"When he sang, there was nothing else in the world that felt so powerful." A guide to Howlin' Wolf's best albums

"When he sang, there was nothing else in the world that felt so powerful." A guide to Howlin' Wolf's best albums

When Ronnie Wood reminded Classic Rock that the pioneers of American blues were “dangerous men”, he hardly needed to name the tyrant-in-chief. He might have been born Chester Arthur Burnett in 1910, but the nom de guerre Howlin’ Wolf suited the Chicago bluesman better. An intimidating physical presence with a short fuse and zero reverence for the white-boy boomers who touched his hem, Wolf’s bite was almost as lethal as his bark. When he sang, i…