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Howlin' Wolf ↔ Magic Sam

Howlin' Wolf and Magic Sam are directly connected through shared producer Willie Dixon.

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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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Willie Dixon

Record Producer / Audio Engineer

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Magic Sam

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States • 📅 1957 – 1969

West Side Chicago blues visionary whose shimmering, stinging tremolo guitar and soaring, impassioned vocals on Delmark's West Side Soul revolutionized modern electric blues before his untimely death at 32.

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1948 – 1976

Howlin' Wolf

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

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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 ⚡ Shared Connector

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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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1957 – 1969

Magic Sam

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Archival Biography

West Side Chicago blues visionary whose shimmering, stinging tremolo guitar and soaring, impassioned vocals on Delmark's West Side Soul revolutionized modern electric blues before his untimely death at 32.

Musical Genres

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (4)

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Magic Sam

Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar

1957–1969
Mighty Joe Young

Rhythm Guitar

1965–1969
Mack Thompson

Bass

1957–1969
Odell Campbell

Drums

1966–1969
Also in: Elmore James and the Broomdusters
💿 Record Labels:
Delmark Records Cobra Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Bob Koester Willie Dixon ⚡
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