The Blues Fundation tells us; "Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett) cut one of the most awe-inspiring figures in blues history on several levels — in his fearsome physical presence, his roaring howl, his onstage persona and offstage legend, and of course in the lasting legacy of his powerful songs and style. Though often characterized as rough and raw, Wolf had loving and vulnerable sides to his life and his music, some of that attributable to a harsh upbringing and rejection by his mother, who disapproved of his singing “the devil's music” until her dying day." More…
Forty Four is one of those blues standards, but I just love Howlin' Wolf's version from his Moanin' In The Moonlight album below.
Pick up anything by Howlin' Wolf and you'll enjoy it. If you are recently into the Blues, buy The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. Backed by Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, it will blow you away.
By the way, if you like Forty Four, buy the Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton, Play The Blues CD, live form Jazz at Lincoln Center. It will get you going as well.
