Few blues musicians who traveled from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago could have imagined how profoundly their songs would ...

The legends of blues are many, but few bluesmen have left behind a larger-than-life legacy to match that of Chester Burnett, more commonly known as Howlin’ Wolf. Wolf was more than just a great blues ...

Bad As Me and the new 4 cd set of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). It’s called Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters. The two singers, though separated by a ...

Though known as both a founding member of Los Angeles punk band X and, later, a rootsy solo artist, John Doe‘s Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet, due March 22nd, is his unabashed love letter to the blues.

Sam Phillips once referred to Howlin' Wolf's voice as "where the soul of man never dies." Phillips, who worked with dozens of great Memphis... Howlin' Wolf: A Blues Legend With An Earthy Sound Howlin' ...