Howlin’ Wolf, born as Chester Arthur Burnett, was a towering figure in American blues. Known for his deep, gravelly voice and commanding stage presence, he became a key figure in the Chicago blues ...

When members of Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues came together for a new project, one thing remained blatantly apparent, their devotion to storytelling through a folk-rock lens. “We ...

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 ...

The Walker Roaders — the supergroup featuring ex-members of the Pogues, Flogging Molly, and Dropkick Murphys — have released a new cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning.” The cover finds the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Smokestack Lightning Inc., the company producing a documentary on famed blues singer Howlin’ Wolf, filed a lawsuit against the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach on August 17th in Los Angeles County Superior ...

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The Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach is being sued over his involvement with in a planned documentary about Chicago blues musician Howlin’ Wolf. Production company Smokestack Lightning Inc. claim the ...

A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles claims that Dan Auerbach was responsible for walking away from a documentary on blues legend Howlin’ Wolf after he overspent on the project. The producer, Smokestack ...