Howlin' Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six foot
three, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore size sixteen
shoes, and poured out his darkest sorrows onstage in a voice like a
raging chainsaw. Half a century after his first hits, his sound
still terrifies and inspires.
Born Chester Burnett in 1910, the Wolf survived a grim childhood
and hardscrabble youth as a sharecropper in Mississippi. He began
his career playing and singing with the first Delta blues stars for
two decades in perilous juke joints. He was present at the birth of
rock 'n' roll in Memphis, where Sam Phillips-who also discovered
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis-called Wolf his
"greatest discovery." He helped develop the sound of electric blues
and vied with rival Muddy Waters for the title of king of Chicago
blues. He ended his career performing and recording with the
world's most famous rock stars. His passion for music kept him
performing-despite devastating physical problems-right up to his
death in 1976.
There's never been a comprehensive biography of the Wolf until now.
Moanin' at Midnight is full of startling information about his
mysterious early years, surprising and entertaining stories about
his decades at the top, and never-before-seen photographs. It
strips away all the myths to reveal-at long last-the real-life
triumphs and tragedies of this blues titan.
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