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Howlin' Wolf

Episode 1: part 1 of 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on 6 MusicLatest broadcast: on 6 Music

Bruce Dickinson presents a profile of Howlin' Wolf, aka Chester Arthur Burnett, one of the greatest Chicago bluesmen, whose songs include Smokestack Lightnin' and the Red Rooster.

Contributors include Bonnie Raitt, Bill Wyman, Jeff Beck, Hubert Sumlin, Chris Barber, Dave Kelly, Skip McDonald, Marshall Chess and Mark Hoffman. Show less

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