Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but living most of his life in Seattle, Washington, William E. “Bill” Donoghue (25 June 1941 – 16 January 2017) was an investment expert and author of an investment newsletter and multiple books, including The New York Times best selling William E. Donoghue’s Complete Money Market Guide. Donoghue’s other major passion was Sonny Boy Williamson II. Using the sobriquet ‘Fessor Mojo, Donoghue gave multiple lectures on his blues hero, authored the book “Don’t Start Me To Talkin’” (1997). He was working on a manuscript and documentary intended to be the authoritative sources on Sonny Boy Williamson II. Bill’s family donated his extensive collection to the Blues Archive earlier this year. The items displayed here represent only a small fraction of this collection.

William E. Donoghue, aka ‘fessor Mojo

Featured in display case:

• William E. Donoghue's lifetime financial planner: straight talk about your money decisions / William E. Donoghue with Dana Shilling. Harper & Row, ©1987.
• William E. Donoghue's No-load mutual fund guide: how to take advantage of the investment opportunities of the eighties / William E. Donoghue with Thomas Tilling. Harper & Row, ©1983.
• The Donoghue strategies: ten minutes a week to investment success / by William E. Donoghue with Robert Chapman Wood. Bantam Books, 1989.
• 'Fessor Mojo's "Don't start me to talkin'" / William E. Donoghue. Mojo Visions Productions, ©1997.
• SBW in Copenhagen, November 5, 1963 / by Erik Host, edited by Bill Donoghue
• Poster, “fessor Mojo Presents The Search for the Mysterious Bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson II”
• Promotional photo, ‘fessor Mojo
• Uncorrected publisher’s proof, No-load mutual fund guide
• Promotional photo, William E. Donoghue
• Mutual fund superstars: invest in the best, forget about the rest / William E. Donoghue. Elliott & James, ©1994.