Howlin' Wolf

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blues musician guitarist harmonica player human singer songwriter

Howlin' Wolf was a towering American blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player whose powerful voice and influential recordings helped shape Chicago blues and rock music.

Aliases (1)

Howlin’ Wolf ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blues musician → guitarist → harmonica player → human → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	1970s →
activeYearsStart	1930s →
associatedAct	Hubert Sumlin → Muddy Waters → Willie Dixon →
birthName	Chester Arthur Burnett →
causeOfDeath	kidney failure →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1910-06-10 →
dateOfDeath	1976-01-10 →
ethnicity	African American →
genre	Chicago blues → blues → electric blues →
hallOfFameInduction	Blues Hall of Fame → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
height	approximately 6 ft 3 in →
influenced	Eric Clapton → Jimi Hendrix → Led Zeppelin → The Rolling Stones →
influencedGenre	rhythm and blues → rock music →
instrument	guitar → harmonica → vocals →
movement	Chicago blues →
notableAlbum	Howlin' Wolf (1962 album) → Moanin' in the Moonlight → The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions →
notableFor	influencing rock music → shaping Chicago blues sound →
notableWork	Killing Floor → Little Red Rooster → Smokestack Lightnin' → Spoonful →
occupation	musician → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	White Station, Mississippi, United States →
placeOfDeath	Hines, Illinois, United States →
recordLabel	Chess Records →
spouse	Lillie Handley NERFINISHED →
stageName	Howlin' Wolf →
vocalStyle	powerful, raspy voice →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chicago blues → RPM Records → Sun Records →	notableArtist
Buddy Guy →	associatedAct
706 Union Avenue →	associatedWithPerson
Sam Phillips →	discovered
Keith Richards →	influencedBy
Memphis Recording Service →	notableArtistRecorded
Blues Hall of Fame ("Howlin’ Wolf") →	notableInductee
Sam Phillips →	recorded
Sun Studio →	recordedArtist
Howlin' Wolf →	stageName