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| Born: Jun 10, 1910 in West Point, MS | Avg.User Rating: 288 Ratings |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Released: 1962 Label: Universal Critics' Rating:  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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