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Howlin Wolf

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Songs of Howlin' Wolf

Homestack Lightning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FK620bS7A

In this song Howlin Wolf is very slow with the tempo. He first says a couple lines then rests for a couple notes then continues. He also repeates the line "shine like gold" numerous times and finds words that ryhme with this line. He also uses the harmonica numerous times to and solo's about four times in the song. In addition he produces humes that go with the rythmn of the song. 

Back Door Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ou-6A3MKow

In this song he uses a common blues lick and sings after every bar of the song. He does not uses his harmonicia but uses drums and guitar.

Evil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar_Fgwh3xaU

 

Howlin' Wolf is a  blues artist who used the technique of Call and Response also used repatition. He has a unique voice that he is famous for and was one of the many reason why he is a memorable blues artist. He had a voice that brought the audience to love him. It was described as raspy and very shallow as if he had something in his throat.  My artist Howlin Wolf used the technique of Call and Response and conducted a lot of his songs in the minor keys.  "My original Blues song will demonstrate the influence of Howlin' Wolf by incoperating the following music traits Call and Respond and in the key of D minor.

This is also a picture of Howlin' Wolf: http://classes.uleth.ca/200601/musi3200y/images/howlinwolf.jpg

 

He was unique because of his voice and his techniques used to accomadate his music

 

Info: 

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.

With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; musician and critic Cub Koda declared, "no one could match [Howlin' Wolf] for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits."[1] Many songs popularized by Burnett—such as "Smokestack Lightnin'," "Back Door Man" and "Spoonful"—have become standards of blues and blues rock.

At 6 feet, 6 inches (198 cm) and close to 300 pounds (136 kg), he was an imposing presence with one of the loudest and most memorable voices of all the "classic" 1950s Chicago blues singers. Howlin' Wolf's voice has been compared to "the sound of heavy machinery operating on a gravel road". Although the two were reportedly not that different in actual personality, this rough edged, slightly fearsome musical style is often contrasted with the less crude but still powerful presentation of his contemporary and professional rival, Muddy Waters, to describe the two pillars of the Chicago blues representing the music.

Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller), Little Walter Jacobs and Muddy Waters are usually regarded in retrospect as the greatest blues artists who recorded for Chess in Chicago. Sam Phillips once remarked, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.'" In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #51 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[2

 

This is from Wikipedia :)

 

These are some images of Howlin Wolf himself:

http://30daysout.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/howlin27_wolf.jpg

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/Howlin_Wolf.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00000JNNX.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

 

 

 

Comments (2)

John DiTomaso said

at 10:42 am on Feb 24, 2010

Listening to the grit in his voice, there is an undeniably authentic quality - emotion and meaning throughout. Good links too, thank you.

John DiTomaso said

at 10:46 am on Feb 24, 2010

Second link is down!! Also, titles should be on this page!!
(to do this in edit mode- type the title, highlight it and select the link icon- paste in url link don't forget to select "open in new window")

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