Smokestack Lightnin'

E415258
Chicago blues song song

"Smokestack Lightnin'" is a classic Chicago blues song by Howlin' Wolf, renowned for its hypnotic groove, wailing vocals, and enduring influence on rock and blues music.

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Label Occurrences
Smokestack Lightnin' canonical 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago blues song ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
associatedPerformer Hubert Sumlin ⓘ
associatedWithScene Chicago blues scene ⓘ
composer Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era 1950s Chicago blues era ⓘ
genre Chicago blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus blues standard ⓘ
classic of Chicago blues ⓘ
hasGuitarist Hubert Sumlin ⓘ
hasInfluence 1960s rock music ⓘ
British blues boom ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response vocals and guitar ⓘ
minimal chord changes ⓘ
prominent harmonica ⓘ
repetitive riff ⓘ
influencedArtist Cream ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ
Fleetwood Mac ⓘ
Jeff Beck ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
Led Zeppelin ⓘ
The Animals ⓘ
The Rolling Stones ⓘ
The Yardbirds ⓘ
influencedGenre blues rock ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricTheme blues and emotional turmoil ⓘ
notableFor enduring influence on blues music ⓘ
enduring influence on rock music ⓘ
hypnotic groove ⓘ
wailing vocals ⓘ
performer Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
recordedBy Chess Records ⓘ
recordLabel Chess Records ⓘ
songwriter Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
tempo slow to mid-tempo ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
harmonica ⓘ
vocalist Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
vocalStyle wailing ⓘ
vocalType male lead vocal ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Howlin' Wolf → notableWork → Smokestack Lightnin' ⓘ
Blues to the Bone → hasTrack → Smokestack Lightnin' ⓘ
Moanin' in the Moonlight → hasTrack → Smokestack Lightnin' ⓘ
Chester Arthur Burnett → notableWork → Smokestack Lightnin' ⓘ