Howlin' Wolf

Possibly 4th Street: Alabama 3 a/k/a A3

Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City. photos by Rob Trucks Possibly 4th Street Number 16 (Part One) Alabama 3 a/k/a A3 The Alabama 3, at least stateside, are now known as the A3. (You may blame litigious threats made on behalf of country monolith and namesaked residents Alabama for almost all the recent moniker confusion.) But they are not from Alabama (...

Trail of howlin' wolf

BOISE, Idaho -- Snug in her sleeping bag near Bull Trout Lake about midnight, Teresa Loya heard the howls. The first started high and then dropped an octave lower. Then a second wolf sang out, at a lower pitch than the first. At least one more wolf joined in for a chorus that lasted for about 15 minutes and echoed off the surrounding mountains.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Pop Montreal Edition

Dear Pop Montreal, You know I love you. And I know you're excited to have such a very prestigious guest star this year. But this - "To begin we have the insurmountable songwriting legend Burt Bacharach, perhaps the single most important figure in popular music of the 20th [century]." - is just silly. Pop Montreal, sweetheart, may I introduce you to Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, John Coltrane, Bing Crosby, W.C. Handy, Robert Johnson, Jimmie Rogers, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra...

Teaching the Blues: Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster

I love this YouTube clip because you can hear Howlin' Wolf teaching musicians how to play the blues standard "Little Red Rooster." It seems like the blues are very easy to play, so you may wonder what all the ...

Hidden Charms by The Breeze Kings (2003) | original by Howlin' Wolf (1964)

Hidden Charms by The Breeze Kings (2003) was originally by Howlin' Wolf (1964)

Ted, white & blue: Nugent recalls some career milestones

... But not two weeks ago, something extraordinary happened. Suddenly Howlin' Wolf was in me, James Brown was in me, Bo Diddley was in me. I channeled their spirits and the ...

James Peterson - 1990 - Rough And Ready [VBR] [Blues-Rock]

Florida-based guitarist, singer and songwriter James Peterson plays a gritty style of southern-fried blues that is at times reminiscent of Howlin' Wolf and other times more along the lines of Freddie King. In 1970, Peterson recorded his first album, The Father, Son and the Blues on the Perception/Today label. While he ran his blues club at night, he supplemented his income by running a...

Bob Dylan, Miles Davis included in Obama iPod

Washington, June 26: Bob Dylan, Jay-Z, Howlin' Wolf, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker may have little in common musically but they each have a place in the "pretty eclectic" selection on ...

Spoonful by The Allman Joys (1966) | original by Howlin' Wolf (1960)

Spoonful by The Allman Joys (1966) was originally by Howlin' Wolf (1960)

Tommy Bankhead - 2000 - Message To St. Louis [128] [Blues-Rock]

Before he was old enough to legally take a drink, Tommy Bankhead was playing the blues with a long list of legendary musicians that included Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, Joe Willie Wilkins, Robert Nighthawk, and Joe Hill Louis. He started in his teens and for half a century remained a high-caliber bluesman. His few recordings include Please Mr. Foreman with the Blues...