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Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues, and over a four-decade career, recorded blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and psychedelic rock.
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. [5] It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll, in this case Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman.
Chester Burnette A.K.A. Howlin' Wolf: Howlin' Wolf Cadet 2CA-60017 The Heatin' System: Jack McDuff: Cadet 2CA-60018 Inside: Ramsey Lewis: Cadet 2CA-60019 Cool Cookin' Kenny Burrell: Chess CH-60020 The London Chuck Berry Sessions: Chuck Berry: Cadet CA-60021 12 X 6 The Hard Way: Various Artists Cadet CA-60022 12 X 6 The Easy Way: Various Artists ...
The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, most of whom had never previously performed outside the US.
The band undertook concert dates across Europe, [5] and in May 2012 their fourth album, Rock 'n' Roll Gone Mad, was released. [12] [13] It was dedicated to the late Hubert Sumlin, who had been the lead guitarist on Howlin' Wolf's recording of the song "Killing Floor". [14]
Howlin' Wolf (1962) Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (1962) Singles from Howlin' Wolf "Tell Me" Released: February 10, 1960 "Spoonful" Released: July 18, 1960
In May 1970, Howlin' Wolf traveled to Olympic Sound Studios in London, England, to record songs for The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. [5] The album was released in August 1971 [6] and peaked at number 28 on Billboard magazine's R&B Albums chart and number 79 on the Billboard 200. [7]
He is best known as the principal guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band from 1948 to 1953. [2] His raucous, distorted guitar playing is prominent on Howlin' Wolf's Memphis recordings during 1951–1953, including the hit song "How Many More Years" (recorded May 1951). [3] In 2017, Johnson was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame. [4]