Howlin' Wolf

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf, was an African American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.

Covers

Numerous artists have recorded 'cover versions' of Howlin' Wolf songs:

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Led Zeppelin covered "How Many More Years" (they changed the name of the song to "How Many More Times") on their first album, they also covered "The Lemon Song" on their second album, Led Zeppelin II.

Related Topics:
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

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Soundgarden covered "Smokestack Lightning" on their first album Ultramega OK. The Jimi Hendrix Experience covered "Killing Floor" at a BBC Saturday Club radio session in 1967, a recording which is available on their 1998 BBC Sessions compilation. Cream also covered two of his songs on their double-album Wheels of Fire. On the first (studio) disc, they covered "Sitting on Top of the World", and on the second (live) disc, they played a sixteen-minute version of "Spoonful".

Related Topics:
Soundgarden - Ultramega OK - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - BBC - 1967 - 1998 - BBC Sessions - Cream - Wheels of Fire

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