Howlin' Wolf
Actor
- Born
- June 10, 1910 · White Station, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- January 10, 1976 (age 65)
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.
Known for
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
November 29, 2009
Festival
October 23, 1967
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
May 8, 2007
The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll
November 4, 2003
Born In Chicago
March 13, 2013
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
March 23, 2015
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin
January 1, 2008
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
October 18, 1996
See You in Hell, Blind Boy
January 1, 1999
Godfathers and Sons
October 2, 2003
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
September 5, 2025
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
January 1, 2003
Acting13
- 2025Newport and the Great Folk Dream as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Born In Chicago as Self
- 2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin as Self (archive footage)
- 2007The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 as Himself
- 2003The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll as Himself
- 2003Godfathers and Sons as Self
- 2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2