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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 Complete Recordings is a compilation album by American Delta blues musician Robert Johnson. The 41 songs were recorded in two sessions in Dallas and San Antonio, Texas for the American Record Company (ARC) during 1936 and 1937. Most were first released on 78 rpm records in 1937.
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 ...
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]
In 1985, the album won a Blues Music Award by The Blues Foundation for 'Classics of Blues Recordings—Album'. [10] In 2012, the album was ranked No. 238 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."
Howlin' Wolf: More Real Folk Blues: Chess Records: 1967 Compilation: Louis Jordan: Louis Jordan’s Greatest Hits: Decca Records: 1969 Greatest Hits: Henry Thomas: Complete Recorded Works/Texas Worried Blues: Herwin Records. Yazoo Records. 1975/1989 Greatest Hits: 2014 Howlin' Wolf: Moanin’ in the Moonlight: Chess Records: 1959 Compilation: J ...
In 1952, Little Walter left when his single "Juke" became a hit, although he continued working with Muddy long after he left the band, appearing on most of the Muddy's classic recordings in the 1950s. In 1954, Howlin' Wolf moved to Chicago with money that he earned through the success of the singles he recorded at Sun Records which Chess ...
More Real Folk Blues is a compilation album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf, released by Chess Records in 1967. [1] It includes songs that were recorded in Memphis and Chicago between 1953 and 1956. [ 2 ]