To celebrate Howlin’ Wolf’s 100th birthday on June 10,
2010,
read the 2008 Blues Hall of Fame “classic in blues
literature” inductee
“Moanin’
at Midnight”—the first and only biography of the greatest blues singer
ever!
“Answers almost every who, what, and why about the blues
giant.” -NPR’s “Morning Edition”
“An insightful—and long overdue—look at an utterly unique and
influential performer.”
-Houston Chronicle
“A superb biography of the bluesman Sam Phillips thought
could have changed rock ’n’ roll history.”-Mojo magazine
More than 35 years ago, Howlin’ Wolf predicted the first black President:
“You know, they called us ‘coons’—said we didn’t have no
sense.
You gonna wake up one morning, and a coon’s gonna be the President.”
—“Coon on the Moon” from The Back Door Wolf, recorded in 1973
We’re
always
looking for unpublished photos, unseen or unheard film, video, and sound
clips, and first-person stories of and about Howlin’ Wolf!
If you have any of these or know someone else who does, please contact
Mark Hoffman. Thanks!