Howlin' Wolf - London Sessions (The Blues Collection no.7)

In one word the Howlin' Wolf was big. Big in Blues and big as in B.I.G. Six foot three and close to 300 pounds. And that you can hear in his music. When the howlin' wolf gets the spirit he will rock the house down. True, he wasn't the best player around, but because of that the band's style became rough and direct, aggressive even at times. True, he wasn't the best songwriter or even good with lyrics, but then again, later in his career he teamed up with the great Willie Dixon (Chess Records) and like only performed songs written by the master. 

But always, a night with the wolf would blow you off your feet. He never even was a top selling artist (although when Dixon joined in, he did sell way more than before) but nevertheless everyone agrees Howlin' Wolf is a rock, founded as solid as can be in American Blues history.

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Howlin' Wolf		Rockin' Daddy		116
2		Howlin' Wolf		I Ain't Superstitious		96
3		Howlin' Wolf		Sittin' on Top of the World		94
4		Howlin' Wolf		Worried About My Baby		137
5		Howlin' Wolf		What a Woman		138
6		Howlin' Wolf		Poor Boy		106
7		Howlin' Wolf		Built for Comfort		116
8		Howlin' Wolf		Who's Been Talking		143
9		Howlin' Wolf		Little Red Rooster (rehearsal)		113
10		Howlin' Wolf		Little Red Rooster		117
11		Howlin' Wolf		Do the Do		99
12		Howlin' Wolf		Highway 49		124
13		Howlin' Wolf		Wang-Dang-Doodle		120
14		Howlin' Wolf		Howlin' for My Baby		83
15		Howlin' Wolf		Smokestack Lightnin'		144
16		Howlin' Wolf		Back Door Man		140
17		Howlin' Wolf		Killing Floor		118