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Howlin' Wolf

Chester Arthur Burnett, who performed as Howlin' Wolf, came out of Mississippi with a voice that sounded like it had been dragged through gravel. He started...

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Howlin' Wolf's raw, guttural blues voice

A Mississippi-born force whose recordings for Chess Records defined primal electric blues.

For a quick sense of his energy, try 'Tell Me' or 'Just Like I Treat You.' They're wired directly to the ground he came from.

He came out of Mississippi with a voice that sounded like it had been dragged through gravel. Tracks like 'Just Like I Treat You' had a primal force built around his howling delivery and sharp guitar work. It wasn't polished, but it didn't need to be.

He started playing harmonica and guitar in the Delta, picking up the local blues tradition. In the 1950s, he signed with Chess Records and put out 'Moanin' at Midnight,' which announced his raw style. By the late 1960s, he was cutting albums like 'The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions,' showing his sound could hold up in different settings.

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Chester Arthur Burnett, who performed as Howlin' Wolf, came out of Mississippi with a voice that sounded like it had been dragged through gravel. He started playing harmonica and guitar in the Delta, picking up the local blues tradition. In the 1950s, he signed with Chess Records and put out 'Moanin' at Midnight,' a track that announced his raw, guttural style.

His recordings for Chess, like 'Just Like I Treat You' and 'Down In The Bottom,' had a primal force. The sound was built around his howling delivery and the sharp guitar work of players like Hubert Sumlin. It wasn't polished, but it didn't need to be.

By the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was cutting albums like 'The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions,' which showed his style could hold up in different settings. Songs like 'Tell Me' and 'Cadillac Daddy (Mr. Highway Man)' kept that same rough-edged energy, a sound that felt directly wired to the ground he came from.

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