Howlin' Wolf, "How Many More Years", 1965

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Published on: March 11th, 2014

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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf, with Brian Jones seated in the foreground

Here's the late blues master Howlin' Wolf (born 1910 as Chester Arthur Burnett in West Point, Mississippi) doing "How Many More Years" during a 1965 TV appearance.

The introduction is notable: it's done by Mick Jagger and Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones. During the first minute or so of the video, they chat with an amiable-but-cluess emcee.

Then Jones, his hair-helmet resplendent, speaks his mind: "I think it's about time we shut up and we had Howlin' Wolf on stage."

 

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I had never seen this video before. Thanks for sharing.

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