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George "Mojo" Buford

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in 1952, 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.
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to front his own band and to record albums. In Minneapolis he gained the nickname Mojo, because of audiences requesting him to perform his
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Buford died on October 11, 2011, at the age of 81, in Minneapolis, after a long hospitalization.
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He also recorded for the Mr. Blues label. These recordings were later reissued by
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Buford first played in Waters's backing band in 1959, replacing
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Buford in 1970
Hernando, Mississippi
Minneapolis
blues
harmonica
Muddy Waters
Hernando, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee
Chicago
Little Walter
Minneapolis
cover version
Got My Mojo Working
James Cotton
Jerry Portnoy
Legendary Blues Band
Rooster Blues
JSP
Rooster Blues
JSP
Otis Spann
The Bottom of the Blues
Muddy Waters
"Unk" in Funk
List of Chicago blues musicians
List of harmonica blues musicians
List of harmonicists
ISBN
978-0-313-34423-7

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