Today’s Music to Blow My Mind – Howlin’ Wolf

I had only heard about the terrible fire from the Howlin’ Wolf record which I first heard as a teenager. I never thought I would actually get to visit the site and see where the tragedy had happened. It was a song; then suddenly, it was real. I was actually standing at the site that had elicited that song. All that was left was a slab of concrete.

Here’s Howlin’ Wolf’s poignant song. Takes me back to my fourteen-year-old self.

The Natchez Burning – YouTube

Today’s Music to keep me IiiiNNnnssSAaAAAnNnnNEee – Howlin’ Wolf (For Kathy & Tobes) – Moanin’ In The Moonlight

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Opher

One of the greats of Chicago Blues! A voice that would blast the roof off a cathedral. Hubert Sumlin’s divine guitar. A driving beat and mournful tales of love lost and infidelity.

Sam Philips rated him as the biggest talent he had discovered.

What more could you want?

Today’s Music to keep me SsssSAAaaaNnnnNEEE – Howlin’ Wolf – Wang Dang Doodle

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Opher

Willie Dixon could sure write them. The band could sure play them and Chester had the best voice ever!!

I sure could do with a wang dang doodle!!

Memphis – Sun Studio!

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Opher

If you’re ever in Memphis one of the ‘must do’s’ is to visit Sun Studio where the young Elvis, when he was cool, thin and hip, a real innovator and rockabilly hepcat, before he became a fat pop star, recorded those monumental tracks.