Chess doitall dixon wrote spoonful for howlin wolf in 1960. The howlin wolf foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the us tax code, section 501c3, was established by bettye kelly to preserve and extend howlin wolfs legacy. Six foot three and close to 300 pounds in his salad days, the wolf was the primal force of. Howlin wolf spoonful by howlin wolf on amazon music amazon. The howlin wolf album is a 1969 album by howlin wolf, with members of rotary connection as his backing band. We work closely with our clients to better understand their vision.
If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. Shipping for all orders is delayed due to covid19 reduced operations. Howlin wolf tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including smokestack lightning, killing floor, spoonful, forty four, poor boy. Dixons spoonful is loosely based on a spoonful blues, a song recorded in 1929 by charley patton paramount 12869, which is related to all i want is a spoonful by papa charlie jackson 1925 and cocaine blues by luke jordan 1927.
From the beatles and john lennon to bob dylan and aretha franklin. Howlin wolf biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Howlin wolf chester arthur burnett spoonful lyrics. If you want to download the ptb files, you will need the pt editor. Print and download spoonful sheet music composed by willie dixon. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. A primal, ferocious blues belter with a roster of classics rivaling anyone else, and a sandpaper growl of a voice that has been widely imitated. The couple remained deeply in love until his death in 1976. Hwm is already working with indisputable legends of the new orleans music scene as well as the citys upandcoming artists on the rise. Howlin wolf married lillie handley in 1964, whom he had met during one of his performances in a chicago club. Amazingly, this is one of the earliest photos of howlin wolf ever taken, long before he was worldfamous as a blues singer. Spoonful lyrics verse 1 it could be a spoonful of diamond it could be a spoonful of gold.
A key figure in bridging the early delta blues with the more modern electric blues. Cover versions of spoonful by howlin wolf secondhandsongs. The pictures and graphic design are great, and the set includes a booklet that gives background information and some evaluation of the life and works of howlin wolf. Smokestack lightning also smoke stack lightning or smokestack lightnin is a blues song recorded by howlin wolf in 1956. If you are only familiar with creams 1966 version of willie dixons blues classic spoonful from full cream, you dont know the true essence of the song. Dont get me wrong, theyre great and all, but i ordered a howlin wolf album. Howlin wolf the howlin wolf album veroffentlichungen discogs. Howlin wolf the howlin wolf album 1969, vinyl discogs.
Howlin wolf recorded spoonful in 1960, backed by a topnotch studio band comprising the guitarists hubert sumlin and freddie robinson, pianist. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In september, 1967, he joined forces with bo diddley and muddy waters for the super super blues band album of chess blues standards, including the red rooster and spoonful. Sep 05, 2011 howlin wolf licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of geffen.
Howlin wolf biography, life, facts, family and songs. He played harmonica, but some say he was the greatest blues. His tutelage on the mississippi delta included guitar and showmanship from charley patton and harmonica teachings from sonny boy williamson 2. By the end of the 1930s he was a fixture on the southern club scene.
Howlin wolf licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of geffen. This photo has apparently been on the internet for many years, and were the first to notice that it includes howlin wolf. Howlin wolf absolutely essential 3 cd collection music skip to main content. Howlin wolf media is a comprehensive graphic design studio located in asheville, north carolina. Howlin wolf originally released spoonful written by willie dixon and howlin wolf released it on the single howlin for my darling in 1960. A history of evil evil was a hit for howlin wolf and today the song is considered a blues standard. During the blues revival in the 1950s and 1960s, black blues musicians found a new audience among white youths, and howlin wolf was among the first to capitalize on it. Chester burnett, better known as howlin wolf, was one of the most important and. Check out howlin wolf spoonful by howlin wolf on amazon music. January 10, 1976, hines, il in the history of the blues, there has never been anyone quite like the howlin wolf. Wolf here is pointed in that this song is a warning. Instead, it covers a period from 1951 to maybe 1962 or 1963. Latinautor peermusic, abramus digital, umpg publishing, latinautor, and 5 music rights societies.
Howlin wolf biography wikipedia chester arthur burnett june 10, 1910 january 10, 1976, known as howlin wolf, was a chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. It could fill spoon full of diamond could fill spoon full of gold just a little spoon of your precious love satisfy my soul men lies about them. Chester arthur burnett, known as howlin wolf, was a chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. It mixed blues with psychedelic rock arrangements of several of howlin wolf s classic songs. A hypnotic, hugely significant song, howlin wolf s recording of spoonful became a blues staple recorded by everyone from etta james to cream and beyond. The howlin wolf artist management new orleans premiere venue.
A hypnotic, hugely significant song, howlin wolfs recording of spoonful became a blues staple recorded by everyone from etta james to cream and beyond. Willie dixon spoonful sheet music in f major download. Originally from mississippi, he moved to chicago in adulthood and became successful, forming a rivalry with fellow bluesman muddy waters. Howlin wolfs second compilation album, howlin wolf often called the rocking chair album, from its cover illustration, was released in 1962. Song information for spoonful howlin wolf on allmusic. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers. One complaint i have about the album is it doesnt cover the wolfs full career.
In may of 1970, howlin wolf, his longtime guitarist hubert sumlin, and the young chicago blues harmonica player jeff carp traveled to london along with chess. It became one of his most popular and influential songs. Called a stark and haunting work, it is one of dixons best known. Play spoonful by howlin wolf on any electric guitar. You must have the adobe acrobat reader to download the pdf files, which most. Absolutely essential howlin wolf 60 track survey of the wolf, one of the most powerful and distinctive voices of the blues and a man who was to influence a whole load of rock musicians from the 60s onwards. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in f major. One complaint i have about the album is it doesnt cover the wolf s full career. Im the wolf testi commentati by luigi monge available from rakuten kobo. Im the onliest one drove out of the south like a gentleman.
It could be a spoonful of diamonds, could be a spoonful of gold, jus. Apr 18, 2011 howlin wolf recorded spoonful in 1960, backed by a topnotch studio band comprising the guitarists hubert sumlin and freddie robinson, pianist otis spann, fred below on drums, and dixon on. American folk blues festival 1964 addeddate 20100920 03. The howlin wolf management is a full service artist management company. Howlin wolf 1962 it could be a spoonsful of diamonds, could be a spoonful of gold, just a little spoon of your. Studio album 5 compilation 4 howlin wolf moanin in the moonlight. In the photo, wolf is cleaning the frog of a horses hoof. Top 100 blues guitar songs download area guitar alliance.
It could be a spoonful of diamonds could be a spoonful of gold just a little spoon of your precious. It is based on earlier blues songs, and numerous artists later interpreted it. Play spoonful by howlin wolf on any electric guitar or bass. Howlin wolf quickly became a local celebrity, and soon began working with a band that included both willie johnson and guitarist pat hare. The howlin wolf, new orleans premeire venue for music, entertainment, food and beverages sign up for the. One of the finest artists on the illustrious chess label, howlin wolf shaped the blues, as this playlist of 20 of the best howlin wolf songs shows.
The foundations mission and goals include the preservation of the blues music genre, scholarships to enable students to participate in music programs, and support for blues musicians and. Download howlin wolf mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Spoonful is a blues song written by willie dixon and first recorded in 1960 by howlin wolf. It could be a spoonful of diamond it could be a spoonful of gold just a little spoon of your precious love satisfy my soul men lies about little. Howlin wolf strongly disliked the album, which is noted on the albums cover.
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