Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin’ Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist who lived from June 10, 1910, until January 10, 1976.
He is regarded as one of the greatest blues artists that has ever lived. He released music in the blues, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and psychedelic rock genres during the course of a four-decade career.
Additionally, he made the transition from Chicago blues to Delta blues easier. He was one of six children born into poverty in Mississippi, and he experienced a difficult upbringing. His mother expelled him from her home, and he moved in with his particularly violent great-uncle.
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Burnett and Lillie Handley (1925–2001), his future wife, first met when she came to one of his concerts at a Chicago nightclub.
She and her family were well-educated and urbane, and they avoided the blues singers’ purportedly seedy milieu. But as soon as he spotted her in the audience, he was drawn to her.
He went after her right away and won her over. The pair remained devoted to each other up until his passing, according to individuals who knew them.
Betty and Barbara, Lillie’s kids from a previous relationship, were raised by them both. His great nephew Skeme, a rapper from the West Coast, was born 14 years after his passing.
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