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  Howlin' Wolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howlin' Wolf quickly became a local celebrity, and soon began working with a band that included both Willie Johnson and guitarist Pat Hare.
His 1962 album Howlin' Wolf is one of the most famous and influential blues records, known for its cover illustration of an acoustic guitar leaning against a rocking chair.
Howlin' Wolf, Rice Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson), Little Walter Jacobs and Muddy Waters are usually regarded as the greatest blues artists who recorded for Chess in Chicago.
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 Howlin Wolf biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Howlin' Wolf was one of the most, if not the most, electrifying performer in modern blues history and a dean of electric Chicago blues during it's heyday in the 1950's and 1960's.
Wolf was a suspicious man and measured others by how threatening they were to him and his career.
Although Howlin' Wolf was born on a Mississippi plantation he brought the blues from the delta into the limelight of Chicago and London.
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 Howlin' Wolf
Wolf had put his first band together, featuring the explosive guitar work of Willie Johnson, whose aggressive style not only perfectly suited Wolf's sound but aurally extended and amplified the violence and nastiness of it as well.
When Wolf entered the Chess studios the next year, the violent aggression of the Memphis sides was being replaced with a Chicago backbeat and, with very little fanfare, a new member in the band.
By now Wolf was a very sick man; he had survived numerous heart attacks and was suffering kidney damage from an automobile accident that sent him flying through the car's windshield.
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 Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Howlin' Wolf (June 10, 1910 - January 10, 1976) was an American blues singer.
Born Chester Burnett, he was nicknamed "Howlin Wolf" by his family as a child.
Howlin' Wolf quickly became a local celebrity, and soon began working with Willie Johnson.
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 Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
His father was a farmer and Wolf took to it as well until his 18th birthday, when a chance meeting with Delta blues legend Charley Patton changed his life forever.
If Willie Johnson was Wolf's second voice in his early recording career, then Hubert Sumlin would pick up the gauntlet and run with it right to the end of the howler's life.
Wolf never forgot the respect the Stones paid him, and he spoke of them highly right up to his final days.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf, was an African American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.
His 1962 album Howlin' Wolf is one of the most famous and influential blues records, known for its cover illustration of a rocking chair.
Sam Phillips once remarked of Chester Arthur Burnett, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.' "
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 PBS - American Roots Music : The Songs and the Artists - Howlin' Wolf
A Chicago blues stalwart who recorded for Chess during the label's heyday in the 1950s and rivaled Muddy Waters as the genre's most dynamic performer, Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf, was possessed by the blues.
Wolf's whiny, piercing vocals turned many of his Willie Dixon-penned songs into surly diatribes about bad luck, bad women and bad times.
Howlin' Wolf continued to record and perform throughout the 1960s, serving along with Muddy Waters as a blues standard-bearer and bringing the form closer to rock & roll through his impact on groups like the Rolling Stones.
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 WP - Howlin' wolf
In honor of Wolf, our society and the Burnett family received the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Award, the Walk of Fame Award on historic Beale Street at the VIP party before the 2002 Handy Awards, and the Peavine Award at Cleveland, MS.
After Wolf's departure from West Point as a teen, he continued to come back every year to hunt and fish, visit friends and relatives, and perform his powerful and haunting blues.
With this said, The Howlin’ Wolf Blues Society will continue to work to preserve and educate the people about the great musical heritage that is called “The Blues”.
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 LivinBlues- Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf had a radio show on KWEM in West Memphis, and when listeners tuned in, the sound was electric Blues.
The music Howlin' Wolf made in the Memphis Recording Service studio was full of passion and zest and Phillips simultaneously leased the results to the Bihari Brothers in Los Angeles and Leonard Chess in Chicago.
Howlin' Wolf had 2 hits at the same time and both record companies claiming exclusively under contract.
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 Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The lineup was small- Wolf on vocals and harmonica, Willie Johnson(not to be confused with Blind Willie Johnson) on guitar, Willie Steele on drums and either Albert Williams or Ike Turner on piano.
They both play on Wolf's 1961 sessions which include some of his best stuff including "Shake for Me", "The Red Rooster", "Down in the Bottom", "Goin' Down Slow" and "Ain't Superstitious" (all of these tunes are in the excellent The Chess Box which is a good survey of Wolf's music throughout his career).
Howlin' Wolf's last performance was at the Chicago Ampitheater in November of 1975.
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 Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf) was a big, scary man with a big, scary voice: when he growls out "Who's Been Talkin'" or "I'm Leaving You" you may want to hide under the bed, and even when he's having fun ("Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy") it's disturbing.
Howlin' Wolf sang the blues in clubs all over the South from the 30s to the early 50s, at which time he headed to Chicago and joined the talent-packed roster of Chess Records, home to Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy and Bo Diddley.
Wolf's last studio album, and his growl is still impressive though he rarely plays harmonica and doesn't even appear on the title tune, an instrumental.
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 Howlin' Wolf: The Best of Howlin' Wolf (20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection) - PopMatters Music Review
Like Howlin' Wolf once said, "When you ain't got no money, you got the blues." Well, Universal has a lot of money, if you see what I mean, and so the consumer will have 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection: The Best of Howlin' Wolf.
Wolf says to himself in disbelief, "Aw, man -- all he has to do is count it off" and pauses a good long time, maybe trying to figure out what to do to pull the band together.
Though Wolf is attempting to be gracious about his lesson, because he wants to get through the session and make a record with superstars, the listener far removed is feeling less so.
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 Howlin' Wolf- His Life
Wolf was 41 now and he was recording alongside B.B. King who was at that time in his early twenties and had more interested in the 'modern' blues than the 20's and 30's blues which the Wolf was singing.
Wolf differed from Muddy as he was reluctant to cast off his southern blues background and at that time, Willie Dixon saw Waters as more suitable for his new compositions "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I Just Want To Make Love To You".
In 1956, Wolf recorded "Smokestack Lightnin'" with Willie Johnson and Hubert Sumlin on guitars, Hosea Lee Kennard on piano, Willie Dixon on bass and Earl Phillips on drums.
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 Howlin' Wolf - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Howlin' Wolf was born Chester Arthur Burnett on June 10, 1910 somewhere between West Point and Aberdeen, Mississippi.
The Howlin' Wolf, passed away on January 10, 1976, at the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Howlin' Wolf was a seminal figure in the development of the Chicago blues style.
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 The Howlin' Wolf Story (2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolf is not only my choice as the single most important blues artist of the 20th century, he was also the most exciting live performer in any musical genre; Hendrix, the Stones and Iggy Pop combined might qualify as a decent opening act for Wolf.
Wolf is easily at the top of my list of artists I regret not seeing in person, but this film did a good job of giving us the next best thing.
The "Howlin Wolf Story" and all 3 volumes of the AFBF series might be the best return on $60 imaginable.
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 Howlin' Wolf (Starfox ally)
Howlin' Wolf lived on and was able to transform into a werewolf at any time.
Wolf was upset with the aliens because they couldn't catch a right beat and asked Starfox if he couldn't get Willie Steele or M.T. Murphy from Earth for his band.
Wolf had it with Roger when he told him to be quiet because they were in the Caverns of Silence.
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 Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolf was born Chester Arthur Burnett in 1910.
Because Wolf's career was so long (by blues standards, anyway), it sometimes surprises people to hear that he played with Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson.
Howlin' Wolf influenced countless numbers of rock groups -- from bar bands, who played just for fun, to the Rolling Stones, who invited Wolf to play on TV, and to the Animals, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin, and countless others.
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 Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf was born (Chester Arthur Burnett) on June 10, 1910 in Mississippi.He began playing guitar as a teenager and began performing in the late 1920s.(Travelin' to throughout the South).
Following the success of 'Moanin' At Midnight', Wolf was signed to an exclusive contract with Chess Records and moved to Chicago, where he stayed for the rest of his life.
Howlin' Wolf died in Illinois on January 10, 1976.
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 Trail of the Hellhound: Howlin' Wolf
In 1933, Wolf moved to Twist, Arkansas, to farm, occasionally playing on the road with Robert Johnson, Texas Alexander, and brother-in-law Sonny Boy Williamson.
Joe Willie Wilkins contacted Wolf while the latter was in Moorehead and offered him work on King Biscuit Time playing harmonica when Williamson was away.
Howlin' Wolf died January 10, 1976, in Hines, Illinois.
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 Amazon.com: Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight: Music: Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wolf is quite simply the finest blues vocalist ever--his gravelly, soulful, cavernous growl is unmistakable and awesome, befitting a man of such huge girth and power (listen to the microphone nearly detonate on the beginning of Moanin' In The Moonlight from trying to handle his voice).
Howlin' Wolf might not have caried himself with the statesman-like dignity of Muddy Waters, but his performances were the stuff of legend.
Wolf is not for everyone...even if you like a good dose of Muddy Waters, you may still be turned off by Wolf's glass-gargling roar of a voice and sometimes bleak - or downright frightening - lyrics.
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 HOWLIN' WOLF
Born Chester Arthur Burnett in West Point, Mississippi, Howlin' Wolf grew up on a cotton plantation and spent most of his life as a farmer, entertaining only on the side.
Wolf began to slow down by the early 70s due to ill health and an automobile accident which damaged his kidney.
Howlin' Wolf was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
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 Howlin' Wolf mp3 Howlin' Wolf
The Wolf Is At Your Door, size - 4274304 b., length - 178 sec.
Howlin' Wolf Talks #1, size - 2816128 b., length - 117 sec.
Howlin' Wolf Talks #2, size - 2580608 b., length - 107 sec.
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 His Best by Howlin' Wolf CD
Since even Howlin' Wolf's worst recordings are compelling in some regard, it should go without saying that HIS BEST, a collection of his finest Chess sides, is magnificent from beginning to end.
Possessed of fine guitar and harp skills, a voice that could separate skin from bone, and a sheer magnetism and charisma that knew (and has known) no equal, Howlin Wolf is one of 20th century music's greatest performers.
Wolf's ferocious delivery can inspire terror and delight ("Three Hundred Pounds of Joy") equally, and the power of his voice can make you want to shout, laugh, cry or destroy some property.
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 Amazon.com: Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection): Music: Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I was not sure I would like Howlin' Wolf as I was just getting into the genre of the blues, and so purchased this album instead of his 3 CD box set.
The Wolf is arguably the greatest blues vocalist ever, and when you add Hubert Sumlin on guitar you've got a musical experience that just won't stop giving.
Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight ~ Howlin' Wolf
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 Moanin' In The Moonlight/Howlin' Wolf CD
HOWLIN' WOLF: Personnel: Howlin' Wolf (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Willie Dixon (vocals, bass); Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, Otis "Smokey" Smothers, Willie Johnson (guitar); Abe Locke (tenor saxophone); Johnny Jones, Henry Gray, Hosea Lee Kennard, Otis Spann (piano); Sammy Lay, Earl Phillips, Fred Below, S.P. Leary (drums).
These are the essential documents of the man who was the last word in electric Chicago blues--a unique and riveting performer whose voice could loose buildings from their foundations and remove skin from bone.
Wolf's visceral impact is overwhelming at times, and his performances on these tunes are definitive.
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 Howlin' Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Style synopsis: The Wolf began playing "folk blues" acoustic music when he got his first guitar in 1928.
By 1953, The Wolf had arrived in Chicago where he became a full time blues musician at Chess Records.
It is maintained by some blues writers that Delta Blues artists, of which Wolf is an example, came from a tribe in Africa which communicates microtonally, that is, in harmonic increments that are smaller than those in the European 12 tone scale.
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 Howlin' Wolf mp3 album download
The Wolf Is At Your Door mp3, length - 178 sec.
Howlin' Wolf Talks #1 mp3, length - 117 sec.
Howlin' Wolf Talks #2 mp3, length - 107 sec.
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 Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf, 1910–76, African-American blues singer and composer, b.
Exposed to blues performers from childhood, he sang locally and organized his first band in West Memphis, Tenn., in 1948.
Chester Arthur Burnett - Burnett, Chester Arthur: see Howlin' Wolf.
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