The Real Folk Blues

by Howlin' Wolf

The Real Folk Blues cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: January 1966
  • Label: Chess
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:48
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled by Chess Records to capitalize on the burgeoning 1960s folk and blues revival, this release compiles some of Howlin' Wolf's most ferociously electric recordings from the previous decade. The collection heavily features the towering, abrasive vocals of Chester Burnett colliding with Hubert Sumlin's razor-sharp guitar lines, many penned by Willie Dixon. It served as a massive, direct inspiration for the British rhythm and blues invasion.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Killing Floor (2:48)
  2. Louise (2:42)
  3. Poor Boy (2:32)
  4. Sittin' On Top Of The World (2:30)
  5. Nature (2:45)
  6. My Country Sugar Mama (2:34)
  7. Tail Dragger (2:56)
  8. Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy (2:59)
  9. Natchez Burnin' (2:10)
  10. Built For Comfort (2:30)
  11. Ooh Baby, Hold Me (2:35)
  12. Tell Me What I've Done (2:47)

Credits

  • Howlin' Wolf - primary artist
  • Don Bronstein - cover [cover by]
  • Ron Malo - edited by
  • Chester Burnett - written-by

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