Howlin' Wolf

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), known as Howlin' Wolf, was an African-American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, originally from Mississippi. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, he is one of the best-known Chicago blues artists. Musician and critic Cub Koda noted, "no one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits." Producer Sam Phillips recalled, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies'". Several of his songs, such as "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Back Door Man", "Killing Floor" and "Spoonful" have become blues and blues rock standards. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 51 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

Early life

Howlin' Wolf was born on June 10, 1910, in White Station, Mississippi, near West Point. He was named Chester Arthur Burnett, after Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States. His physique garnered him the nicknames Big Foot Chester and Bull Cow as a young man: he was 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall and often weighed close to 275 pounds (125 kg). He explained the origin of the name Howlin' Wolf: "I got that from my grandfather", who would often tell him stories about the wolves in that part of the country and warn him that if he misbehaved then the "howling wolves would get him". Paul Oliver wrote that Burnett once claimed to have been given his nickname by his idol Jimmie Rodgers.

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Howlin' Wolf (album)

Howlin' Wolf is the third studio album from Chicago blues singer/guitarist/harmonicist Howlin' Wolf. It is a collection of six singles previously released by the Chess label from 1960 through 1962. Because of the illustration on its sleeve (by Don Bronstein), the album is often called The Rockin' Chair Album, a nickname even added to the cover on some reissue pressings of the LP.

Legacy and awards

In 1966, fellow Chess artist Koko Taylor recorded a cover version of "Wang Dang Doodle" which reached #4 on the Billboard's R&B Charts and became a minor crossover hit by making #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Earlier in 1963 Sam Cooke released a single of "Little Red Rooster" making #7 on the R&B Singles chart and #11 on the Hot 100. In 1969 the songs "Shake for Me" and "Back Door Man" were used in the lyrics to the Led Zeppelin song "Whole Lotta Love".

In 1985 the album won a Blues Music Award by The Blues Foundation for 'Classics of Blues Recordings—Album'. In 2003, the album was ranked #223 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and described as "an outrageous set of sex songs written by Willie Dixon." It was named the third greatest guitar album of all time by Mojo magazine in 2004.

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ALBUMS

The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62

Released 2014

The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Howlin' Wolf

Released 2012

Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960

Released 2011

Blues From Hell

Released 2011

Evil

Released 2009

The Memphis Sessions

Released 2007

Louis, Dust My Broom on the Killing Floor

Released 2007

The Definitive Collection

Released 2007

Message to the Young

Released 2007

The Howlin' Wolf Anthology

Released 2007

The Howlin' Wolf Album

Released 2007

Sun Recordings

Released 2005

The Blues Anthology

Released 2005

Demon Drivin' Blues Man

Released 2005

Moanin' at Midnight

Released 2004

Howling Wolf Sings the Blues

Released 2004

Come Back Home

Released 2004

Change My Way

Released 2004

A Proper Introduction to Howlin' Wolf: Memphis Days

Released 2004

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Howlin' Wolf

Released 2003

The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues

Released 2002

Chicago Blue

Released 2002

Midnite Jazz & Blues: Dorothy Mae

Released 2000

His Best, Volume 2

Released 1999

The Gold Collection

Released 1998

The Gold Collection

Released 1997

His Best

Released 1997

Live in Europe 1964

Released 1996

Memphis Days: The Definitive Edition, Volume 2

Released 1996

Memphis Days: The Definitive Edition, Volume 1

Released 1996

Highway 49 and Other Classics

Released 1996

Bluesmaster

Released 1996

The Back Door Wolf

Released 1995

The Very Best of Howlin' Wolf

Released 1995

The Genuine Article

Released 1995

The Real Folk Blues

Released 1995

Charly R&B Masters: Spoonful

Released 1994

The Power of the Voice

Released 1994

Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog: Chess Collectibles, Volume 2

Released 1994

Collection

Released 1993

The Complete Recordings 1951–1969

Released 1993

Red Rooster

Released 1993

Volume 4, Going Down Slow

Released 1993

Volume 3, The Wolf Is at Your Door

Released 1993

28 Great Blues Ballads

Released 1993

Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 5: The Wolf Is at Your Door

Released 1993

The Blues Collection 7: London Sessions

Released 1993

The Howlin' Wolf Gold Collection

Released 1992

Volume 1, Smokestack Lightnin'

Released 1992

Who Will Be Next?

Released 1992

Volume 2, Moanin' for My Baby

Released 1992

The Super Super Blues Band

Released 1992

Killing Floor

Released 1992

Live and Cookin' at Alices Revisited

Released 1992

I'm the Wolf

Released 1991

The Chess Box

Released 1991

Howling Wolf Rides Again

Released 1991

Howlin’ Wolf

Released 1990

Back Door Man

Released 1990

Cadillac Daddy - Memphis Recordings 1952

Released 1989

Portrait in Blues

Released 1989

Moanin' & Howlin'

Released 1988

25 Blues Classics of Howlin' Wolf

Released 1988

Moanin' in the Moonlight

Released 1986

Howlin’ Wolf / Moanin’ in the Moonlight

Released 1986

The Collection: 20 Blues Greats

Released 1985

More Real Folk Blues

Released 1967

Howlin' Wolf

Released 1962

Big City Blues

My Mind Is Ramblin'

The Very Best of Howlin' Wolf: The Millenium Edition

Evil: Live at Joe's Place

Spoonful

The Collection

The Sun Years

My Baby Walked Off

London Re-Visited

The Howlin' Wolf Collection

The Rockin' Chair Album

The Greatest Hits

Howlin' at the Sun

The Very Best of Howlin' Wolf

Smokestack Lightening

Howlin' Wolf

Smoke Stack Lightning

The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions

16 Greatest Hits

Tail Dragger

The Masters

Born: 1910-06-10

Died: 1976-01-10

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Ill Be Around

by: Howlin' Wolf

Well I'll be around to see ya baby
Well I'll be around no matter what you say
I'll be around, yes I'll be around
To see what you're puttin' down
You know you told me that you loved me
You know you told me and I hope it's true
Well I'll be around, yes I'll be around
To see what you're puttin' down
You know I called you in the morning
You know I called you darling to come back to the Wolf
But I'll be around, yes I'll be around
To see what you're puttin' down
You know I loved you for myself
You know I love you, I don't love nobody else
Well, I'll be around, I'll be around




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