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The 33-year-old blues musician first came to the city as a fan attending the Chicago Blues Festival. He’s now a staple of the ...

His name was Chester Arthur Burnett, but everyone called him Howlin' Wolf. He played harmonica, but some say he was the greatest blues singer of all time. His unique voice mesmerized audiences and ...

Some consider them "The Biggest Band in the World," but Led Zeppelin's rapid ascent in rock music brought both immense fame and controversy. Known for their pioneering blend of blues, rock, and ...

If a visitor from another planet had happened into Grant Park in Chicago late Sunday night June 10, heard the music pouring forth from the stage during a 97th birthday salute to the late, great Howlin ...

Saxophonist Eddie Shaw, who played alongside legendary bluesmen Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, will perform Sunday at Mobile's Blues Tavern. Shaw is a Mississippi native who moved to Chicago courtesy ...

Director Don McGlynn has been in the business of making heartfelt, low-budget documentaries of important but marginalized musicians for 20 years now. Performers such as Art Pepper, Charles Mingus and ...

His name was Chester Arthur Burnett, but everyone called him Howlin' Wolf. He played harmonica, but some say he was the greatest blues singer of... Howlin' Wolf: Booming Voice Of The Blues Howlin' ...

Sam Phillips once referred to Howlin' Wolf's voice as "where the soul of man never dies." Phillips, who worked with dozens of great Memphis... Howlin' Wolf: A Blues Legend With An Earthy Sound Howlin' ...

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 ...