George "Mojo" Buford

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George "Mojo" Buford - Wikipedia

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George "Mojo" Buford
Buford in 1970
Background information
Birth name	George Carter Buford Jr.
Born	(1929-11-10)November 10, 1929 Hernando, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	October 11, 2011(2011-10-11) (aged 81) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Blues
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Harmonica vocals
Years active	Early 1950s–2011

George Carter "Mojo" Buford Jr. (November 10, 1929 – October 11, 2011),^[1] was an American blues harmonica player best known for his work in Muddy Waters's band.

Biography

Buford relocated from Hernando, Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee, in his youth, where he studied the blues.^[2] He relocated to Chicago in 1952,^[3] forming the Savage Boys, which eventually was known as the Muddy Waters, Jr. Band. They substituted for Waters at local nightclubs while he was touring.^[2]

Buford first played in Waters's backing band in 1959, replacing Little Walter, but in 1962 moved to Minneapolis to front his own band and to record albums.^[2] In Minneapolis he gained the nickname Mojo, because of audiences requesting him to perform his cover version of "Got My Mojo Working."^[4] Buford returned to Waters's combo in 1967 for a year, replacing James Cotton.^[4] He had a longer tenure with Waters in the early 1970s and returned for the final time after Jerry Portnoy departed to form the Legendary Blues Band.^[2]

He also recorded for the Mr. Blues label. These recordings were later reissued by Rooster Blues, Blue Loon Records, and the British JSP label.^[2]

Buford died on October 11, 2011, at the age of 81, in Minneapolis, after a long hospitalization.^[2]^[5]

Discography

Exciting Harmonica Sound of Mojo Buford, BluesRecordSoc, 1963
Mojo Buford's Chicago Blues Summit, Rooster Blues, 1979
State of the Blues Harp, JSP, 1989
Harpslinger, Blue Loon, 1993
Still Blowin' Strong (Blue Loon, 1996)
Home Is Where My Harps Is, Blue Loon, 1998
Champagne & Reefer, Fedora Records, 1999
Blues Ain't a Color, Kpnbeat, 2005^[6]
Mojo Workin’, Sundazed, 2020

With Otis Spann

The Bottom of the Blues (BluesWay, 1968)

With Muddy Waters

"Unk" in Funk (Chess, 1974)

References

^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-313-34423-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Skelly, Richard. "George "Mojo" Buford: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 96. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
^ ^a ^b "George Mojo Buford, a Mississippi Musician". Mswritersandmusicians.com. November 10, 1929. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
^ "Mojo Buford, Former Muddy Waters Harmonica Player, Has Passed". Ameriblues.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
^ "George 'Mojo' Buford: Discography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

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Biography at Allmusic.com

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