Name: Howlin' Wolf (The Rocking Chair LP)
Brand: Howlin' Wolf

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Catalogue number

DOL929HG

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2015-02-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Lasgo

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

0889397219291

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Howlin' Wolf

Genre US

Blues / Gospel

Label US

Doxy

Howlin' Wolf, born on June 10, 1910 in West Point, Mississippi, was a blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. He played a crucial role in bridging the early Delta Blues with the more modern Electric Blues. Influenced by Charley Patton and Sonny Boy Williamson II, he honed his guitar skills and showmanship on the Mississippi Delta. By the late 1930s, he had become a prominent figure on the Southern Club scene.
After serving in the U.S. Army from April 9, 1941 to November 3, 1943, Howlin' Wolf settled near West Memphis, Arkansas. In 1948, he formed a band that included talented musicians such as Willie Johnson and Matt "Guitar" Murphy on guitars, Little Junior Parker on harmonica, and Willie Steele on drums.
In 1951, Sam Phillips recorded several of Howlin' Wolf's songs at his Memphis Recording Service studio. This catapulted him to local fame. Leonard Chess recognized his talent and secured his contract which led to Howlin' Wolf relocating to Chicago in 1952 where he solidified his legendary status.
Playing alongside renowned blues musicians like Willie Dixon and Jimmy Rogers as well as his longtime guitarist Hubert Sumlin ensured that Howlin' Wolf's lineups remained exceptional throughout his career. His reputation for treating musicians fairly set him apart from others in the industry

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His versions of Shake For Me, Back Door Man and Spoonful, among others, helped to define the blues in the 1960s. Not for nothing has Howlin Wolf regularly been featured in any list of the 100 Greatest Artists of all Time. This particular album, an eponymous collection first issued in 1962 (the original featured a rocking horse on the cover, leading to the album sometimes being called The Rockin Chair Album) was a gathering of some six singles released on Chess Records between 1960 and 1962.

Howlin' Wolf (The Rocking Chair LP)

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