If you want to understand where the raw power of modern music comes from, you have to look at this 1951 single. The Sound That Shook the World
Before he was a Chicago legend, Chester Arthur Burnett was a force of nature in Memphis. In July 1951, he walked into Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service (now legendary as ) and recorded a track that arguably laid the groundwork for rock and roll: "How Many More Years." Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
The Birth of a Heavyweight: Howlin' Wolf’s "How Many More Years" If you want to understand where the raw
Released by Chess Records in the fall of 1951, the song was actually a double-sided hit with "Moanin' at Midnight." It climbed to , instantly making Howlin' Wolf a star. : The driving boogie-woogie piano is often attributed
: The driving boogie-woogie piano is often attributed to a young Ike Turner , whose rhythmic energy pushes the track forward.