Born Chester Arthur Burnett on June 10 1910 in White Station near West Point, Mississippi, he was nicknamed "Big Foot Chester" and "Bull Cow" in his early years, and he explained the origin of the name "Howlin' Wolf" thus: "I got that from my grandfather. He used to tell me stories about the wolves in that part of the country." Howlin’ Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six-foot-six, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore size seventeen shoes, and poured out his darkest sorrows onstage in a voice like a raging chainsaw.
30 played on Radionomy
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
The Chess Box
The Best of Howlin' Wolf
His Best, Vol.2
Moanin' At Midnight
Cadillac Records
Howlin' Wolf
Change My Way
The Howlin' Wolf Anthology
The Definitive Collection
The Blues Anthology
Demon Drivin' Blues
Sings the Blues
Chicago Blue
The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues
His Best
The Collection
The Genuine Article
Howlin' Wolf: His Best -Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
Bluesmaster
The Back Door Wolf
London Sessions
Muddy & The Wolf
The Chess Box, Disc 3, 1963 - 1973
Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight
Back Door Man
The Real Folk Blues
More Real Folk Blues
Moanin' In The Moonlight
Howlin' Wolf / Moanin' in the Moonlight