Mojo Blues Band is an Austrian blues group formed in 1977 by Erik Trauner and pianist Joachim Palden. Trauner and Palden began performing in Viennese clubs in 1976 before the band's first official appearance at the Wiener Jazzland in 1977. They won a recording contract at a Boogie-Woogie contest in Zürich, leading to the debut studio album Shake That Boogie (1978). Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Mojo Blues Band released several albums including Hey Bartender (1980), ... And the Boogie Woogie Flu (1982), and Midnight in Swampland (1987). They gained recognition for collaborations with US musicians such as Johnny Shines. In 1989, they recorded the album The Wild Taste of Chicago (1989), featuring performances with various Chicago blues artists. The band's single "Rosa Lee" (1988) peaked at number 15 in the Austrian charts. Trauner received the Goldene Verdienstzeichen der Republik Österreich award in 1999. Other notable album releases include Blues Roll On (1994) and Walk the Bridge (2013).
