Synopsis
Howlin’ Wolf was born on June 10, 1910, in West Point, Mississippi. He studied with bluesmen Charley Patton and Sonny Boy Williamson before eventually signing with Chicago’s Chess Records. An enthralling performer, he had hits like “The Red Rooster” and “Moanin’ at Midnight,” and by 1960, he had begun working with songwriter Willie Dixon. Revered by U.K. rock artists, Wolf died in Hines, Illinois, on January 10, 1976.
