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Howlin' Wolf

Für einen Mann, der kein Studio von innen gesehen hatte, bis er 40 war, holte Chester Arthur Burnett eine Menge verlorener Zeit auf. Immerhin verfügte der Riese, der unter dem Namen Howlin' Wolf bekannt wurde, über die furchterregendsten, wildesten Stimmbänder in den Annalen des elektrischen Nachkriegsblues. Seine keuchende Mundharmonika war ebenso unverwechselbar wie seine unschlagbare Bühnenshow – er rollte regelmäßig über die Bretter, um sexuelle Ekstase nachzuahmen, oder er kletterte die Bühnenvorhänge hinauf wie ein wildgewordener Irrer.

 

"Wolf war der Größte, den ich jemals gekannt habe", sagt sein langjähriger Saxofonist Eddie Shaw. "Wolf war nicht nur ein Musiker, er war ein Entertainer. Dafür habe ich ihn respektiert."

Am 10. Juni 1910 in White Station, Mississippi (in der Nähe von West Point) geboren, erhielt Burnett seinen Künstlernamen von seinem Großvater (der mächtige Junge wurde auch Big Foot und Bullcow genannt). Seine Familie ließ sich 1923 im Delta nieder, und 1928 erhielt er persönlichen Unterricht an der Gitarre vom großen Charley Patton. Chester schnappte Mundharmonika-Licks von Rice Miller – alias Sonny Boy Williamson #2 – auf, als der Harpspieler Wolfs Schwester umwarb. Burnett spielte schon 1938 elektrische Gitarre auf der Straße. Nach seiner Rückkehr von einer unschönen Zeit bei der Armee während des Zweiten Weltkriegs widmete sich der große Mann intensiver seiner Musik und konnte 1949 eine tägliche 15-minütige Sendung bei der Radiostation KWEM in West Memphis übernehmen. Sam Phillips hörte zufällig eine davon, und es haute ihn schier um.

Phillips brachte Wolf im Frühjahr 1951 für Demoaufnahmen zum allmählich Fahrt aufnehmenden Memphis Recording Service. Sam schickte die Ergebnisse in den Norden zu Chess, die eine richtige Aufnahmesitzung mit ihm wollten, das war entweder im Mai oder August. Begleitet wurde Wolf von seinem Vorschlaghammer-Gitarristen Willie Johnson aus Lake Cormorant, Mississippi (geboren am 4. März 1923), der in der einen Sekunde gefällige Nonenakkorde spielte und in der nächsten Stacheldraht-Soli dröhnen ließ. Ebenfalls zur Stelle waren der Drummer Willie Steele und ein Pianist. How Many More Years und die gespenstische Rückseite Moanin' At Midnight wurden bei dieser ersten Session aufgenommen. Beide stießen auf Chess in die R&B-Charts vor, wobei How Many höher kam, bis auf Platz 4.

Inzwischen hatte Ike Turner die Bihari-Brüder auf Wolfs Können aufmerksam gemacht; sie verpflichteten ihn für ihr RPM-Logo und setzten im September des selben Jahres eine Session bei KWEM an, bei der Morning At Midnight (Moanin' At Midnight in hauchdünner Verkleidung), eine Variante von How Many More Years unter dem Titel Dog Me Around sowie zwei weitere Stücke entstanden. "Die Plattenfirma Modern meldete sich, und wir nahmen die selben Songs für sie auf und kriegten 25 Dollar pro Stück", sagte Turner. Weil Wolf nun auch auf RPM war, wurde die Fehde zwischen Leonard Chess und den Bihari-Brüdern von Modern hitziger. Der Streit wurde im nächsten Jahr schließlich beigelegt, indem Modern den Pianist Rosco Gordon aus Memphis behielt (eine weitere Entdeckung von Phillips, die beide Labels für sich beanspruchten), während Wolf zu Chess ging 

So großartig Rosco war, diese Runde ging doch eher an Leonard.

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

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Boy, You Got The Blues There Vol. 1 (LP, 10inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Boy, You Got The Blues There Vol. 1 (LP,... Art-Nr.: BAF14031

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1-LP 10inch vinyl with booklet, 45 RPM, 10 tracks, total playing time 28:50 min. Howlin' Wolf's earliest recordings (1951 - 1953), recorded by Sam Phillips at his Memphis Recording Service and unreleased at the time! Alternate versions...
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Boy, You Got More Blues Here! Vol. 2 (LP, 10inch, 45rpm)
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1-LP 10inch vinyl with booklet, 45 RPM, 10 tracks, total playing time 28:40 min. Second album with more great recordings from the earliest sessions (1951 and 1952) featuring Chester Burnett aka The Howlin' Wolf. The recordings were made...
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Memphis Days Vol.1 (CD)
Howlin' Wolf: Memphis Days Vol.1 (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15460

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1-CD with 12-page booklet, 21 tracks. Playing time approx. 61 min. Hailed by fans and critics as one of the greatest blues CDs ever issued! For SUN Records founder Sam Phillips, Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf remained the greatest...
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Memphis Days Vol.2 (CD)
Howlin' Wolf: Memphis Days Vol.2 (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15500

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1-CD with 8-page booklet, 19 tracks. Playing time approx. 51 mns. A companion to Volume 1, this includes all the released Chess masters from Memphis together with out-takes of both the issued and unissued recordings. A total of 19 songs...
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Blues With A Beat! (LP, 10inch)
Howlin' Wolf: Blues With A Beat! (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: LPMG101002

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(Minigroove) 12 tracks - Another 10incher in the 'Minigroove' series by Howlin' Wolfr which never was issued originally that way! The sound is fantastic and the whole thing is a a real treat to listen to! Get your copy today!
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The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (2-CD)
Howlin' Wolf: The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDMOC13977

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(MCA) 28 Tracks - Deluxe Digipac with 26 page booklet of rare photos and notes by Bill Dahl With his booming voice and imposing physical presence, Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf is one of Chicago's most famous blues artists. The London...
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Spoonful - Howlin' For My Darling (7inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Spoonful - Howlin' For My Darling (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REPC1762

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1960 Storming classic backed with one his biggest ‘hits’
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I Didn't Know - Moanin' For My Baby (7inch, 45rpm)
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(Repro) 2 tracks - Brutal, chaotic 1958 banging and thrashing action from The Wolf and co.
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Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP & CD)
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(Groove Replica) 16 tracks inkl. bonus tracks
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Howlin' Wolf & His Wolf Gang (CD)
Howlin' Wolf: Howlin' Wolf & His Wolf Gang (CD) Art-Nr.: CD120203

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(Wolf Records) 16 tracks Howlin' Wolf '& His Wolf Gang played at his 1815 Club on Chicago's Westside in 1975. This was one of his last concerts before he died in January 1976. This CD also features great studio recordings by the other...
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Alternatively Chess (7inch, EP, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Alternatively Chess (7inch, EP, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45ET15167

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(El Toro Records) 4 tracks When Mr. and Mrs. Burnett named their child after the 21st President of the United States, they weren't thinking of a career in blues music for the boy. His tall stature and ferocious growl earned him the...
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Little Red Rooster (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Howlin' Wolf: Little Red Rooster (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP8002

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(Blues Joint) 18 tracks The "Blues Joint Collection" compiles music from the most famous pillars of the blues, whose works provided the template and inspiration for countless rock artists and later generations of blues masters beginning...
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Howlin' Wolf (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Howlin' Wolf: Howlin' Wolf (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LPMOV1283

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(2016/Music On Vinyl) 12 tracks. 180 gram vinyl LP reissue of the 1962 self titled "Rockin' Chair" masterwork album.
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Killing Floor - Live 1964&1973 (2-CD)
Howlin' Wolf: Killing Floor - Live 1964&1973 (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDRB3312

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(2015/Rockbeat) 20 tracks. CD1: American Folk Festival, Wiesbaden, Germany, 11/16/1964. Howlin' Wolf - gtr/voc, Sunnyland Slim - pno, Hubert Sumlin - gtr, Clifton James - drums. CD2: Ebbet's Field, Denver, CO, 08/23/1973. Howlin' Wolf -...
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Smoke Stack Lightning - You Can't Be Beat  (7inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Smoke Stack Lightning - You Can't Be Beat... Art-Nr.: 45REP7985

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(Repro) Classic blues Twin Spin and the Wolf theme song!
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Just Like I Treat You - Do The Do (7inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Just Like I Treat You - Do The Do (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45CP182344

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(CP) 2 tracks 1823/1844 split double whammy
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Wang Dang Doodle - Down In The Bottom (7inch, 45rpm)
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(Repro) ​Superb Chicago blues two sider!
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You'll Be Mine -  Going Down Slow (7inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: You'll Be Mine - Going Down Slow (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REP1813

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(Repro) Rockin' Blues with crazy piano chops, great guitar solo with the finishing touch of an incredible voice.
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Memphis Days Vol.2
Howlin' Wolf: Memphis Days Vol.2 Art-Nr.: MOVLP954

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2014 'Music On Vinyl', 19 tracks. 1951/52 'Sun'.
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Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP 180g Vinyl)
Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP6785442

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(2016 / Vinyl Livers) 16 tracks. Howlin 'Wolf's outstanding debut album for Chess Records in 1959 - one of the cornerstones of the genre. It has some of his early hits. In addition, four 4 bonus tracks.
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Moanin' In The Moonlight
Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' In The Moonlight Art-Nr.: CD579245

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​1951-59 'Chess' 34:24/12. Japanese reissue of the original LP
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Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP78743

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(Universal/Geffen) 12 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1958 'Chess' LP album
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Rare Wolf (2-CD)
Howlin' Wolf: Rare Wolf (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDFLOATM6408

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(Floating World Records) 55 tracks - Chess Records Outakes, Demos, Alternates 1948- 1963
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Shake For Me - The Red Rooster (7inch, 45rpm)
Howlin' Wolf: Shake For Me - The Red Rooster (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REP1804

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Great 60’s Blues dancer with the original version of the Stones covered classic on the flip. 
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The Howlin' Wolf Anthology (2-CD)
Howlin' Wolf: The Howlin' Wolf Anthology (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CD9835012

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(2007/Universal) 48 tracks - Officially released 2-CD set, a comprehensive collection of his Chess 45s. Superb sound quality.
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