It could be a spoonful of diamond it could be a spoonful of gold just a little spoon of your precious love satisfy my soul men lies about little. Howlin wolfs second compilation album, howlin wolf often called the rocking chair album, from its cover illustration, was released in 1962. Willie dixon spoonful sheet music in f major download. A history of evil evil was a hit for howlin wolf and today the song is considered a blues standard. The couple remained deeply in love until his death in 1976.
It could be a spoonful of diamonds, could be a spoonful of gold, jus. Play spoonful by howlin wolf on any electric guitar. It could fill spoon full of diamond could fill spoon full of gold just a little spoon of your precious love satisfy my soul men lies about them. Howlin wolf absolutely essential 3 cd collection music skip to main content. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers. A hypnotic, hugely significant song, howlin wolfs recording of spoonful became a blues staple recorded by everyone from etta james to cream and beyond. In may of 1970, howlin wolf, his longtime guitarist hubert sumlin, and the young chicago blues harmonica player jeff carp traveled to london along with chess.
A hypnotic, hugely significant song, howlin wolf s recording of spoonful became a blues staple recorded by everyone from etta james to cream and beyond. The howlin wolf management is a full service artist management company. Apr 18, 2011 howlin wolf recorded spoonful in 1960, backed by a topnotch studio band comprising the guitarists hubert sumlin and freddie robinson, pianist otis spann, fred below on drums, and dixon on. Howlin wolf the howlin wolf album 1969, vinyl discogs. The howlin wolf artist management new orleans premiere venue.
Howlin wolf originally released spoonful written by willie dixon and howlin wolf released it on the single howlin for my darling in 1960. January 10, 1976, hines, il in the history of the blues, there has never been anyone quite like the howlin wolf. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Dont get me wrong, theyre great and all, but i ordered a howlin wolf album. Chester burnett, better known as howlin wolf, was one of the most important and. Howlin wolf biography wikipedia chester arthur burnett june 10, 1910 january 10, 1976, known as howlin wolf, was a chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. Print and download spoonful sheet music composed by willie dixon. Called a stark and haunting work, it is one of dixons best known and most interpreted songs. Smokestack lightning also smoke stack lightning or smokestack lightnin is a blues song recorded by howlin wolf in 1956. Im the onliest one drove out of the south like a gentleman.
Song information for spoonful howlin wolf on allmusic. Hwm is already working with indisputable legends of the new orleans music scene as well as the citys upandcoming artists on the rise. Cover versions of spoonful by howlin wolf secondhandsongs. In september, 1967, he joined forces with bo diddley and muddy waters for the super super blues band album of chess blues standards, including the red rooster and spoonful. Absolutely essential howlin wolf 60 track survey of the wolf, one of the most powerful and distinctive voices of the blues and a man who was to influence a whole load of rock musicians from the 60s onwards. The howlin wolf album is a 1969 album by howlin wolf, with members of rotary connection as his backing band. If you are only familiar with creams 1966 version of willie dixons blues classic spoonful from full cream, you dont know the true essence of the song. Amazingly, this is one of the earliest photos of howlin wolf ever taken, long before he was worldfamous as a blues singer. If you want to download the ptb files, you will need the pt editor. Howlin wolf quickly became a local celebrity, and soon began working with a band that included both willie johnson and guitarist pat hare. He played harmonica, but some say he was the greatest blues. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues. Shipping for all orders is delayed due to covid19 reduced operations.
You must have the adobe acrobat reader to download the pdf files, which most. Originally from mississippi, he moved to chicago in adulthood and became successful, forming a rivalry with fellow bluesman muddy waters. It is based on earlier blues songs, and numerous artists later interpreted it. Chester arthur burnett, known as howlin wolf, was a chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. One complaint i have about the album is it doesnt cover the wolf s full career. Im the wolf testi commentati by luigi monge available from rakuten kobo. Latinautor peermusic, abramus digital, umpg publishing, latinautor, and 5 music rights societies. Chester arthur burnett june 10, 1910 in white station, mississippi, united states january 10, 1976 in hines, illinois, united states, known as howlin wolf, was an influential american blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.
It could be a spoonful of diamonds could be a spoonful of gold just a little spoon of your precious. Studio album 5 compilation 4 howlin wolf moanin in the moonlight. Howlin wolf biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The pictures and graphic design are great, and the set includes a booklet that gives background information and some evaluation of the life and works of howlin wolf. Called a stark and haunting work, it is one of dixons best known. Spoonful lyrics verse 1 it could be a spoonful of diamond it could be a spoonful of gold. One of the finest artists on the illustrious chess label, howlin wolf shaped the blues, as this playlist of 20 of the best howlin wolf songs shows. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in f major. Sep 05, 2011 howlin wolf licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of geffen. Howlin wolf 1962 it could be a spoonsful of diamonds, could be a spoonful of gold, just a little spoon of your precious love, satisfies my soul. This photo has apparently been on the internet for many years, and were the first to notice that it includes howlin wolf. From the beatles and john lennon to bob dylan and aretha franklin.
Howlin wolf 1962 it could be a spoonsful of diamonds, could be a spoonful of gold, just a little spoon of your. It mixed blues with psychedelic rock arrangements of several of howlin wolf s classic songs. The howlin wolf foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the us tax code, section 501c3, was established by bettye kelly to preserve and extend howlin wolfs legacy. Howlin wolf tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including smokestack lightning, killing floor, spoonful, forty four, poor boy. Check out howlin wolf spoonful by howlin wolf on amazon music. Howlin wolf licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of geffen. Only then can we implement strategies that will turn that vision into reality. One complaint i have about the album is it doesnt cover the wolfs full career. Dixons spoonful is loosely based on a spoonful blues, a song recorded in 1929 by charley patton paramount 12869, which is related to all i want is a spoonful by papa charlie jackson 1925 and cocaine blues by luke jordan 1927. Spoonful is a blues song written by willie dixon and first recorded in 1960 by howlin wolf. Wolf here is pointed in that this song is a warning. American folk blues festival 1964 addeddate 20100920 03. We work closely with our clients to better understand their vision.
His first recordings came in 1951, when he recorded sessions for both the bihari brothers at modern records and leonard chess chess records. Instead, it covers a period from 1951 to maybe 1962 or 1963. October 4, 2010 his name was chester arthur burnett, but everyone called him howlin wolf. A primal, ferocious blues belter with a roster of classics rivaling anyone else, and a sandpaper growl of a voice that has been widely imitated. Chess doitall dixon wrote spoonful for howlin wolf in 1960. Howlin wolf biography, life, facts, family and songs. The foundations mission and goals include the preservation of the blues music genre, scholarships to enable students to participate in music programs, and support for blues musicians and. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. His tutelage on the mississippi delta included guitar and showmanship from charley patton and harmonica teachings from sonny boy williamson 2.
Download howlin wolf mp3 songs and albums music downloads. If you are only familiar with creams 1966 version of willie dixons blues classic spoonful from full cream, you dont know the true essence of. Play spoonful by howlin wolf on any electric guitar or bass. Howlin wolf media is a comprehensive graphic design studio located in asheville, north carolina. The howlin wolf, new orleans premeire venue for music, entertainment, food and beverages sign up for the. A key figure in bridging the early delta blues with the more modern electric blues. Howlin wolf married lillie handley in 1964, whom he had met during one of his performances in a chicago club. Top 100 blues guitar songs download area guitar alliance. Howlin wolf chester arthur burnett spoonful lyrics.
With a booming voice and imposing physical presence, he is one of the bestknown chicago blues artists. Howlin wolf strongly disliked the album, which is noted on the albums cover. By the end of the 1930s he was a fixture on the southern club scene. During the blues revival in the 1950s and 1960s, black blues musicians found a new audience among white youths, and howlin wolf was among the first to capitalize on it. Howlin wolf recorded spoonful in 1960, backed by a topnotch studio band comprising the guitarists hubert sumlin and freddie robinson, pianist. Howlin wolf spoonful by howlin wolf on amazon music amazon.
It became one of his most popular and influential songs. Six foot three and close to 300 pounds in his salad days, the wolf was the primal force of. In the photo, wolf is cleaning the frog of a horses hoof. Howlin wolf the howlin wolf album veroffentlichungen discogs.