and vocals.
The group has released a three-track CD “Release the Hounds,” featuring the crowd favorite “Sho’nuff Hoodoo Man.” The track features Jacob’s stunning talents on the harmonica has it longingly wanes alongside Ligon’s electric guitar solo that is more rock ’n’ roll than jazz. In all the tracks, Ligon’s deep, raspy voice seems built for jazz, and the hoodoo never leaves him.
“It’s obviously there in the lyrics for us,” said Huddleston. “But you could probably argue that every once in a while the mojo comes out in the music too.”
Hoodoo Hounds
May 16th
Spot on the Alley
Seneca
10 p.m.
(864) 985-0102
myspace.com/
thehoodoohounds
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