Smokestack Lightning
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"Smokestack Lightning" is a blues song recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1956. It became one of his most popular and influential songs. It is based on earlier blues songs, and numerous artists later interpr
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Moanin' in the Moonlight
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Moanin' in the Moonlight is a compilation album and the first album by American blues artist Howlin' Wolf, released by Chess Records in 1959. It contains songs recorded between 1951 and 1959 previousl
Smokestack Lightning
…successful EP in late 1963 and then on a single the following year, where it peaked at number 42 in the singles chart. It was later included on the albums Moanin' in the Moonlight and The Howlin' Wolf Album. In a song review for AllMusic, Bill Janovitz described "Smokestack Lightning" as "almost like a distillation of the essence…
Howlin' Wolf Moanin' in the Moonlight