Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years -

Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years -

Released by Chess Records in the fall of 1951, the song was actually a double-sided hit with "Moanin' at Midnight." It climbed to , instantly making Howlin' Wolf a star.

: The driving boogie-woogie piano is often attributed to a young Ike Turner , whose rhythmic energy pushes the track forward. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

: This recording contains some of the earliest known uses of power chords and heavy electric distortion. Johnson’s aggressive, distorted tone predated the "rock" sound by years. Released by Chess Records in the fall of

: At 6'3" and 300 pounds, Wolf had a voice that Sam Phillips described as the place "where the soul of man never dies." His gravelly, primal delivery on this track was unlike anything on the radio. A Double-Sided Heavyweight Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years