"Hands Off" is a 1955 song written and recorded by
Jay McShann. The single, on the
Vee-Jay label, was the most successful Jay McShann release on the ''Billboard''
R&B chart. "Hands Off", with vocals performed by
Priscilla Bowman, was number one on the R&B best seller chart for three weeks. The single is notable because this was the last single to hit number one on the R&B chart without making the
Billboard pop charts until 1976. For the next twenty-one years, all singles which made the top spot on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart would make the pop charts.
Preston Foster reworked "Hands Off" to create the 1956 song "
Got My Mojo Working" popularised by
Muddy Waters.
References
1955 singles
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