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B.B. King ↔ Howlin' Wolf

B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf are directly connected through shared producer Sam Phillips.

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B.B. King

📍 Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States • 📅 1948 – 2015

The King of the Blues whose single-note vibrato on his Gibson "Lucille" and expressive vocal dynamics defined modern electric blues guitar for all time.

Electric Blues Blues Soul Blues
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Sam Phillips

Record Producer / Audio Engineer

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Howlin' Wolf

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States • 📅 1948 – 1976

Towering blues titan renowned for his seismic booming voice, kinetic stage presence, and ferocious Chess recordings ("Smokestack Lightnin'", "Spoonful") featuring guitar genius Hubert Sumlin.

Chicago Blues Delta Blues Electric Blues
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B.B. King

📍 Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States

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The King of the Blues whose single-note vibrato on his Gibson "Lucille" and expressive vocal dynamics defined modern electric blues guitar for all time.

Musical Genres

Electric Blues Blues Soul Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (3)

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B.B. King

Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals

1948–2015
Sonny Freeman

Drums

1960–1972
Walter King

Saxophone

1975–2015
💿 Record Labels:
RPM Records ABC Records MCA Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Bill Szymczyk Sam Phillips ⚡
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1948 – 1976

Howlin' Wolf

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Archival Biography

Towering blues titan renowned for his seismic booming voice, kinetic stage presence, and ferocious Chess recordings ("Smokestack Lightnin'", "Spoonful") featuring guitar genius Hubert Sumlin.

Musical Genres

Chicago Blues Delta Blues Electric Blues Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (6)

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Howlin' Wolf

Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar

1948–1976
Hubert Sumlin

Lead Guitar

1953–1976
Willie Dixon

Upright Bass

1953–1968
Also in: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers, Otis Rush
Jody Williams

Guitar

1954–1958
Abb Locke

Tenor Saxophone

1960–1976
Also in: Otis Rush
Sam Lay

Drums

1959–1965
Also in: The James Cotton Blues Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
💿 Record Labels:
Chess Records Sun Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Willie Dixon Sam Phillips ⚡ Leonard Chess
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