Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Born: Jun 10, 1910 in West Point, MS
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Died: Jan 10, 1976 in Hines, IL
Genre: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Early R&B, Piano Blues, Jive, Jump Blues
Biography: In the history of the blues, there has never been anyone quite like the Howlin' Wolf. Six foot three and close to 300 pounds in his salad days, the Wolf was the primal force of the music spun out to its ultimate conclusion. A Robert Johnson may have possessed more lyrical insight, a Muddy Waters more ...Read full biography
Howlin' Wolf [1962 Chess]
Released: 1962
Label: Universal
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Evil
Released: 1969
Label: Chess
Critics' Rating:
Evil is a terrific vinyl collection of Howlin' Wolf's quintessential Sun and Chess recordings. It remains an excellent summary of his best work, but it has since been supplanted by readily available CD ...Read full review
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