Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf is, to me, one of the foundational voices of American music. Born Chester Burnett in rural Mississippi, he stood at the very front of the shift from acoustic Delta blues to electrified Chicago blues, and that growling, unmistakable voice still raises the hair on my arms. His 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction feels almost belated given how thoroughly later rock musicians mined his catalogue. What I value most is the raw, unpolished emotion he never sanded down. Wolf reminds me that the most influential artists are often the least concerned with being palatable.

Name (English)

Howlin' Wolf

Name (Japanese)

ハウリン・ウルフ

Reading

はうりん・うるふ

Born

June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Origin

Clay County, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

guitarist / singer / street artist / songwriter / musician

Awards & achievements

• 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.howlinwolffoundation.org
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin'%20Wolf
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44780

Tags

• Mississippi
• guitarist
• singer
• street artist

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.