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Title: Howlin' Wolf - His Greatest Sides
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Blues, Chicago Electric Blues, Chicago, Illinois 5/26
Matrix #: IPR-032
Condition: EX (VZ) | Members: Howlin' W (10' - 76')
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Howlin’ Wolf was born Chester Burnett in rural Mississippi and endured a harsh childhood before his huge voice became his way out.
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Scene Ecology: His move to Chicago put Delta blues into an amplified city setting, helping define the Chess Records blues machine.
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Media Narrative: Wolf became a mythic figure partly because he looked and sounded larger than life, but his career was built on discipline, bandleading, and control.