Browsing: Howlin’ Wolf

“When I’m reaching an audience, I feel it.” –Hubert Sumlin

Remembering Howlin’ Wolf (born Chester Arthur Burnett) on his birthday

First release since their acclaimed 2019 self-titled debut

“I don’t want to play it like it’s already been played.”

‘Confessin’ The Blues’ collects the greatest bluesmen ever and provides a perfect study of the genre. The tracks on the various formats of the release have been chosen by the Rolling Stones in collaboration with BMG and Universal.

The label and its founders refused to record Guy playing in the style of his live shows, referring to it as “noise,” and instead they attempted to make his sound more widely accessible.

“I love the tip, I love the top, I love you better than a hog loves slop
‘Cause you’re a big legged woman, with a short short miniskirt…”

Shaw toured the south in a brand new Cadillac with Muddy Waters in 1959 and ‘60, and was Howlin’ Wolf’s band leader from 1972 until his death in ’76.

Whether or not one celebrates Halloween, most will agree that there always seems to be a tinge of evil in the air.

‘Howlin At Greaseland’ offers a modern take on Howlin’ Wolf classics from the viewpoint of today’s premier West Coast and Chicago players.