Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf was one of the most primordial and influential figures on the blues scene from the 1950's to the 1970's. His protean voice and harmonica, and rudimentary guitar were ...

Howlin' Wolf's masters from the Chess label have just been released on a four-disc set titled Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1931-1960. When your father has worked a good piece of ...

4CD box set charting the ascendance of the blues’ most distinctive voice. O-wooo! Chester ‘Howling Wolf’ Burnett never did make an easy fit for the world, at least not until he became an overnight ...

Bad As Me and the new 4 cd set of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). It’s called Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters. The two singers, though separated by a ...

When he formed Chess Records in 1950 with his brother, Leonard, Phil Chess, who has died aged 95, could never have predicted the label’s historic role in the story of blues and rock’n’roll. Launching ...

Leonard and Phil Chess’s legendary Chicago label helped invent rock’n’roll with Ike Turner, brought us the minimalist blues of Muddy Waters, and provided a direct influence on the young Rolling Stones ...