Howlin' Wolf "Smokestack Lightning" Live 1964 (Reelin' In The Years Archives)

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @jfont5899
    @jfont5899 3 года назад +4823

    My father has azheimer, but when I played this and asked him who the artist was singing, He replied, hollering wolf. i grew up listening to him . He started to sing and dance . Music real music goes wayyy back 🔥

    • @lennyluzitano8920
      @lennyluzitano8920 3 года назад +152

      Right on brother.... your Dad... remembers...the Howling Wolf.....

    • @ryanmurphy4748
      @ryanmurphy4748 3 года назад +121

      Keep the memories alive bro. Your dad, you, your kids, their kids....

    • @jfont5899
      @jfont5899 3 года назад +41

      @@ryanmurphy4748 Thank you bro !

    • @jfont5899
      @jfont5899 3 года назад +34

      @@lennyluzitano8920 Thank you !

    • @corydysart4668
      @corydysart4668 3 года назад +74

      Him and muddy no one can replace

  • @joearnold1148
    @joearnold1148 Год назад +1120

    I watched 2 sets of The Wolf's show at Paul's Mall in Boston waiting to hear Smokestack Lightning but when I asked the band about it they said the Wold was done for the night. I went over and told the Wolf I'd been waiting since 1960 in Mississippi to see him sing that song live. He said, "Son, you waited long enough " and got back up on the stage and dedicated the song to me. He asked me to stay at his table and have a drink with him! What a great guy and a great musician!

    • @Tom-xe9iq
      @Tom-xe9iq Год назад +37

      That's a great story!!!

    • @mailman2332
      @mailman2332 Год назад +15

      ​@@Tom-xe9iq Happy is a understatement

    • @whatsinaname6926
      @whatsinaname6926 Год назад +25

      One of the best stories I’ve ever heard.

    • @nathan5871
      @nathan5871 Год назад +24

      Absolutely a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing that!!

    • @chrismatteson2337
      @chrismatteson2337 Год назад +8

      Wow! Great story!

  • @harrisonwintergreen1147
    @harrisonwintergreen1147 4 года назад +2060

    raised in absolute poverty but as an adult got his GED and took some business and accounting classes in college to better manage his career. hell of a smart guy.

    • @richieohanlon
      @richieohanlon 4 года назад +86

      Yup!! And if his musicians were out of work, he paid their unemployment

    • @L1V2P9
      @L1V2P9 4 года назад +66

      Too bad other blues artists didn't follow his example. It was so tragic how shysters stole their songs, exploited and cheated them. Many died in poverty as a result.

    • @michelefrye3321
      @michelefrye3321 4 года назад +21

      Very intelligent.

    • @TheMightyGreenEagle
      @TheMightyGreenEagle 4 года назад +47

      @Bullets in Bacon Grease Well, aside from the story of Led Zeppelin, which has been repeated too often to go into here, I suspect what Randall was talking about is the way that record companies cheated these bluesmen out of almost every penny they earned. And if you think that didn't happen, it was certainly still common up through the seventies, and probably still is.

    • @toyman81
      @toyman81 4 года назад +7

      Amen Brother, Amen!!!

  • @Stephen-ou4sy
    @Stephen-ou4sy 2 месяца назад +95

    I'm 72 years old and my 12 year old granddaughter has inherited my love of the blues. Thank God for that.

    • @robertfitch310
      @robertfitch310 Месяц назад +2

      I’m almost 71, I love introducing all sorts of music to my two grandchildren. Granddaughter turned 9 yesterday, grandson is 7, they love to boogie, but also love inspirational music, like Michelle McLaughlin while swing in the swing looking up at the giant Redwood trees where I live.🌲⛰

    • @kevinchamberlain7928
      @kevinchamberlain7928 26 дней назад +1

      Yeah but which god?

    • @robertfitch310
      @robertfitch310 26 дней назад +1

      @@kevinchamberlain7928 I believe that there is only ONE God in this universe. Perhaps the God of all faiths, but it’s a little early to get into a theological discussion. I also believe his son, Jesus, paid for my sins and has given me over 3 decades of sobriety from crack/ alcohol. Amen!🙏

    • @MrEcayetano
      @MrEcayetano 12 дней назад +1

      Me pasa lo mismo mi nieta tiene 7 años.

  • @Playthellgb42
    @Playthellgb42 4 года назад +1390

    The actor who played "The Wolf" in the movie Cadillac Records should have won an ACADEMY AWARD, because his characterization was MAGNiFICENT!!! He really captured this unique and powerful man!!

    • @sloansv
      @sloansv 4 года назад +87

      Lol..and he's a soft spoken British man..but truly got into this character plus the striking resemblance is erry

    • @elliottwilliams9221
      @elliottwilliams9221 4 года назад +38

      Yeah but instead they nominated Beyoncé and the the other guy who hated in him the entire movie, that same actor is in Chicago PD. His characterization is almost better than the real howling wolf.

    • @chrisubias7135
      @chrisubias7135 4 года назад +6

      Playthell Benjamin great movie

    • @lindanorris2455
      @lindanorris2455 4 года назад +24

      EAMON WALKER. HE IS ALSO A MOVIE STAR! WATCH Mr. Walker in The George Gently Series.

    • @15nanoseconds
      @15nanoseconds 3 года назад +42

      When I first saw the movie and even now, this man's performance turned my insides to jello! Hauntingly sexy!

  • @ryandrivon1638
    @ryandrivon1638 3 года назад +1184

    I don’t care who says otherwise this man is the definition of pure grit and passion

    • @crissy3835
      @crissy3835 2 года назад +7

      AGREED!! 😎

    • @sundarmann6167
      @sundarmann6167 2 года назад +7

      Ain't no denying that!

    • @youreokayboah2128
      @youreokayboah2128 2 года назад +34

      Why tf do people say “I don’t care what anyone says” as if they’re saying something controversial? everyone is here for Howlin Wolf lmao

    • @trustnoone9931
      @trustnoone9931 2 года назад +1

      💯👍👍👍

    • @knowledgekey1978
      @knowledgekey1978 Год назад +9

      To me the real King of the Blues. No disrespect to B.B. King.

  • @wullyjohnjockhughmccrory660
    @wullyjohnjockhughmccrory660 Год назад +69

    Now there’s a man that understood the assignment

  • @stehughes75
    @stehughes75 8 месяцев назад +34

    Love & Respect This Man..
    Blues Went on to Create Rock & Roll / Heavy Rock..We Owe These Guys & Girls A Massive Debt !

  • @charlesatty
    @charlesatty 2 месяца назад +55

    At 72 i listen to these old blues masters and dont know whether to cry, dance or shout, but damn sure know im alive

    • @lamontcranston3177
      @lamontcranston3177 Месяц назад +1

      Rock music was youth music but hard blues like this is for all ages. I'm pushing 70 myself. I first heard the Wolf when I was kid. Loved him then. Love him now. Just stopped by for another fix. This clip is great! The 1964 English audience got introduced to something powerful! They seem to know it too!

    • @katstewart5267
      @katstewart5267 Месяц назад +1

      Oct.4,2024
      🎶🎼🎵. Dance 2 your Souls desire. This gem was a true treasure. Much L💚VE & blessings .🎶🎼🎵 👍🤘
      🇨🇦🍁

  • @marsazorean62
    @marsazorean62 4 года назад +1611

    This IS just another example of what REALLY made America great.

  • @howardharp
    @howardharp 3 года назад +532

    I saw him perform fifty three years ago. He's the reason I play harmonica. This was a great version!

    • @chrisheroldt5871
      @chrisheroldt5871 2 года назад +4

      This isn’t thee Howard levy, is it?

    • @dorshemtov5554
      @dorshemtov5554 2 года назад +3

      He is the reason I play blues

    • @richardj9016
      @richardj9016 Год назад

      My son has just bought his first set of harmonicas. He’s learning Smokestack Lightning.

    • @jensutherland3597
      @jensutherland3597 Год назад

      Om my that is so great you are lucky

    • @grasshoffers
      @grasshoffers Год назад +1

      What is a good harmonica to play and what key is he playing in for this song?

  • @J-c-b...1
    @J-c-b...1 8 месяцев назад +30

    What a man what a voice 👏🏻💯

  • @jenespears3140
    @jenespears3140 4 года назад +1476

    You dont sing like that unless you've known pain. His voice gives me chills everytime love it

    • @andersonhilliard1940
      @andersonhilliard1940 3 года назад +23

      I believe he would have been a good preacher, with his voice. N size.THE MIGHTY WOLF..R.I.P
      MOAN WOLF

    • @sharkbot25
      @sharkbot25 3 года назад +19

      theres some sort of background story to it for sure

    • @thetravelingmaid
      @thetravelingmaid 3 года назад +21

      Everyone knows pain

    • @michaelsmith2412
      @michaelsmith2412 3 года назад +16

      And who alive hasn't "known pain"?

    • @wildman8609
      @wildman8609 3 года назад +5

      I was about to type this same comment. But you’ve already got it dawlin. 😤

  • @montanaelkwhisperer1744
    @montanaelkwhisperer1744 2 месяца назад +21

    thank god technology preserved all these amazing old performances.

  • @daddyg1973
    @daddyg1973 4 года назад +3086

    No voice lessons. No auto tune. No tricks. All power. All real.

    • @SenseiIceman
      @SenseiIceman 4 года назад +62

      all the characteristics of great talent

    • @kacema7048
      @kacema7048 4 года назад +74

      Real talent don´t need tricks.

    • @javierbh1
      @javierbh1 4 года назад +36

      AND feeling

    • @kimberlydillard1090
      @kimberlydillard1090 4 года назад +24

      Sounds awesome!!

    • @christopher19894
      @christopher19894 4 года назад +73

      The best part is how he gets all loud, rough and raw, but then he contrasts it with those sweet high-pitch ooohs. Unreal.

  • @davidcpugh8743
    @davidcpugh8743 9 месяцев назад +27

    I play harp. This man is a holy icon in R&B. We used to call this Talking Blues.

  • @tiffany171720052005
    @tiffany171720052005 6 лет назад +2087

    I love how they characterized him in Cadillac Records. He was all man. They don't make men like him anymore.. A force to be reckon with! Pure energy!

    • @seed_drill7135
      @seed_drill7135 6 лет назад +127

      Allegedly, when he was a poor sharecropper, he would hook himself to the plow he was so strong. Taught himself to read after he started to become successful. And didn't tolerate his band being drunk at gigs.

    • @montebronson8314
      @montebronson8314 6 лет назад +14

      YATHAT HE Was:^::::SmokeStack::;- HE IS

    • @lexxiebodine1788
      @lexxiebodine1788 6 лет назад +35

      GIRL-OMGGGGGGG-ALLLL MAN!!!! YES!

    • @tlc4369
      @tlc4369 6 лет назад +32

      "Let the church say...Amen!"

    • @duanecolbert9196
      @duanecolbert9196 6 лет назад +52

      its good to see women appreaciate the real mc coy

  • @ebenvanheerden4112
    @ebenvanheerden4112 4 года назад +375

    Recorded 1964!! And still here for us to listen to. What an outstanding peice of music and we are privileged that it survived.

    • @rlnstn9300
      @rlnstn9300 2 года назад +7

      That's the thing- The Blues will never fade away. It's in too many people's hearts. Hooker, Muddy, The Wolf...

    • @itaytal9337
      @itaytal9337 2 года назад

      im 30 , thats all i can listen to...

    • @janemiller5620
      @janemiller5620 20 дней назад

      I was born 1963 and grew up on the blues

  • @machiavellisprince5986
    @machiavellisprince5986 3 года назад +841

    I'm a 46 year old black man and it's 2021 and I knew these kind of men. You didn't play around with them. Fearless men who grew up around so much murder that it's hard to fathom. Men like my grandfather. They carried around enormous pain. Every once in a while they'd forget themselves and tell you about their friend who was lynched when they were a teenager. Or they'd tell you about their sister who was raped by a white sheriff. Then they'd catch themselves and end the story as quickly as it started. They didn't want to pass along that pain to you. But you knew they'd kill a man if they hadn't already because that was survival. Hard drinking. Hard fighting. Women. And running from God.
    The way he's singing... that's church. That's gospel music stuff. We'd sing like that at church for an hour or two straight.

    • @uptownslim84
      @uptownslim84 3 года назад +53

      Facts bro I’m 37 grew up in Mississippi Wolf kinda reminds me of my grandfather and your right about the pain those men had to deal with especially men of that stature and size back then was a immediate target I remember he told me a story one time he was walking to the store and in the front laid out was a dead black man shot to death

    • @agnegustafsson2019
      @agnegustafsson2019 3 года назад +8

      This was real men😈

    • @miraclesblessings5044
      @miraclesblessings5044 3 года назад +52

      Yes, he reminds me of my great grandfather who used to tell us about growing up in Texas. He had to leave because a white man grabbed his girlfriend's butt and he said he was sick of white men just doing whatever they wanted to black women, especially right in his face he felt like they were trying him like ain't a damn thing that he could do or say. But he beat the white man almost to death so he left, the girlfriend was afraid to leave Texas. He went to Chicago!

    • @wesleyculpepper4571
      @wesleyculpepper4571 3 года назад +9

      Brother you told the truth that time. You just spoke about my great grandpa on my dad's side and grandpa and uncle's on my mom's. Gotta love middle and south Georgia!

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 2 года назад +23

      There's a story that Howlin Wolf sometimes had to pull over and beat up his own band. Most managers I tell that to said "Sometimes thats what you had to do". But apparantly he paid very well to his musicians. But anybody in that world knows musicians can be pretty messed up people.
      Mick Jagger pretty much ripped off his whole visual act. Apparantly nobody gave a show like howlin wolf, except maybe screaming jay:)

  • @richardmastenik8238
    @richardmastenik8238 10 месяцев назад +8

    I saw Arthur Chester Burnette about live about 2 months before he passed over - in a classy purpose built 1,500 seat auditorium. It was amazing how his presence filled that room. A national treasure.

  • @tatertae5730
    @tatertae5730 5 лет назад +1950

    As a black man I take true pride in these individuals that truly defined music. They can never take this from us.

    • @christophercolumbus1169
      @christophercolumbus1169 5 лет назад +160

      Music don’t care what color you are.

    • @danialm8122
      @danialm8122 5 лет назад +87

      @@christophercolumbus1169 so you are white.

    • @KOLDBLU3ST33L
      @KOLDBLU3ST33L 5 лет назад +27

      Why would anybody. The greats are The greats. 😎

    • @FYMASMD
      @FYMASMD 5 лет назад +10

      They don't wanna. Bullshit.

    • @christophercolumbus1169
      @christophercolumbus1169 5 лет назад +98

      Danial M I can’t simply take pride in an artist because I share their skin tone because I’ve grown up thinking it never really mattered. I would never say “I love Bob Dylan, he makes me proud to be a white man” because I’ve truly never thought it. I just like his music. My skin color matters as much as yours when it comes to enjoying music... it doesn’t.

  • @luvbasses5487
    @luvbasses5487 4 года назад +651

    I feel almost ashamed that at 53 years old, this is the first I’ve seen of this clip. All of our British heroes looked up to this guy. He was responsible for SO much. My homework never ends on these legendary blues figures.

    • @markabboud8564
      @markabboud8564 3 года назад +10

      Check out Bukka White and Blind Willie McTell. You Was Born To Die is one of the best blues songs ever written.

    • @justhaifished
      @justhaifished 3 года назад +10

      iam 21 and im ashamed as well what a masterpiece what a salvation this song is

    • @michaelsmith2412
      @michaelsmith2412 3 года назад +6

      @@justhaifished Is this "im ashamed" a mee tooo moment/

    • @justhaifished
      @justhaifished 3 года назад +7

      @@michaelsmith2412 it definitely is me too moment I'm not really ashamed i just expressed it like this way I always act like a old man because sometimes in my head I feel like a old man don't get me wrong here I'm young and muscular also healthy but I love to be myself not what other people want to expect from me

    • @parabola8019
      @parabola8019 3 года назад +5

      You are looking and listening to one of the best that ever did it… that’s for sure. If I could name one… Howlin wolf would be it. Research done.

  • @smoothoperator7023
    @smoothoperator7023 9 месяцев назад +14

    Ol' Wolf goes from deep gutteral growl to hitting those high notes- priceless!
    🔊🔊💪🏾

  • @docjones712
    @docjones712 2 года назад +323

    Did he just say, "Whatever R&B is?" This is history right here.

    • @ncooty
      @ncooty Год назад +58

      I thought he was insinuating that musical labels and categories are a bit arbitrary and useless.

    • @billmavin6203
      @billmavin6203 Год назад +58

      You really need to read up about the great Chris Barber he was a great supporter of American blues, and his comment was a dig against labels

    • @notmyname3681
      @notmyname3681 Год назад +30

      Yeah, that was 100% a 'We call it blues, still' comment.

    • @RAlexander-ij6rm
      @RAlexander-ij6rm 8 месяцев назад +14

      Just disrespectful.. tryna discredit people right to their face

    • @allisong1351
      @allisong1351 7 месяцев назад

      Shameful yall don't understand the absolute history of that comment... it was in support not degrading! Fools!

  • @bassdogg8551
    @bassdogg8551 3 года назад +688

    57 years ago and still bad ass. The Wolf was and still is the man.

    • @michaelmulholland9072
      @michaelmulholland9072 2 года назад +24

      Incredible isn't it. Sitting at work on a Friday afternoon transported to another dimension listening to the wolf. Art at it's best.

    • @lunalea1250
      @lunalea1250 2 года назад +13

      Absolutely 100%! 🥳💜💫

  • @willclark6607
    @willclark6607 3 года назад +695

    I love everybody here just because they love the blues just like me

  • @wileynicholson1682
    @wileynicholson1682 2 года назад +13

    I was 7yo when I heard this because my mom and her sisters were dancing to it!

  • @timothytremblay7763
    @timothytremblay7763 2 года назад +173

    One of the most recognizable voices in Blues history.

  • @savinay4812
    @savinay4812 2 года назад +149

    SHOUT TO THE UK FOR NEVER LETTING MUSIC DIE! Major Respect!

  • @christopherjohnson1803
    @christopherjohnson1803 2 года назад +153

    These blues legends make YOU FEEL the music, not just hear it. They lived gritty, hard lives and you can feel it.

  • @MrAllie-bf6zt
    @MrAllie-bf6zt 2 года назад +769

    It's 2022 and this still hits hard!!!

    • @eboneep6354
      @eboneep6354 2 года назад +7

      I swear

    • @d3ziii
      @d3ziii 2 года назад +10

      and it will hit hard 500 years later from now on, music is endless

    • @Allen216.
      @Allen216. 2 года назад +8

      This song slap

    • @byronholmes2496
      @byronholmes2496 Год назад +8

      Just Pure.

    • @stevetrivago
      @stevetrivago Год назад +10

      No filters… no ego… just several smooth dudes sitting around doin their thing… Music today pretty much sucks.

  • @kayy567
    @kayy567 8 месяцев назад +9

    It is crazy to see music living so long and having a lasting impact.

  • @arminiushermann09
    @arminiushermann09 3 года назад +93

    Growing up in the city with 5 brothers an sisters as a poor family but when my dad cranked that blues on the stereo, I was a rich man an ruler of all kingdoms.

    • @kenpotelwa3080
      @kenpotelwa3080 2 года назад +1

      You weren't poor but rich awaiting. Music would then fast foward the feeling of richness by bringing the sense of hope. You would forgert all your past and present adversities and think about your brighter future. That's the effect of the sense of sound on one's conscience.

  • @tgfabthunderbird1
    @tgfabthunderbird1 2 года назад +212

    "Moaning at Midnight" is a biography that is a must-read--what a story. Wolf lived the blues, its joys, and definitely the sadnesses. He is an architect of rock and will never be displaced.

  • @DPK99ATown
    @DPK99ATown Год назад +75

    Hubert Sumlin, ladies and gentleman! The man who steered Howlin’ Wolf’s band and did so unnoticed for the most part. One of the greatest blues guitarists to walk this Earth!

    • @slidemachine13
      @slidemachine13 Год назад +2

      I second that!

    • @Mobeezy357
      @Mobeezy357 Год назад

      Yea big up the non blck

    • @pedalboy
      @pedalboy 5 месяцев назад

      How can you top Wolf, Hubert and Willie Dixon on the same stage?? You can't!!!

  • @paulmaxson4218
    @paulmaxson4218 7 месяцев назад +5

    Howling Wolf!!!!! Best of Blues!! Sad it took so long for our own country to realize the Man's talent.

  • @Me_myself_and_I_AM_Vision
    @Me_myself_and_I_AM_Vision Год назад +95

    You can tell most of these artists grow up sing in the church. Awesome and unique voice

  • @makaladestiny1200
    @makaladestiny1200 Год назад +77

    I’m 27 years old… my grandfather used to play his music along with other artists. My grandfather passed when I was 12 yet I still listen to the oldies. ❤❤❤ love me some Howlin Wolf!

    • @bflyle
      @bflyle Год назад +4

      So did my grandfather and father. On Saturdays and sometimes Sundays, our house was full of great blues songs. Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters were the favorites. My dad was also a guitar player, and at times, we would gather/sit around his feet while he played their songs. Brings back so many good memories. I still have their records, reels, eight tracks, and C.D.s. Sometimes, when I'm listening, a memory will fall in the form of a single teardrop.

  • @roberthitchcock7214
    @roberthitchcock7214 11 месяцев назад +7

    2023 and still there's never been a more AUTHENTIC artist to play music. We love you Chester.

  • @HarryLime-ge6dc
    @HarryLime-ge6dc 6 месяцев назад +68

    The immortal and oft-robbed genius, Mr. Willie Dixon on bass. Why settle for imitation when the genuine article is available? These men were giants who faced oppression, repression, and terrorism and created beautiful and powerful art to attest to their struggles and survival. We should be humbled.

  • @bassdogg8551
    @bassdogg8551 3 года назад +42

    When I was a young man there was an older man named Mr. Peques. He loved listening to Wolf, Muddy Water, John Hooker and Etta James at the local cafe juke box. He would dance and had such a look of joy in his face and eyes. But what struck me the most was he had tears running down his face, not for sadness but for joy. People would laugh at him, but I couldn't. Finally, I ask why he cried and he said their music touched his soul. As I got older and truly listened to these blues legends, I too felt it in my soul. To me this is the blues and now at 69 years old I'm like Mr. Peguis listening to the blues brings me to tears, tears of joy. It's a beautiful feeling in my soul.

    • @azizip171
      @azizip171 2 года назад +2

      @Bass Dogg, thank you for sharing your memory of Mr. Peques.
      Your entire comment is wonderfully written, and I love the ending: "As I got older and truly listened to these blues legends, I too felt it in my soul. To me this is the blues and now at 69 years old I'm like Mr. Peguis listening to the blues brings me to tears, tears of joy. It's a beautiful feeling in my soul."
      Amen!

    • @michaelscott7462
      @michaelscott7462 2 года назад +3

      Bless you.

  • @theolderrunner5335
    @theolderrunner5335 3 года назад +66

    Simply in a class of his own. To this day, I don't think many people understand or appreciate what an incredible musician and singer this man was.

  • @MonotoneCreeper
    @MonotoneCreeper 6 лет назад +334

    Willie Dixon, Hubert Sumlin and the Wolf on one stage! We are lucky this footage exists.

    • @darryljackson7600
      @darryljackson7600 5 лет назад +7

      Monotone It would NEVER be Rock N Roll if it wasn't for these Black talented musicians and singers!!!!!

    • @billmavin1998
      @billmavin1998 4 года назад +8

      Do not forget Sunnyland Slim on piano

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 4 года назад +1

      @Vincent H. Hubert is the man, RIP

    • @nynjparis
      @nynjparis 4 года назад +4

      Monotone Damn right. I’ve been watching this for 7 years. Just wish that watermark wasn’t parked all over Wolf & Dixon. BTW I met Dixon while waitressing at Kingston Mines Chicago.

    • @trascents866
      @trascents866 4 года назад

      Monotone didn’t muddy try to get hurb

  • @annettefindlay8076
    @annettefindlay8076 3 месяца назад +5

    Hi from New Zealand🇳🇿Love this! Great artist!🎸🎤❤️

  • @jeffharrison1277
    @jeffharrison1277 5 лет назад +580

    Ladies and gentlemen,this is what BLUES sounds like.Pure unadulterated Blues.

    • @tanafort9741
      @tanafort9741 5 лет назад +13

      It is pure art- listen to the emotion and vocals. He was sharing his soul.

    • @ripme6616
      @ripme6616 5 лет назад +2

      With a dash of hokum

    • @DME309
      @DME309 5 лет назад

      This my first experience😳

    • @cherylreed7010
      @cherylreed7010 4 года назад +1

      Yes!!!!🤗

    • @richmcconnell3346
      @richmcconnell3346 4 года назад +1

      FoReal...........

  • @MsTazzara
    @MsTazzara 10 лет назад +729

    The audience is a lucky group. This is as good as it gets. This is priceless.

  • @TheClosetRatchet
    @TheClosetRatchet 7 месяцев назад +12

    It’s so dope looking back at these black American artist, traveling to these other countries and sharing their art. This was such a crazy time, but they got to live a little bit, and this is just so special, considering how much history has happened between then and now.

  • @2hvr
    @2hvr 13 дней назад +1

    I got the chills listening to this for the first time today. I have now played this over and over for over an hour.🎶

  • @jonquilsimms97
    @jonquilsimms97 4 года назад +417

    I'm currently watching Cadillac Records on Netflix and had to come back to this song!!

  • @TyrWesterberg
    @TyrWesterberg 3 года назад +126

    One of my favorite artists of all time. And I’m only 20 this year. I wish music was more like this now days.

    • @khandmo
      @khandmo 2 года назад +7

      I'm 12 this is my favorite song

    • @NoLefTurnUnStoned.
      @NoLefTurnUnStoned. Год назад +1

      One of my favourites too.
      My mum plays it when she’s doing the washing up and I’ll be born sometime next month!

    • @KratomFlavoredAdidas
      @KratomFlavoredAdidas Год назад +1

      I'm 174 years old and I've been listening to Hollering Wolf for 84 years.

    • @whatsinaname6926
      @whatsinaname6926 Год назад +1

      Wise beyond your years

  • @jadender
    @jadender 5 лет назад +483

    “And he’s been howlin’ at the moon ever since”

  • @eddiemachetti6862
    @eddiemachetti6862 Год назад +66

    This music never loses its power and soul. It’s made of a material that time can’t mess with. Howlin Wolf a bad ass dude. 🔥

  • @omairsh8
    @omairsh8 4 года назад +940

    My speakers needed a cigarette after that

  • @jacquelinebyrne3196
    @jacquelinebyrne3196 3 года назад +72

    I saw Howlin Wolf in 1964 in the British Legion Hall in South Harrow, will never forget him amazing voice.

    • @rlnstn9300
      @rlnstn9300 2 года назад +5

      You are so blessed and so lucky to have seen him!! I wish I could've seen him. The Wolf, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters. I was born in 63. Thank God I have older brothers who turned me on to the Blues. My favorite music.

  • @melanatedo.g6652
    @melanatedo.g6652 3 года назад +204

    This is the stuff that makes me proud to be a BLACK MAN.
    It brings tears to my eyes,with happiness,the feelings I get listening to music that was created & performed by MY PEOPLE.

    • @timothylikes782
      @timothylikes782 3 года назад +18

      There would by No Rock & Roll if it wasn't for the Black Man. Period! But! To start designating separation into those people, my people,.. is an issue and you really should stop. Be proud of your color? Sure! Where you came from? Sure! But, using the term "my people".. that's just absolutely something you should not be doing. We're all equal brother! God is good! He created us all! We all have the same blood running through our veins. Christ died for All of us! *Sadly, I feel I should Add this due to the world we now live in.. SO, Just incase someone comes at me due to being white?? Lol! I will Add, Myself, came from severe poverty. Grew up burglarizing homes with my own father! Welfare.. Food stamps.. Drug abuse.. All a part of me growing up. So please , No one come at me with " Privilege." 😒 ~All my Best & God Bless all of you in the comments! And God Bless you Howlin Wolf!! God gave you such a Gift!!

    • @marieglaude6875
      @marieglaude6875 3 года назад +2

      Absolutely I feel the same way

    • @agnegustafsson2019
      @agnegustafsson2019 3 года назад +2

      Blues is the black mans territory

    • @tompaul2591
      @tompaul2591 3 года назад +10

      Racists! Anyone can get the blues. Why would the blues greats like bb king, howling wolf, muddy waters, etc play with clapton, the band, etc. Stop dividing. Like saying country music is the white man's music when Charley pride sings. Blues, country and jazz all have an overlap if you knew anything about music. Chuck.berry playing with the stones, John lennon, linda rondstadt, bands like the Allman Brothers with a black.drummer, look at the tedeschi trucks band today and get back with me

    • @msculturecure
      @msculturecure 3 года назад +1

      He's actually an Aborigine American Indigenous "Indian"

  • @MrScott-go6
    @MrScott-go6 3 месяца назад +1

    ..... What a smug putts..... The guy who introduced Mr. Howlin' Wolf.... He said , "Whatever R. & B. is" ..... What a square in the truest form........ Howlin' Wolf is one of the best!!! Cool video!!

  • @Bamboozled01
    @Bamboozled01 6 месяцев назад +80

    In 1964 i was 13 years old, 2024 and im still Howling with the Wollf🙏🏽❤️💛💚👊🏼👊🏼

    • @DianeRicco-no5nh
      @DianeRicco-no5nh 5 месяцев назад

      Wish I could meet u all .lots of friends but no blues brothers and sisters.

    • @johnking7008
      @johnking7008 5 месяцев назад

      He is a tail dragger.

    • @MrZootalores
      @MrZootalores 5 месяцев назад

      me too! bought a *cut-out bin* record in 68,Wolf,Buddy,BB,John Lee. bought a guitar with my summer lawn mowing money & been learning them ever since. pure magic!

    • @regsilverside9089
      @regsilverside9089 4 месяца назад

      Was the compère Chris Barber?

    • @breonrucker3561
      @breonrucker3561 2 месяца назад

      Long live this era... I miss it... takes me back ❤❤❤

  • @intensepassion3382
    @intensepassion3382 5 месяцев назад +7

    My greatest gift from God, was living where my people created this music. "Just like gold...". Thank you Lord

    • @zeezeeparker7961
      @zeezeeparker7961 5 месяцев назад

      Just curious where exactly was that? I know Elvis Presley had this music in his blood...are you talking about the deep south? 🇨🇦 Love from up north Vancouver BC

    • @Bryant-ji4kk
      @Bryant-ji4kk 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@zeezeeparker7961The United States of America. It's well known that Elvis was influenced by Blk Americans.

    • @intensepassion3382
      @intensepassion3382 4 месяца назад

      Jackson MS and Elvis must have grown up with Black folks.

  • @TheBigmick33
    @TheBigmick33 Год назад +12

    I grew up west coast of Ireland poor and rural Howlin Wolf + many others who were authentic got me through, this post is a thank you from Ireland☘

  • @user-sv4rp4iz81
    @user-sv4rp4iz81 4 месяца назад +2

    Fabulous, fabulous video,
    what an incredible singer😊

  • @mthompson5299
    @mthompson5299 Год назад +20

    As the young people say, "He got plenty of swag!" I've always enjoyed his bluesy style because you not only feel the music, you also relate to the message.

  • @sodivine714
    @sodivine714 4 года назад +337

    Still waiting for a movie to be made about this man.

    • @Kendell062
      @Kendell062 4 года назад +63

      Howling Wolf was smart with his money, loved his family, didn't do drugs, took care of his band,which was unheard of . Hollywood doesn't believe they could make a story about a Black male entertainer unless he was the opposite of those things.

    • @stevepena8919
      @stevepena8919 4 года назад +21

      He was in Cadillac records it's on Netflix but it's not just bout him it's about all the blues artist from the 40 to the 60s

    • @useyournogos6845
      @useyournogos6845 4 года назад +35

      @@Kendell062 Reminds me of how they had to put Jimi Hendrix hitting his wife with a telephone in the movie about him when he never did anything of the sort. Because black people can't just be good people, hollywood doesn't like that.

    • @hootinouts
      @hootinouts 4 года назад +5

      I second that!

    • @mikekaatman3194
      @mikekaatman3194 3 года назад +12

      Not enough dirt on him might be why it has not been made.

  • @kingbradson5813
    @kingbradson5813 9 месяцев назад +1308

    Who's still listening in 2024

    • @annbernadettemiller7199
      @annbernadettemiller7199 9 месяцев назад +4

      yup

    • @wellbbq
      @wellbbq 8 месяцев назад +3

      Da Tail Dragger is the Best!!!

    • @mickeythompson24
      @mickeythompson24 8 месяцев назад +14

      I am! And doing so on Leap Day 2/29/24. Much Love From New Orleans Everyone 💜💚💛

    • @KC-gy5xw
      @KC-gy5xw 8 месяцев назад +7

      MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

    • @Justina2555
      @Justina2555 8 месяцев назад +3

      ✋️

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren8355 2 года назад +167

    Howlin Wolf and Willie Dixon!
    This is the real deal!
    Two Blues Legends!
    RIP 💐

    • @rodneyjohnson4794
      @rodneyjohnson4794 Год назад +4

      ...and sister rosetta tharpe!

    • @EvilSkeptic
      @EvilSkeptic Год назад +12

      And the great Hubert Sumlin on guitar!

    • @billmavin6203
      @billmavin6203 Год назад +5

      Add Hubert Sumlin and Sunnyland Slim (not sure of drummer)

    • @TerlinguaTalkeetna
      @TerlinguaTalkeetna 10 месяцев назад +3

      and James Cotton

    • @frankcoverjr.-jz3ne
      @frankcoverjr.-jz3ne 9 месяцев назад +1

      Willie was the architect and Chester was the contractor!💙

  • @giovanniparris940
    @giovanniparris940 4 года назад +354

    “What they call R&B whatever R&b is” 🤣 little did he know.... the explosion it would have.

    • @marshinz5696
      @marshinz5696 3 года назад +6

      We are inevitable...

    • @aidans6257
      @aidans6257 3 года назад +17

      @@martharichler6672 Yep, we should all be grateful the BBC had the insight to film and preserve this performance. Otherwise it may never have happened, or may just have been lost like so many others.

    • @somenothing7914
      @somenothing7914 3 года назад +8

      right, like wtf haha

    • @Forever78TFS
      @Forever78TFS 3 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/pgOY90NOiFM/видео.html

    • @jamesbuckingham.2935
      @jamesbuckingham.2935 3 года назад +55

      For the clueless people commenting this was not a BBC man but jazz great Chris Barber. One of the most influential people in altering people's tastes. Involved with Lonnie Donegan's Rock Island line which brought in the skiffle craze which led to the likes of John Lennon and others becoming involved in music. Then he brought a host of blues artists over here for the first time, Wolf, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters, Sister Rosette Tharpe who thanks to him played in front of bigger audiences, and white ones at that, for more money than they had ever seen.
      The reason he said rhythm and blues-whatever that is was people with no idea about it referring to bluees music as rhythm and blues as some sort of catch all.
      He died yesterday, aged 90. Was still touring until 2019. BBC man indeed. Some people should not comment on thi gs they know nothing about.

  • @ekron1000
    @ekron1000 9 месяцев назад +11

    So much talent. His forehead sweating. Giving all to what he loves.. Amazing. Modern culture looks like a joke.Bravo Howling Wolf.

  • @DavidHarrison-js3ji
    @DavidHarrison-js3ji 2 месяца назад +7

    That sad waste of space hacks me off , i always cut past him direct to the king . What a giant of a man in every way . What i would have done to have had him as a brother . Rip wolf .

  • @ASIAHARRIS-ij8sy
    @ASIAHARRIS-ij8sy 8 месяцев назад +2

    Seeing this live was so fun!

  • @bdask72
    @bdask72 2 года назад +40

    This type of music can't be recreated in 2022...That man's voice came from the depths of his soul, today's artists don't have that...Absolute awesomeness Wolf... Respect from a Metal Head!!!

  • @dcolborne81
    @dcolborne81 Год назад +12

    Man, this dude really has the music "in him". Thanks so much from Australia.

  • @Hares_Pit
    @Hares_Pit 4 года назад +176

    My Dad had me listening to Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, and B.B. King since I was a little kid. I turned him on to Howlin Wolf, Buddy Guy, and Sonny+Brownie. I couldn't believe the dazed look in his eyes. Like, how have these soulful tunes evaded me my whole life. I love my dad and hot damn do I love the blues. Modern pop culture has NOTHING on the blues. ♥️

    • @Hares_Pit
      @Hares_Pit 4 года назад +18

      @@petehill8885 Actually, music preference is determined in part by intellectual status and fine arts interests. I was never one to sit idly by and be force fed the mass produced garbage that was made specifically for my generation. I don't listen to music the way that the average Joe does. I go out of my way to find genres upon subgenres and I will even force myself to listen to some of their tracks despite how mind numbingly mundane they really can be. In my own pursuit of knowledge, I can say without a doubt that there are intellectual ranks in music and their audience. Think of it like this, the person who watches Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, and Toddlers in Tiaras are not likely to be the same individuals that will watch The Universe, How it's Made, and Horrible Histories. In a similar fashion, it would be unlikely that a fan of Lil Pump, Taylor Swift, and Adelle are going to sit still long enough to listen to Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, or Tchaikovsky compositions. So, to reform your statement.. I would say that comparing genres IS an indication of intelligence. You just have to clear a huge barrier of ignorance so you can learn that better, higher quality music exists in places that mainstream media will keep you from looking.

    • @charlesnorris8147
      @charlesnorris8147 4 года назад +8

      @@Hares_Pit Amen! Preach Brotha' preach!

    • @LENNYFERRARA-tr3ux
      @LENNYFERRARA-tr3ux 4 года назад +1

      @@petehill8885 you really self owned with your pathetic analogy.

    • @ninjavigilante5311
      @ninjavigilante5311 3 года назад +1

      Sonny Terry and brownie mcgee were 1 of the best.

    • @tommiegrable6910
      @tommiegrable6910 3 года назад +3

      Well stated i read this 3x each time it sounded better keep up the good work

  • @kirbyhamm6381
    @kirbyhamm6381 9 месяцев назад +4

    Not many performances give me chills. This is one.

  • @jaypenfold490
    @jaypenfold490 11 месяцев назад +15

    The groove to this song is unreal you can not get away from the feel of it even if your not a dancer at very least you feel yourself moving to the beat what a true legend

  • @christoperjames7784
    @christoperjames7784 4 года назад +125

    Everything about his voice is amazing; these legends just taught themselves to sing like that, crazy.

    • @MikeDiCiero
      @MikeDiCiero 2 года назад +5

      thats the voice of a big man

    • @Zizie_sc
      @Zizie_sc 2 года назад

      @@MikeDiCiero that helps a little bit lol

  • @greggrobinson5116
    @greggrobinson5116 4 года назад +21

    So good to see that he lived long enough to bask in the fame he most certainly deserved. Shinin' just like gold.

  • @manskullman6509
    @manskullman6509 2 месяца назад +4

    Howling Wolf was a great Blues man. Great music with deep feelings. .. 😊

  • @hunnyxo
    @hunnyxo 3 года назад +11

    this was one of my grandmothers favorite artists/songs, and i often come to this video for comfort

  • @tpatton6773
    @tpatton6773 3 года назад +70

    He was the epitomized example of treat other's how you want to be treated, LORD, Knows, We need this Now, Stop the Violence, we're all in this TOGETHER ❣

    • @kirkmcknight113
      @kirkmcknight113 3 года назад +3

      They won't let me give 1000x1000 thumbs ups for this comment.

  • @vicrattlehead8665
    @vicrattlehead8665 3 месяца назад +11

    Favorite blues artist of all time, don’t care. THE HOWLIN WOLF

  • @gracejonesboxcut4990
    @gracejonesboxcut4990 3 месяца назад +22

    Black Americans have such a beautiful humanity.

  • @mikekohnholdt7670
    @mikekohnholdt7670 Год назад +6

    I have no words for this in 2023. just unbelievable. Salute

  • @bigmaintwosidez
    @bigmaintwosidez 6 лет назад +171

    The GREAT Howlin Wolf!!! The best to ever do it,and the most slept on artist of the genre. Long live tthe Wolf... a real man!

    • @someotherguy43
      @someotherguy43 5 лет назад +3

      This man gives me the chills till this day. Fuckin GOAT.

    • @justinj3262
      @justinj3262 5 лет назад

      Nah, close second. Muddy Waters still got the edge.

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 4 года назад +4

      @@justinj3262 that's a tough call! Muddy's the main man but Howlin' Wolf is, well, the Wolf :D

    • @telam1744
      @telam1744 2 года назад

      "100% NO SUGAR"

  • @Zog696
    @Zog696 2 года назад +37

    What a unique talent-what a privilege to hear him all these years later.

  • @gregoryhenderson3583
    @gregoryhenderson3583 11 месяцев назад +5

    I saw Cadillac record and he was his own man especially in that time love his music they said he was the only one that had any money thanks howling wolf

  • @millimetremark7966
    @millimetremark7966 3 года назад +42

    One of the greatest to do it. He was like no other. My father saw a lot of live music in the 60's & 70's. And he listened to a truck load of music. When he told the story of seeing Howlin' Wolf, playing live in London, in the early 60's. His eyes would light up.

  • @davecruzen9352
    @davecruzen9352 4 года назад +9

    Thank you for sharing music history.
    I've always love Mississippi Delta Blues.

  • @YogsenForfoth
    @YogsenForfoth 2 года назад +57

    Nobody sang the blues like Wolf did. My god, he was the best.

  • @Guitar6ty
    @Guitar6ty 7 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome artists creating so much from almost fresh air.

  • @jeancruise3313
    @jeancruise3313 Год назад +39

    Its 2023 and this still sounds so darn good yes it does

    • @ThompsonSmith207
      @ThompsonSmith207 Год назад +1

      Hello Jean
      How are you doing today?

    • @RankinHardin
      @RankinHardin 11 месяцев назад

      That's possibly because in this era, there is no real music. There is no soul, or texture. We have completely disrespected art as an achievement and it's become the same corporate slave ship as fast food or Facebook.

  • @Timbuktu407
    @Timbuktu407 2 года назад +117

    If I had a time machine, I’d use it to go back and see Wolf play live in a club!

    • @arsenalfeet
      @arsenalfeet 2 года назад +1

      Right on!

    • @MarkHowley-sm2ih
      @MarkHowley-sm2ih Год назад

      I did,the wolf was larger than life,and scary! Changed the way I look at the blues.

  • @neocommenter
    @neocommenter Год назад +6

    It takes a lot of emotional alchemy to turn your greatest pain into something that gives so many people joy.

  • @Shawn6strings
    @Shawn6strings 7 месяцев назад +1

    Dam this hits you in the gut!! God bless all the.original pioneers of this American music thing! Him and all his peers back then are the true "original" "Rockstars"

  • @CherylHilton-q4v
    @CherylHilton-q4v 2 месяца назад +16

    Listening and still loving it in 2024!

  • @229andymon
    @229andymon 4 года назад +38

    Sometimes you listen to something, and you know there's something different and great about it, and you're gonna listen to it again and again.

  • @karlatownsend5872
    @karlatownsend5872 4 года назад +40

    I.remember as a child my Dad and his brothers use to play this music and dance in my uncles basement. It was enjoyable watching him and my aunt's and my Mom a show us how it was done. Lord miss those days. All my aunt's and uncle's including my parents have passed on. Thanks for posting this.

    • @markclifford1857
      @markclifford1857 Год назад

      Hello 👋 Karla. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

  • @thomasdunmore9080
    @thomasdunmore9080 3 месяца назад +3

    I'm still listening.
    I also pointed out to my grandson how this emcee disrespected the guest artist. You got someone on your show, you should know what he does!!!

  • @smokiebird06
    @smokiebird06 4 года назад +107

    When you listen to him sing you know he's been there and back.

  • @johnwhitfield5376
    @johnwhitfield5376 11 месяцев назад +10

    This song is not just a hit.... It's a MASTERPIECE....

  • @samljer
    @samljer Год назад +10

    Holy hell this is good. 💃💃👯👯
    Hes been passed away for almost 50 years and this is still some
    of the best music ever produced.

  • @grahameakagromkelly7278
    @grahameakagromkelly7278 5 месяцев назад +2

    This tour was mind blowing back then, lucky to have seen it. x