Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning

Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning (1964)

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 -- January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.
With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; "no one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits. Many songs popularized by Burnett, such as "Smokestack Lightnin", "Back Door Man" and "Spoonful" have become standards of blues and blues rock.

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