Muddy waters hoochie coochie man

Blues standard written by Willie Dixon

"Hoochie Coochie Man" (originally titled "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man")^[b] is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954.

The song makes reference to hoodoo folk magic elements and makes novel use of a stop-time musical arrangement. It became one of Waters' most popular and identifiable songs and helped secure Dixon's role as Chess Records' chief songwriter.

Muddy waters hoochie coochie man

The song is a classic of Chicago blues and one of Waters' first recordings with a full backing band. Dixon's lyrics build on Waters' earlier use of braggadocio and themes of fortune and sex appeal. The stop-time riff was "soon absorbed into the lingua franca of blues, R&B, jazz, and rock and roll", according to musicologist Robert Palmer, and is used in several popular songs.

When Bo Diddley adapted it for "I'm a Man", it became one of the most recognizable musical phrases in blues.

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