Howlin' Wolf was a seminal figure in the development of the Chicago blues style. His fierce, growling voice, punctuated by his trademark falsetto 'howl,' carried with it the primitive energy of the ...

In a 1992 GW interview, the late Howlin' Wolf guitarist of 23 years told tales of taking (with permission) one of Eric ...

November 1964 American Folk Blues tour concert featured musicians Sunnyland Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Willie Dixon and Clifton James NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the pantheon of blues, Howlin’ Wolf was in a ...

His name was Chester Arthur Burnett, but everyone called him Howlin' Wolf. He played harmonica, but some say he was the greatest blues singer of all time. His unique voice mesmerized audiences and ...

Bad As Me and the new 4 cd set of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). It’s called Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters. The two singers, though separated by a ...

The legends of blues are many, but few bluesmen have left behind a larger-than-life legacy to match that of Chester Burnett, more commonly known as Howlin’ Wolf. Wolf was more than just a great blues ...

Smokestack Lightning Inc., the company producing a documentary on famed blues singer Howlin’ Wolf, filed a lawsuit against the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach on August 17th in Los Angeles County Superior ...

The last few days found me thinking a great deal about Clifford Antone, as I tend to do around the anniversary of his death last week. I try to balance the staggering sense of loss by remembering the ...

Howlin' Wolf's masters from the Chess label have just been released on a four-disc set titled Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1931-1960. When your father has worked a good piece of ...