Howlin' Wolf - Cadillac Daddy: Memphis Recordings, 1952 (1989)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 204 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Electric Blues, Memphis Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rounder Records (CD SS-28)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 204 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Electric Blues, Memphis Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rounder Records (CD SS-28)
These are the recordings that prompted Sun Records chief Sam Phillips's oft-repeated assertion: "This is where the soul of a man dies." Phillips oversaw sessions by the likes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and B.B. King, but the guttural electric blues of Howlin' Wolf captured his fancy like nothing else–and it's not hard to see why. The Wolf of these '52 sessions was just a few years off the farm, having begun to play West Memphis, Arkansas, juke joints, and cat houses following World War II. Working with a small but feral band highlighted by lead guitarist Willie Johnson (called by some the Jimi Hendrix of his day), the already middle-aged singer and harmonica player created a sound in the early '50s that bridged the Mississippi blues that were his roots with the amped Chicago blues that were his destiny…