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Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf

Born: 1910-06-10 • White Station, Mississippi, USA

Howlin' Wolf, born Chester Arthur Burnett, was widely regarded as one of the most influential American blues musicians of the 20th century.

Burnett was an acclaimed blues and rock singer, guitarist and harmonica player and became known as Howlin' Wolf due to his unique singing style. Burnett was an indispensable part of the transformation of acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues. He was a contemporary of Muddy Waters and the two shared a mock rivalry that they invented for artistic and commercial purposes.

Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream poster
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 • Self (archive footage)
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George poster
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
2015 • Self (archive footage)
Born In Chicago poster
Born In Chicago
2013 • Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts poster
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 • Self (archive footage)
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin poster
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin
2008 • Self (archive footage)
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 poster
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
2007 • Himself
The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll poster
The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll
2003 • Himself
Godfathers and Sons poster
Godfathers and Sons
2003 • Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 poster
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003 • Himself
See You in Hell, Blind Boy poster
See You in Hell, Blind Boy
1999
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 poster
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
1996 • Self
No Image
Howlin' Wolf in Concert
1970 • Himself
Festival poster
Festival
1967 • Self