Today is the birthday of Chester Arthur Burdett, a.k.a, Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). Influenced by Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, Blind Lemon Jefferson and others, Burdett had been playing for nearly 20 years before he started recording at Sun Studios in Memphis and became a full time blues musician. Reportedly, in live performance he was quite imposing, […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:20PM on June 10, 2013