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The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts

Howlin' Wolf

Artist: Howlin' Wolf
Label: Chess
Catalog number: none
Format: LP · Album · Reissue
Country: Spain
Released: 2023
Genre: Blues

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This 2023 release revisits the landmark 1971 sessions that brought blues legend Howlin' Wolf together with British rock luminaries like Eric Clapton and members of the Rolling Stones. These recordings are celebrated for capturing a unique cross-generational dialogue, where iconic rock musicians paid tribute to the traditional Chicago blues sound that heavily influenced their own careers.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts has 13 tracks, about 40:43 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1Rockin' Daddy3:43
Bass
Phil Upchurch
Composed By
Chester Burnett
Piano
Ian Stewart
A2I Ain't Superstitious3:34
Bass
Klaus Voormann
Composed By
Willie Dixon
Drums
Unknown Artist
Horns
Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke
A3Sittin' On Top Of The World3:51
Composed By
Chester Burnett
Piano
Lafayette Leake
A4Worried About My Baby2:55
Composed By
Chester Burnett
Harmonica
Howlin' Wolf
Piano
Lafayette Leake
A5What A Woman!3:02
Composed By
James B. Oden
A6Poor Boy3:04
Composed By
Chester Burnett
B1Built For Comfort2:10
Composed By
Willie Dixon
Horns
Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke
Piano
Ian Stewart
B2Who's Been Talking?3:03
Composed By
Chester Burnett
Harmonica
Howlin' Wolf
Piano
John Simon
B3The Red Rooster (Rehearsal)1:58
B4The Red Rooster3:47
Acoustic Guitar
Howlin' Wolf
Composed By
Willie Dixon
Piano
Lafayette Leake
B5Do The Do2:20
Composed By
Willie Dixon
Piano
Ian Stewart
B6Highway 492:47
Composed By
Big Joe Williams
B7Wang-Dang-Doodle4:29
Composed By
Willie Dixon
Piano
Ian Stewart

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The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions was originally conceived in 1970 as part of a trend of blues-rock collaborations, following the success of the Muddy Waters London Sessions. Produced by Norman Dayron, the project brought the legendary Chicago bluesman to Olympic Studios to record alongside top-tier British rock musicians, including Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts. The session was intended to bridge the gap between traditional American blues and the contemporary British rock scene, though the resulting recordings were met with mixed reactions from critics and fans who felt the production style clashed with Wolf's raw aesthetic.

The 2023 release serves as a modern reissue of this collaborative experiment, preserving a historical artifact of cross-Atlantic musical exchange. The design of the package reflects its status as a seminal blues-rock hybrid, maintaining the original art direction that highlighted the unlikely pairing of Chess Records' powerhouse vocalist with the stars of the British invasion. By reissuing these sessions, record labels provide context for the era's collaborative spirit, capturing a unique moment where established blues figures were presented through the lens of late-sixties and early-seventies rock production.

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