Friday, May 23, 2008

Howlin' Wolf Highway 49 (1970)

We're gonna have a little blues this morning.... why? Without the blues we'd still be listening to string quartets and Morris dance music! Chester Burnett - one of the greatest performers ever, and from what I've read, an all-round decent bloke too. The Wolf is one of my idols - I really wish I'd seen him live but he died in '76 when I was 16, but this clip is almost like being in the front row so enjoy. 10 minutes of joy. Hubert Sumlin on guitar - what more do you want? You want more? buy the dvd - it looks like essential viewing.