If the roots of American blues indeed sprang from the anguish of black poverty, then Chester Arthur Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf had a wealth of material from which to write songs. His no-holds-barred ...

Howlin' Wolf was a seminal figure in the development of the Chicago blues style. His fierce, growling voice, punctuated by his trademark falsetto 'howl,' carried with it the primitive energy of the ...

The best blues artists make you feel their pain. Howlin' Wolf took it further: He made you feel his fear. What is the blues, really, when everything is stripped away? What's the core emotion that sits ...

Hubert Sumlin, the longtime collaborator with Howlin’ Wolf whose unique playing on such songs as “Wang Dang Doodle,” “Spoonful” and “Back Door Man” influenced generations of guitarists, died Sunday of ...

Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater pays tribute to one of the blues greats in its musical biography, Ain't No Cryin' the Blues: In the Memory of Howlin Wolf. We’re joined by actor/singer Rick Stone ...