Howlin' Wolf

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Pat Hare performs live in 1980

“He’s real tough, and when he’s liquored up, he can really play!” Pat Hare influenced Stevie Ray Vaughan, beat Cream and Led Zeppelin to the blues-rock punch, and recorded an eerily prescient guitar knockout called I’m Gonna Murder My Baby

By Jackson Maxwell published

A remarkably gifted, but equally volcanic, guitarist who played with Howlin’ Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, and Bobby Bland, Hare made a seismic (and largely forgotten) impact on the development of blues-rock, before receiving a life sentence in prison

Jimi Hendrix onstage performing live at Monterey Pop in 1967

“Are You Experienced? wouldn’t come out for two weeks. Nobody knew what to anticipate...”: Hear a pre-fame Jimi Hendrix perform to an unsuspecting audience of Mamas and Papas fans

By Matt Parker published

“Thanks anyway,” quips Hendrix on this previously unreleased recording of Killing Floor – the first taster from the new Hollywood Bowl 1967 live album

Hubert Sumlin

Learn the guitar stylings of the pioneering Hubert Sumlin – essential learning for any aspiring blues player

By David Gerrish published

The six-string lieutenant to the immortal Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, Sumlin is one of the authors of the electric blues sound, and he was no slouch with country styles, either

Seth Lee Jones

Seth Lee Jones on the reinvention of electric blues and why he took guitar building into his own hands

By Adam Kovac published

He makes 'em, he plays 'em, and with his Tulsa-based trio, the luthier and slide-guitar whiz is looking to extend the catalog of blues standards

In Deep: Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin

By Andy Aledort published

Learn some of the tricks and stylings of Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin, one of the greatest blues guitar tandems of all time.

Keith Richards and Eric Clapton Jam on "Spoonful" at Hubert Sumlin Tribute Concert

By Josh Hart published

Two blues guitar greats let loose on a Howlin' Wolf classic.

Joe Bonamassa Covers Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf on New DVD — Video

By Damian Fanelli published

Tomás Doncker Band Cover Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" — Exclusive Premiere

By Damian Fanelli published

'Runnin' With The Wolf': Omar Dykes Discusses His New Album, a Tribute to Blues Legend Howlin' Wolf

By Dave Reffett published

Interview: Hubert Sumlin Discusses Working with Howlin' Wolf in 1994 Guitar World Interview

By Alan Paul published