Howlin' Wolf

vocals, harmonica, guitar · 1910–1976 · White Station

Singer, harmonica player and guitarist born near West Point (Mississippi), first recorded by Sam Phillips in Memphis in 1951, then released by Chess. He died in 1976 in Hines (Illinois).

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs

Landmark tracks

• Smokestack Lightnin' (1956)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Mar 27, 2024: Bobby Rush (Bon Temps Rouler, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Howlin' Wolf
• EN : His Best (Howlin' Wolf album)
• EN : Howlin' Wolf (album)

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