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FEMUSINDO.com - Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was born in White Station, Mississippi, U.S., on June 10, 1910.
He is a legendary American blues singer and guitarist who was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues.
With a booming voice and impressive physical appearance, he is one of Chicago's most famous blues artists.
During his four-decade career, he recorded blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and psychedelic rock. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time.
Guitarist and Blues Singer Protégé
In the early 1930s, Howlin' Wolf became a protégé of legendary Delta blues guitarist and singer, Charley Patton.
He began a solo career in the Deep South, playing with other leading blues musicians of the era, and by the end of the decade had made his name in the Mississippi Delta.
After some legal troubles and some time in prison and a particularly rough stint in the Army, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, as an adult and became successful.
Beginning Recording Career
Howlin' Wolf began his recording career in 1951 after being heard singing by 19-year-old Ike Turner, and he formed his own band in Chicago.
Five of his songs reached the Billboard national R&B chart. He released several albums in the 1960s and 1970s, and appeared on several television shows.
His studio albums include The Howlin' Wolf Album (1969), Message to the Young (1971), and The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (1971).
He released his final album The Back Door Wolf in 1973, and performed his last public performance in November 1975 with fellow blues legend B.B. King. King.
After years of declining health, Howlin' Wolf died in Hines, Illinois, on January 10, 1976, at the age of 65.
Posthumously Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
His song "Smokestack Lightnin'" was selected for a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, and three of his songs were included by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll list.
In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #54 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. (*)
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