Howlin' Wolf was one of the greatest characters and most
electrifying performers in blues history. He was an imposing
presence, blessed with a thunderous voice, enormous
physical strength, and a pair of lungs that would not quit.
Wolf didn't just startle audiences, he menaced them into
submission. In addition to his powerful voice, he was also
an accomplished harmonica player. Wolf was one of the
first artists to figure out how to make thoroughly modern
experimental music by emphasizing the most primitive
elements of its ancestral roots. This quintessential collector's
release contains Wolf's eponymous second album for
Chess Records, Howlin' Wolf (1962) - one of the all-time
cornerstones of the Chicago Blues.
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