Howlin' Wolf
June 10, 1910 (115 years old) in White Station, Mississippi, USA
Howlin' Wolf, born Chester Arthur Burnett, was widely regarded as one of the most influential American blues musicians of the 20th century. Burnett was an acclaimed blues and rock singer, guitarist and harmonica player and became known as Howlin' Wolf due to his unique singing style. Burnett was an indispensable part of the transformation of acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues. He was a contemporary of Muddy Waters and the two shared a mock rivalry that they invented for artistic and commercial purposes.
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- 2025 · Newport and the Great Folk Dream as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Monochrome: Black, White & Blue as Self (Archival)
- 2015 · Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Born In Chicago as Self
- 2009 · The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 as Himself
- 2003 · The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll as Himself
- 2003 · Godfathers and Sons as Self
- 2003 · The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 as Himself
- 1999 · See You in Hell, Blind Boy as
- 1996 · Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 as Self
- 1970 · Howlin' Wolf in Concert as Himself
- 1967 · Festival as Self
- 1964 · Shindig! as Self - Singer