Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' In The Moonlight - new LP sealed

Label: Macomba (MAC 1434 LP)
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Reissued: 2018

The man born Chester Arthur Bennett idolized 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 favorites “Smokestack Lightnin’,” “Evil” and “How Many More Years.”