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Tier 2 · legacy legend
Mighty Mo Rodgers
Person · male · United States · East Chicago · born 1942 · recording since 1999
American blues musician and songwriter
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Also known as Maurice Rodgers · Maurice Rogers · Майти Мо Роджерс
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Blues Is My Wailin' Wall
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography396 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1351022593
Biography
Mighty Mo Rodgers (born July 24, 1942) is an American electric blues musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, who has released eight albums to date. He has been influenced by the work of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Bland, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Reed, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Willie Dixon.
Bonnie Raitt noted that "Mo Rodgers' music is a breath of fresh air in the blues/R&B world. He combines sly social commentary with a great funky sound. . . . I love his voice. He's a welcome original."
Biography
Maurice Rodgers was born in East Chicago, Indiana, He studied classical piano, but was more influenced by witnessing the blues acts that performed at his father's nightclub. In the mid-1960s, the music produced by the American record label Stax also affected his musical ambitions. In high school, Rodgers formed his first band, the Rocketeers. After entering Indiana State College, he fronted the Maurice Rodgers Combo. His love of playing keyboards led Rodgers to leave college and relocate to Los Angeles, California, becoming a full-time musician.
He played the Farfisa electronic organ on Brenton Wood's 1967 hit "Gimme Little Sign".
In 1973, Rodgers co-produced the album Sonny & Brownie (A&M Records), by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. He also played keyboards on the album's cut. Following a spell as a session musician, Rodgers moved into songwriting for Motown and Chappell & Co. He also worked as a record producer before returning to education and obtaining a philosophy degree from California State University, Northridge. His first solo album, Blues Is My Wailin' WallBlues Is My Wailin' WallSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Blues Is My Wailin' Wall3:222Took Away the Drum4:213Heaven's Got the Blues4:184No Regrets4:585Tuskegee Blues2:276No Dough2:197The Kennedy Song4:328(Bring Back) Sweet Soul Music5:009Willie B. and Me3:3610Gone Fishin'4:2211Shame!5:47, was released in 1999 by Blue Thumb Records. The lyrics of several of the songs on the album present Rodgers's philosophical views of mankind.
In 2000, Rodgers performed at the Notodden Blues Festival. His European excursions have included concerts at the New Morning nightclub in Paris. In 2001, he performed on the album Memphis, recorded by Jean-Jacques Milteau, which also included contributions from Little Milton and Mighty Sam McClain. His own recordings continued with Red, White & Blues (2002); Black Paris Blues, a live album issued in 2004; and Redneck BluesRedneck BluesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Welcome to Doo Dah0:462The Antebellum South Shuffle, Part 12:283The Ashes of Nicodemus1:004The Antebellum South Shuffle, Part 23:175John Brown Blues2:126Hambone Blues3:057Don't Die With a Lie (On Your Lips)2:538No Second Line1:079There but for the Grace of God3:4210Death of the Middle Class3:1911Truth, Justice and the Blues3:2512Blues Ain't Devil Music3:0113... Everything but the Burden2:2614Gangs, Guns and Testosterone3:0115They Bombed the Taj Mahal!3:2716Have You Seen the American Dream? Part 24:3817Redneck Blues2:13 (2007). His next release was Cadillac Jack in 2012.
Rodgers appeared at the 22nd Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival in August 2014.
In 2019, he toured with Baba Sissoko and performed at several European blues festivals. In 2017, they had jointly released the album, Griot BluesGriot BluesSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Shake ’Em Up Charlie4:122Mali To Mississippi3:383Nalu / Mother3:244Donke / Dance4:535Demisenu / Children2:106The Blues Went To Africa3:487Djeli / Griot / Storyteller3:478Drunk As A Skunk3:299What Is The Color Of Love ?3:5910Mo Ba3:5211Griot Blues4:39.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:02
1Blues Is My Wailin' Wall3:222Took Away the Drum4:213Heaven's Got the Blues4:184No Regrets4:585Tuskegee Blues2:276No Dough2:197The Kennedy Song4:328(Bring Back) Sweet Soul Music5:009Willie B. and Me3:3610Gone Fishin'4:2211Shame!5:472002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:50
1Red, White & Blues3:402The Holy Howl4:363The Boy Who Stole the Blues5:244The Boogie Man2:275Blue Collar Blues3:566DNA4:047Prisoners of War4:248Children at Play0:419Have You Seen the American Dream3:4210We Be Marchin'4:0811Happy as a Runaway Slave3:5712I Do This for the Dead4:1013Welcome to the Faultline6:0814Cadillac to Go1:332007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 46:00
1Welcome to Doo Dah0:462The Antebellum South Shuffle, Part 12:283The Ashes of Nicodemus1:004The Antebellum South Shuffle, Part 23:175John Brown Blues2:126Hambone Blues3:057Don't Die With a Lie (On Your Lips)2:538No Second Line1:079There but for the Grace of God3:4210Death of the Middle Class3:1911Truth, Justice and the Blues3:2512Blues Ain't Devil Music3:0113... Everything but the Burden2:2614Gangs, Guns and Testosterone3:0115They Bombed the Taj Mahal!3:2716Have You Seen the American Dream? Part 24:3817Redneck Blues2:132009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 43:30
1That's One Small Step for Man...0:102Blues for a Blue Planet (The Last Tango)2:573Dispatches From the Moon3:434Moonwalking on the Moon3:005Blues Makes the World Go 'round3:276Caller #1 Love Lines0:477Blues Is a Woman Woe Is a Man4:078Caller #2 Don't Forget0:279Tomorrow Isn't Promised3:1110Coming to You Live...0:3511Blues in the White House2:3712Continental Blues2:5313Call and Response0:2014Far Away Blues1:0015Africana Blues3:0016Political Science Fiction2:1617Caller #5 Gimme Your Jive0:2918All the World's Problems (Can Be Solved in a Bar)3:1219Dispatches, Part 21:292021st Century Blues3:0321Dispatchesfromthemoon.Com0:472011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 44:42
1Cadillac Jack Says "Bring the Fishtail Back"2:562Black Coffee and Cigarettes3:413Boogie to My Baby3:044Cadillac Ranch (American Stonehedge)4:045Motor City Blues3:076See America First0:187Tell Me Why2:428The Freddy Fender Song2:469God in My Car3:1610Hitchhiker's Blues2:5911My Blues, My Car and My Woman4:1112West Coast Blues3:2813Slow Dance With Me3:4514Lights of America4:0415What Is Rock and Roll0:21Mud 'n Blood - A Mississippi Blues Tale
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 41:59
1Goin' South0:232Haunted by the Blues3:173The Ghost of Highway 613:114Unmarked Grave2:145Run Brother Run1:026Backroad Blues0:467Devil Train Boogie3:198I Got a Call From the Devil2:109The People Could Fly2:3110Drivin' Up0:3311Juke Joint Jumpin'4:1812White Lightnin' and High Yella3:3413Love Will Only Make You Sweat3:4114Everybody Needs the Blues2:3915Thank You Mississippi2:5516Almost Home3:5617Press Conference1:302018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 36:26
1The Virus (Feat. The Starlights)2:212Troubled Times (Feat. The Starlights)3:313Bullets With Names (Feat. The Starlights & General)3:344A Mother's Prayer (Feat. Margarett Floyd)2:465All Money Ain't Good Money (Feat. The Starlights & Margarett Floyd)4:146Two Wings And A Biscuit (Feat. The Starlights)3:107The Virus, Pt. 2 (Feat. The Starlights)1:458The Call1:169Slave To A Word2:2510Rites Of Passage (Feat. The Starlights)5:1711400 Years Of Tears (Feat. The Starlights)2:2912Beautiful Struggle (Feat. The Starlights)2:5613RPM0:422022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:51
1Shake ’Em Up Charlie4:122Mali To Mississippi3:383Nalu / Mother3:244Donke / Dance4:535Demisenu / Children2:106The Blues Went To Africa3:487Djeli / Griot / Storyteller3:478Drunk As A Skunk3:299What Is The Color Of Love ?3:5910Mo Ba3:5211Griot Blues4:39Memphis Callin' (Soul Music & the American Dream)
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:31
1Memphis Callin'3:042Sing for Your Supper3:423Love, Love, Love4:014Bad, Bad Luck3:015The Chitlin Circuit3:486If Reincarnation Is True3:137The March2:188San Francisco (You're a Holiday)2:559Indiana (Calls My Name)3:3510Woman of the Rain2:4611Heart Be Still3:08
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Black Paris BluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:031Black Paris Blues6:14 2Deja Blues4:59 3Sweet Soul Music7:40 4Goin' Down Slow6:33 5Prisonners of War3:59 6Picasso Blue6:45 7The Boy Who Stole the Blues9:54 8The Art of Smoking3:40 9Money Can't Buy You Class3:19 10White Man's Burden2:16 11I Believe in Evolution4:55 12Blues Is My Wailin' Wall3:49 | Live | 2003 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mighty Mo Rodgers head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent & The Candidates(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MightyMoRodgers398Flickr.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8cc5295e-ac7e-4a38-9905-1bd55145c788discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8cc5295e-ac7e-4a38-9905-1bd55145c788core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3312853genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3312853seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Mo_Rodgersbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Mo_Rodgers
Why this artist is in the database
- List of blues musicians — rank #84
| 1942 | | Illinois | Electric blues* |
Tier rule: genre canon: blues
Image: Nathalie RIBIERE · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3312853 · MusicBrainz: 8cc5295e-ac7e-4a38-9905-1bd55145c788
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