Happy 115th Birthday Howlin' Wolf, R.I.P. - Magnet Magazine

“I couldn’t do no yodelin’, so I turned to howlin’ and it’s done me just fine.”– Howlin’ Wolf

Chester Burnett, who would eventually become the legendary Howlin’ Wolf, was born on this day in 1901. He is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “early influences” category. He is in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (He recorded at Sun Records in the early years – pre-Elvis, in other words). He is in the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame. He is in the Blues Hall of Fame. I could go on. Sam Phillips at Sun Records talked about him with the revere…

Happy 115th Birthday Howlin' Wolf, R.I.P. - Magnet Magazine

Happy 115th birthday Howlin’ Wolf. R.I.P. All night boogie. Read Cold Specks in MAGNET on Mr. Chester Arthur Burnett: The post Happy 115th Birthday Howlin’ Wolf, R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine.