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Results for Howlin' WolfThis Chicago blues great inspired the guitar playing of such musicians as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. His electric blues and his deep voice shaped rock and roll. Raised on a cotton plantation, he learned guitar as a child. The imposing six foot three and three-hundred-pound Wolf appeared at blues and rock festivals in the late sixties. He received an honorary doctorate from Columbia College in Chicago and lived the last years of his life in Chicago's crumbling South Side ghetto. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991....more
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by j. poet•July 9, 2008•
"the production and arrangements keep the tunes from being nostalgic exercises"
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by The Editors•May 14, 2008•
Read shared stories from Paul and other writers and editors who worked on the original Crawdaddy! (plus our own Denise Sullivan who writes quite eloquently on the Crawdaddy! spirit). As we take time this issue to pay homage to the original, as our own one-year anniversary wouldn’t even be remotely possible without it, we hope you enjoy them as they recount their insightful tales.
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by Metal Mike Saunders•August 22, 2007•
Most people listen to rock ‘n’ roll. Yet others read about it, and some actually have the lunacy to write about it! Where there’s money to be made, there’re always crafty entrepreneurs to fill the gap.
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by Paul Williams•August 15, 2007•
Eric Burdon is lead singer of the Animals, a British rock ‘n’ roll group best known for “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and “House of the Rising Sun.”
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11/15/2007
[quote user="Peter H"]
To paraphrase Max Yasgur, “I’m a rock fan.” My first album was the Beatles Second Album. 9th...
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1/11/2007
It would be a great thing to see Howlin' Wolf...maybe Sonny Boy Williamson and Big Mama Thornton sets, too.
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1/6/2007
Oldhippy,
Head up my…? With my old back I’d never be able to get my
head anywhere near my ass. There’s...
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12/31/2006
Do you have any Howlin Wolf shows in the archive?
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12/20/2006
I second that vote for more great blues performances (especially howlin
wolf and magic sam). A few other names I...
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