Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Howlin' Wolf








































Artist:  Howlin' Wolf 
Birth Name:  Chester Arthur Burnett
Born:  June 10, 1910.  White Station, , USA
Died:  January 10, 1976 (Aged 65).  Hines, Illinois, US
Genre:  Blues, Chicago, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Jump Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Howlin' Wolf was an American Chicago Blues Singer, Guitarist, and Harmonica.  He is one of the best-known Chicago Blues Artists.  Several of his songs, including "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Killing Floor" and "Spoonful", have become Blues and Blues Rock Standards.














Title:  Second Album aka Rockin' Chair (Limited Edition - 24-bit Remastered) (2017)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Jump Blues
Label:  State Of Art Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Shake For Me  (2:21)
 2.  The Red Rooster  (2:28)
 3.  You'll be Mine  (2:30)
 4.  Who's Been Talkin'  (2:25)
 5.  Wang-Dang-Doodle  (2:25)
 6.  Little Baby  (2:48)
 7.  Spoonful  (2:46)
 8.  Going Down Slow  (3:26)
 9.  Down In The Bottom  (2:13)
10. Back Door Man  (2:51)
11. Howlin' For My Baby  (2:34)
12. Tell Me  (3:00)

Bonus Tracks:

13. I Don't Know  (2:37)
14. Poor Boy  (2:36)
15. Rockin' Daddy  (3:04)
16. My Life  (3:04)
17. Don't Mess With My Baby  (2:40)
18. Mr. Highway Man  (2:50)
19. I've Been Abused  (2:18)
20. Change My Baby  (3:34)
21. So Glad  (2:10)
22. You Can't Be Beat  (3:10)

Personnel:

Howlin' Wolf:  Vocals, Harmonica
Willie Johnson:  Guitar
Hubert Sumlin:  Guitar 
Jimmy Rogers:  Guitar
Willie Dixon:  Bass
Otis Spann:  Piano
Henry Gray:  Piano
Earl Phillips:  Drums
Sammy Lay:  Drums
Abe Locke:   Tonor Saxophone

Second Album aka Rockin' Chair are albums of Howlin' Wolf, recorded in Chicago, Illinois, between 1952 and 1961, remastered from originally recording and reissued on December 15, 2017 by Stat Of Art Records.

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