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Howlin' Wolf

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Howlin' Wolf's deep, purring growl echoes from the banks of the Mississippi Delta straight to the heart of Chicago Blues and into the roots of early rock'n' roll. A huge man with an even bigger, gravelly voice, Charles Arthur Burnett was disowned by his mother when she discovered him playing the "devil's music", but he was taken under the wing of legendary bluesman Charley Patton, who taught him guitar and harmonica. Learning his trade at the local juke joints, Wolf played alongside Robert Johnson, Son House and Sonny Boy Williamson, before joining the army during WW2 and being d...