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Got My Mojo Working

from Win some, blues some by Blind Willie Motel

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This song has been the subject of copyright litigation. McKinley Morganfield, a.k.a. Muddy Waters, heard Ann Cole perform it while she was on tour with him in 1956. He modified the words, and attempted to copyright his own version. Dare Music, Inc., holder of the Preston Foster copyright, and Arc Music Group, holder of the Morganfield copyright, settled out of court, with Arc deferring to Dare's copyright. In Strachborneo v. Arc Music 357 F. Supp 1393 (S.D. N.Y. 1973), Ruth Stratchborneo sued co-defendants Arc Music, Dare Music, McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and Preston Foster, claiming that all had infringed on her copyright in the song "Mojo Workout". In disagreement with Plaintiff Stratchborneo's claim, the ruling held that the term "Mojo" was essentially in the public domain and that the various uses of it in recordings by Ann Cole, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Smith and Bill Cosby did not, therefore, constitute infringement.
"MOJO is a commonplace part of the rhetoric of the culture of a substantial portion of the American people. As a figure of speech, the concept of having, or not having, one's MOJO working is not something in which any one person could assert originality, or establish a proprietary right."[3]
Importantly, the ruling also unequivocally established the copyright of Preston Foster and Dare Music, Inc. in the song “Got My Mojo Working”.

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from Win some, blues some, released July 18, 2015
"Got My Mojo Working"  (Preston Foster)

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Blind Willie Motel Matakana, New Zealand

Blind Willie Motel are:

Brendan Wright—Harp, guitar, vocals
Jim Fletcher—Guitar, bass, vocals
Greg Fletcher—lap steel guitar, vocals

A love of classic blues has been the anchor for our repertoire - mixed with country, folk and other genres.

If there is one thing that helps define the band, it’s a desire to play a quirky mix of great songs that are generally not clichéd by over exposure. ... more

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