Christone Kingfish Ingram – I Put A Spell On You

Song

I Put a Spell on You è una canzone di Screamin' Jay Hawkins del 1956. È stata inserita nella lista delle "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll", curata dalla Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. La rivista Rolling Stone l'ha invece inserita nella propria lista delle 500 migliori canzoni, al 320º posto.

La versione originale di Hawkins non ebbe il successo che ottennero invece molte delle versioni interpretate da altri artisti. Nel 1965, quella di Nina Simone giunse al 23º posto della chart Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs di Billboard e al 49º posto nella Official Singles Chart (poi 28°, per la riedizione del 1969).

Molti altri artisti hanno inciso la canzone, tra cui gli Audience, Marilyn Manson, i Creedence Clearwater Revival, Diamanda Galás, Joe Cocker, Jeff Beck e Joss Stone, David Gilmour, Annie Lennox.

Artist

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is a blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi who has been playing music from a young age. The musicians he has recorded with include Eric Gales. He has shared the stage with well-known blues artists who have also been around for a long time. He has also played with younger blues musicians such as Samantha Fish. One of his earliest influences in blues is Muddy Waters.

The May 18, issue of Billboard indicated that Luke Cage creator, Cheo Hodari Coker selected Ingram along with other acts to appear in a cameo role for the season two of the series. Season 2 premiered on June 22, 2018 with Ingram appearing in Episode 4 where he performed two songs “The Thrill is Gone” and “I Put A Spell On You.”