"You call us coons, say we ain't got any sense, you gonna wake up one morning - that ol' coon gonna be your president." Howlin' Wolf's powerful anti-racist and prophetic song (confidently predicting a black U.S. President.) In 1970 when visiting him in Chicago, he asked me to write him a song about astronauts. (The full story is on my 'howlingwolfphotos' site) My great regret is that I was traveling and didn't finish one. But sax player/manager Eddy Shaw did. And this song is the heart of blues, both tragic and joyous. Howlin' Wolf p… read more
"You call us coons, say we ain't got any sense, you gonna wake up one morning - that ol' coon gonna be your president." Howlin… read more
"You call us coons, say we ain't got any sense, you gonna wake up one morning - that ol' coon gonna be your president." Howlin' Wolf's powerful anti-racist … read more
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 in White Station, Mississippi, United States – January 10, 1976 in Hines, Illinois, United States), 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." A number … read more
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 in White Station, Mississippi, United States – January 10, 1976 in Hines, Illinois, United States), known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential Ame… read more
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 in White Station, Mississippi, United States – January 10, 1976 in Hines, Illinois, United States), known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica pl… read more