Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' In The Moonlight (CD)

The man born Chester Arthur Bennett idolised folk and country singers, but his unmistakable delivery was too powerful for a blue yodel. “I couldn’t do no yodelin’,” he said, “so I turned to howlin’.” Howlin’ Wolf’s voice, combined with his blistering guitar and harmonica, helped put Chess Records and Chicago blues on everyone’s radar. Moanin’ In The Moonlight, Wolf’s first long-playing album from 1958 collected a dozen singles he had recorded over the preceding decade, including the favourites “Smokestack Lightnin’”, “Evil” and “How Many More Years”.

1. Moanin’ At Midnight
2. How Many More Years
3. Smokestack Lightnin’
4. Baby How Long
5. No Place To Go (You Gonna Wreck My Life)
6. All Night Boogie (All Night Long)
7. Evil (Is Going On)
8. I’m Leavin You
9. Moanin’ For My Baby
10. I Asked For Water
11. Forty Four
12. Somebody In My Home