It's 9.05pm, and backstage at the Howlin' Wolf concert people are getting restless. The eight o'clock show hasn't started yet. In a crowded little room in the bowels of Gainesville's Great Southern ...

Howlin' Wolf's masters from the Chess label have just been released on a four-disc set titled Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1931-1960. When your father has worked a good piece of ...

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Howie Kaplan, proprietor of Warehouse District entertainment venue the Howlin’ Wolf, thought back to the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He ...

Howie Kaplan, who both owns The Howlin' Wolf club and manages the Rebirth Brass Band, introduced the group at the early show at his Warehouse District club Friday. On a night when both Howlin' Wolf ...

Howlin' Wolf was born on 10 June 1910 in White Station, Mississippi. He's still the town's only claim to fame… … and you thought Howlin' Wolf was his real name ...

The legends of blues are many, but few bluesmen have left behind a larger-than-life legacy to match that of Chester Burnett, more commonly known as Howlin’ Wolf. Wolf was more than just a great blues ...

February 4, 2016 • The Colombian band has a long history of widespread influence and electronically enhanced grooves. Hear the band's founder in a music-filled discussion with Alt.Latino. April 26, ...

Cowboy hat tilted back on his head, face glistening with sweat and chomping on a thick cigar, Tail Dragger, born James Yancey Jones, cuts a striking figure onstage–at least when he opts to stay there.

Located just steps from the Mississippi River, the independent venue owned by Howie Kaplan has transformed itself into a local hub for free meals for those devastated by the hurricane. By Taylor Mims ...

Bearing in mind that Sam Phillips had recorded Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, BB King and Jerry Lee Lewis, it was some statement when the Sun Records founder said that if he could have recorded just one ...