Howlin' Wolf, 1910-1976

LC control no.	n 82152296
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML420.H72 Biography
Personal name heading	Howlin' Wolf, 1910-1976 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Burnett, Chester Arthur, 1910-1976 Wolf, Howlin', 1910-1976 Howling Wolf, 1910-1976
Biography/History note	singer; blues musician; plays harmonica and guitar
Located	Chicago (Ill.)
Birth date	1910-06-10
Death date	1976-01-10
Place of birth	White Station (Miss.) West Point (Miss.)
Place of death	Hines (Ill.)
Field of activity	Blues (Music)
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Singers Guitarists Harmonica players
Special note	Not the same as the English rhythm and blues singer Howlin' Wolf
Found in	His Live and cookin'. [Phonodisc] 1972. Segrest, James. Moanin' at midnight, 2005: p. 4 (Chester Arthur Burnett, b. June 10, 1910 in White Station, Mississippi) p. 5 (Chester was nicknamed "Wolf" by his maternal grandfather) p. 22 (used stage name "Howling Wolf" or Howlin' Wolf") p. 315 (died Jan. 8, 1976) Oxford music online, March 20, 2017: Grove dictionary of American music, 2nd edition (Howlin' Wolf (Burnett, Chester Arthur); born June 10, 1910, White Station, MS; died January 10, 1976, Hines, IL; American blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player; in 1948 he formed his first band, the House Rockers, and in 1953, after signing an exclusive contract with Chess Records, he moved to Chicago) Encylopedia of popular music (Howlin' Wolf; born Chester Arthur Burnett, June 10, 1910, West Point, Mississippi; died January 10, 1976, Hines, Illinois; one of the most important of the southern expatriates who created the post-war blues out of their rural past and moulded it into the tough "Chicago sound" of the 50s) Wikipedia, March 20, 2017 (Howlin' Wolf; born Chester Arthur Burnett, June 10, 1910, White Station, Mississippi, near West Point; died January 10, 1976, Hines, Illinois; a Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player)