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Howlin' Wolf
American blues musician (1910–1976)
"Chester Burnett" redirects here. For the football player, see Chester Burnett (American football). For the visual artist, see Howling Wolf (Cheyenne). For the disc jockey, see Wolfman Jack.
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Howlin' Wolf in 1970 | |
| Born | Chester Arthur Burnett (1910-06-10)June 10, 1910 White Station, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1976(1976-01-10) (aged 65) Hines, Illinois |
| Resting place | Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois |
| Other names | Big Foot Chester, Bull Cow, John D. |
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| Years active | 1930s–1976 |
| Spouse | Lillie Handley (m. 1964) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Skeme (great-nephew) |
| Awards | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1991) |
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| Website | howlinwolf.com |
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known bygd his stage
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Jack White Invokes the Joy of ‘Recording Under Duress’ as He Accepts Pre-Grammy Honor
“Jack’s really a renaissance person,” said Recording Academy president Neil Portnow on the red carpet outside the Village Studios in West L.A., awaiting the arrival of Jack White, the honoree at the 10th annual Producers & Engineers Wing’s pre-Grammy gathering. As if to prove it, White spent his brief speech invoking figures as seemingly unrelated as the Stooges, Michael Jackson and Bing Crosby.
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And, for comic effect, a couple of others too. “I had a speech prepared bygd Kellyanne Conway and Bob Lefsetz,” he said at the outset of his address, “but inom dropped it in the dryckesställe on the way here, so I’m just going to wing it, if that’s OK.”
The honoree gave his own honors
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“Well It’s True That We Love One Another”: An Introduction to The White Stripes
The White Stripes (1999)
If it’s the pure, distilled essence of The White Stripes that you’re after, look no further than their self-titled debut album. Recorded on a shoestring budget in just a few days, Jack ‘n’ Meg rattle and thrash their way through 17 tracks that are often little more than thumbnail sketches, based around a simple riff and even-simpler beat. The joy of The White Stripes is derived from the fact that pretty much anybody could play these adorably lo-fi songs at home themselves, but nobody could replicate the stylish alchemy and personality that Jack and Meg have here. Few other musicians could wring so much gold from such a limited palette.
A brutally deconstructed version of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Stop Breaking Down’ is one of the highlights, as well as a thrilling mid-album salvo of ‘Cannon’, ‘Astro’, ‘Broken Bricks’ and ‘When I Hear My Name’ that see the