Willie Dixon – bass, vocals on “Going Down Slow”.Howlin' Wolf – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica."Who's Been Talkin'" (Howlin' Wolf) – 2:18.The cover picture was changed slightly adding an elliptical logo beneath the album title that reads "CHICAGO 26 Golden years Single Album" and the "Chess LP 1469" trademark was replaced with the "CH-9183" identifier.Īll tracks composed by Willie Dixon except where indicated In 1984, this album was reissued by Chess as CH-9183. 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and described as "an outrageous set of sex songs written by Willie Dixon." It was named the third greatest guitar album of all time by Mojo magazine in 2004. In 1985, the album won a Blues Music Award by The Blues Foundation for 'Classics of Blues Recordings-Album'.
In 1969 the songs "Shake for Me" and " Back Door Man" were used in the lyrics to the Led Zeppelin song " Whole Lotta Love." In 1966, Cream recorded " Spoonful" on their debut album Fresh Cream and included a live, 17-minute version on their 1968 album Wheels of Fire. 1 in the UK Singles Chart (see Little Red Rooster#Rolling Stones version). In 1964, " Little Red Rooster" was released by the Rolling Stones and became the first and only time that a blues record reached No. Earlier in 1963, Sam Cooke released a single of " Little Red Rooster" making No. 4 on the Billboard's R&B Charts and became a minor crossover hit by making No. In 1966, fellow Chess artist Koko Taylor recorded a cover version of " Wang Dang Doodle" which reached No. Bronstein), the album is often called The Rockin' Chair Album, a nickname even added to the cover on some reissue pressings of the LP. Because of the illustration on its sleeve (by Don S. It is a collection of twelve singles previously released by the Chess label from 1960 through 1962. Howlin' Wolf is the second album from the Chicago blues singer/guitarist/harmonicist, Howlin' Wolf.
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