Artist
Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf is a blues artist from Mississippi, USA formed in 1928. 32 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Mississippi, USA · Best blues albums
- 32
- Releases
- 1962–2022
- Active years
- 1928
- Formed
Discography
32
Most popular
Moanin' in the Moonlight
1965 · 12 tracks
Howlin' Wolf
1962
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
1971
The Super Super Blues Band
1968
Message to the Young
1971
Change My Way
1990
More Real Folk Blues
2022
The Genuine Article
2018
The Howlin' Wolf Album
2018
The Definitive Collection
2018
Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
2018
The Legendary Howlin' Wolf
2018
Live And Cookin' At Alice's Revisted
2016
His Best, Vol.2
2009
The Real Folk Blues
2008
The Memphis Sessions
2007
The Back Door Wolf
2007
Howlin' Wolf Selected Favorites
2006
Demon Drivin' Blues Man
2005
Moanin' at Midnight
2004
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Howlin' Wolf
2003
His Best
2001
Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog: Chess Collectibles Vol. 2
1997
The Gold Collection
1997
Chicago Blue
1995
The Blues Collection 7: London Sessions
1993
The Howlin' Wolf Gold Collection
1992
Muddy & The Wolf
1991
The Chess Box
1991
Howlin' Wolf / Moanin' in the Moonlight
1986
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (Reissue)
1971
The Rockin' Chair Album
1962
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Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 - January 10, 1976), known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was born in West Point, Mississippi in an area now known as White Station. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; musician and critic Cub Koda declared, "no one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits." A number of songs written or popularized by Burnett-such as "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Back Door Man", "Killing Floor" and "Spoonful"-have become blues and blues rock standards.
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At 6 feet, 6 inches (198 cm) and close to 300 pounds (136 kg), he was an imposing presence with one of the loudest and most memorable voices of all the "classic" 1950s Chicago blues singers. This rough-edged, slightly fearsome musical style is often contrasted with the less crude but still powerful presentation of his contemporary and professional rival, Muddy Waters. Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller), Little Walter Jacobs, and Muddy Waters are usually regarded in retrospect as the greatest blues artists who recorded for Chess in Chicago. Sam Phillips once remarked, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.'" In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #51 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
Howlin' Wolf in brief
- How many Howlin' Wolf releases are on Riffiter?
- 32 releases are catalogued, spanning 1962 to 2022.
- When was Howlin' Wolf formed?
- Howlin' Wolf formed in 1928, in Mississippi, USA.
- What genre is Howlin' Wolf?
- Howlin' Wolf is catalogued under Blues.
- What is the most recent Howlin' Wolf release on Riffiter?
- More Real Folk Blues, released in 2022.