March 1956 saw the release of Howlin’ Wolf's 'Smokestack Lightnin'.

Since then, it has become a blues standard, winning a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 in recognition of its historical significance as an indelible part of the American songwriting canon.

"Not so much a song as a mood: insubstantial as a smoke ring melodically and lyrically, yet gigantic as a gathering storm in rhythm and power."

"He did not just sing the blues; he embodied them.
He was a howling wolf!"

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