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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf's deep, purring growl echoes from the banks of the Mississippi
Delta straight to the heart of Chicago Blues and into the roots of early rock'n'
roll. A huge man with an even bigger, gravelly voice, Charles Arthur Burnett was
disowned by his mother when she discovered him playing the "devil's music", but
he was taken under the wing of legendary bluesman Charley Patton, who taught him
guitar and harmonica. Learning his trade at the local juke joints, Wolf played
alongside Robert Johnson, Son House and Sonny Boy Williamson, before joining the
army during WW2 and being d...
