Thursday, December 7, 2017
Howlin' Wolf - Rockin' the Blues: Live in Germany 1964
Another cut-price CD issued in the UK that I found on my travels...Without details and a rarity...but a great recording (considering the times). Howlin' Wolf cut like a razor with his voice and delivery...
Muddy and The Wolf (with Willie Dixon as their songwriter and Bassman) created modern Blues.
Here as flac & mp3@320 - Gus
'This is a reissue of the November 6, 1964, Bremen concert that was previously available as Live in Europe 1964 on the Sundown label, with the same incorrect title references. What is first-rate is the sound, which is head-and-shoulders above most of the Howlin' Wolf live recordings of this period, undoubtedly because the show was part of the American Folk-Blues tour, large chunks of which were recorded professionally, and also the performance, which comes from a time when Wolf was still in very robust health. It's been said that if Muddy Waters had been born in Africa, he would have been a king; this show, which Chess Records could only wish they'd recorded, is a reminder that if Howlin' Wolf had been born in Africa, he'd have been a witch doctor or shaman; he's spellbinding in his performance, and the band backing him (a kind of star combo itself, with Willie Dixon and Sunnyland Slim playing alongside Hubert Sumlin) is tight, if a little restrained. And to top it off, it's mid-priced.' (Bruce Eder/AllMusic)
Labels:
Chicago,
Howlin' Wolf

4 comments:
My rip & scans :
Flac : https://mega.nz/#!zEUyEC4T!xGtve74VULT3wxfuTo0pNB4LyCKnvP6ptWc5IrHHN4E
MP3@320 : https://mega.nz/#!SU0yBJiT!k_LxTi6iEftqr5faexOVKRfhp96uYyPACLV7WcamKtw
Thanks a lot ! Very nice sound indeed. Is the "dust my broom" version the same that the one on the American Folk Blues Festival 1964 ?
Nice one, Gus! Many thanks.
Thanks man! Long live the Wolf!
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