Short Biography
'''Howlin' Wolf or sometimes, The Howlin' Wolf, was an influential blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; musician and critic Cub Koda declared, "no one could match ... Read More...
Classic Performance From Blues Legend Howlin' Wolf Gets US Release - antiMUSIC (conqueroo) In the pantheon of blues, Howlin' Wolf was in a category of his own. At 6'3" and 275 pounds, he had a voice that resonated with menace — not every bluesman could make a song like "I Asked Her for Water (She Brought Me Gasoline ...
Professor receives award for book on blues research - University Daily Kansan Not many people get to do what they love for a living. Roberta Freund Schwartz does. She turned her passion for blues music into a career. Schwartz, associate professor of musicology, recently received the 2008 Award for Excellence in Historical ...
LITTWIN: In South, the past still looms over race - Rocky Mountain News James Meredith descends steps from the graduate school at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on Oct. 2, 1962. He is escorted by Chief U.S. Marshal James McShane, right. It is mere coincidence, I guess, that the first two presidential debates ...
