Howlin' Wolf, one of the greatest blues musicians ever.
Listen to him!
Sam Phillips once remarked of Chester Arthur (Howlin' Wolf) Burnett, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.'
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Howlin' Wolf, one of the greatest blues musicians ever.
Listen to him!
Sam Phillips once remarked of Chester Arthur (Howlin' Wolf) Burnett, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.'
Thanks I'll check it out, there's some classic footage out there of him playing 'Evil' in a TV studio somewhere while The Rolling Stones sit around watching.
Good reminder. I'll have to get out the gramaphone and have a rummage.
Always sounds better on vinyl!
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I blogged about him myself back in July:
http://seasideman.blog.co.uk/2008/07/19/shinin-just-like-gold-4467937
The man was amazing. I strongly recommend the youtube clip on that link if you haven't seen it!
Tom.