
Howlin' Wolf "Smokestack Lightning" Live 1964 (Reelin' In The Years Archives)
Howlin' Wolf
Rare live footage of Howlin' Wolf, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.
Live performance footage captures the energy, spontaneity, and imperfection that studio recordings polish away. The rarest live clips are from small venues, early gigs, one-off collaborations, and performances where something unexpected happened — a song played differently, a moment of improvisation, or a connection between the artist and the audience that was never repeated.
American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player. A key figure in bridging the early Delta Blues with the more modern Electric Blues. His tutelage on the Mississippi Delta included guitar and showmanship from Charley Patton and harmonica teachings from Sonny Boy Williamson (2). By the end of the 1930s he was a fixture on the Southern Club scene. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on April 9, 194...
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