Howlin' Wolf - Revision history

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Spider of Destiny at 14:51, 22 September 2020

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 In ''[[The Fanzine Questionnaire]]'' (1966), Zappa named [[Howlin' Wolf]] his favourite male singer.
-In 1969, during the ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'' sessions in Zappa's studio at his new home in [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]], Zappa tried to relaunch his film project ''[[Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People]]'', with [[Captain Beefheart]] and his mother, [[Sue Van Vliet]] in starring roles. Since Beefheart's real-life father, [[Glen van Vliet]] had died in 1966, Howlin' Wolf was considered for the role of Beefheart's father. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Captain_Beefheart_vs_The_Grunt_People.html</ref> The project came to a premature end after Beefheart and Zappa had a fall-out over the disappointing sales of ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]''.
+In 1969, during the ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'' sessions in Zappa's studio at his new home in [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]], Zappa tried to relaunch his film project ''[[Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People]]'', with [[Captain Beefheart]] and his mother, [[Sue van Vliet]] in starring roles. Since Beefheart's real-life father, [[Glen van Vliet]] had died in 1966, Howlin' Wolf was considered for the role of Beefheart's father. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Captain_Beefheart_vs_The_Grunt_People.html</ref> The project came to a premature end after Beefheart and Zappa had a fall-out over the disappointing sales of ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]''.
 On 21 November 1974, Zappa was a guest DJ on radio station [[WSTM, Chicago]], where he played Howlin' Wolf's "Going Down Slow". Zappa named Howlin' Wolf's ''"Who Will Be Next?"'' as one of his top ten favorite records in ''[[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]]'', June 1975.

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 In ''[[The Fanzine Questionnaire]]'' (1966), Zappa named [[Howlin' Wolf]] his favourite male singer.
-On 21 November 1974 Zappa was a guest DJ on radio station [[WSTM, Chicago]], where he played Howlin' Wolf's "Going Down Slow". Zappa named Howlin' Wolf's ''"Who Will Be Next?"'' as one of his top ten favorite records in ''[[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]]'', June 1975.
+In 1969, during the ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'' sessions in Zappa's studio at his new home in [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]], Zappa tried to relaunch his film project ''[[Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People]]'', with [[Captain Beefheart]] and his mother, [[Sue Van Vliet]] in starring roles. Since Beefheart's real-life father, [[Glen van Vliet]] had died in 1966, Howlin' Wolf was considered for the role of Beefheart's father. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Captain_Beefheart_vs_The_Grunt_People.html</ref> The project came to a premature end after Beefheart and Zappa had a fall-out over the disappointing sales of ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]''.
 As a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 during the [[Star Special]] (1980) Zappa played Howlin' Wolf's ''"[[I Asked Her For Water And She Brought Me Gasoline]]"'' with the following introduction: ''"And now, for another person with exquisite diction".''

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-[[Category:Favorite Artists]]
+[[Category:Favorite Blues singers]]
 [[Category:Freak Out! (The List)]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]

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	Howlin' Wolf is mentioned in the list of influences in the sleeve of Zappa's debut album ''[[Freak Out!]]'' (1966), under the heading: ''"These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".''		Howlin' Wolf is mentioned in the list of influences in the sleeve of Zappa's debut album ''[[Freak Out!]]'' (1966), under the heading: ''"These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".''
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		+	In ''[[The Fanzine Questionnaire]]'' (1966), Zappa named [[Howlin' Wolf]] his favourite male singer.

	On 21 November 1974 Zappa was a guest DJ on radio station [[WSTM, Chicago]], where he played Howlin' Wolf's "Going Down Slow". Zappa named Howlin' Wolf's ''"Who Will Be Next?"'' as one of his top ten favorite records in ''[[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]]'', June 1975.		On 21 November 1974 Zappa was a guest DJ on radio station [[WSTM, Chicago]], where he played Howlin' Wolf's "Going Down Slow". Zappa named Howlin' Wolf's ''"Who Will Be Next?"'' as one of his top ten favorite records in ''[[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]]'', June 1975.

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 [[File:Howlin' Wolf.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Howlin' Wolf.]]
-'''Howlin' Wolf''' (born [[Chester Arthur Burnett]] (10 June 1910 - 10 January 1976) was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, infamous for his loud, booming and rough voice. Among his best known songs are ''"How Many More Years"'' (1951), ''"Moanin' At Midnight''" (1951), ''"Smokestack Lightning"'' (1956), ''"[[I Asked Her For Water And She Brought Me Gasoline]]"'' (1956), ''"Spoonful"'' (1960), ''"The Red Rooster"'' (1961) and ''"Wang-Dang Doodle"'' (1961).
+'''Howlin' Wolf''' (born Chester Arthur Burnett (10 June 1910 - 10 January 1976) was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, infamous for his loud, booming and rough voice. Among his best known songs are ''"How Many More Years"'' (1951), ''"Moanin' At Midnight''" (1951), ''"Smokestack Lightning"'' (1956), ''"[[I Asked Her For Water And She Brought Me Gasoline]]"'' (1956), ''"Spoonful"'' (1960), ''"The Red Rooster"'' (1961) and ''"Wang-Dang Doodle"'' (1961).
 ==Howlin' Wolf and Frank Zappa==

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 ==Quotes by Zappa about Howlin' Wolf==
-'''Did you have any friends at the time who shared your enthusiasm for [[Edgar Varèse]]?<br>
+'''Did you have any friends at the time who shared your enthusiasm for [[Edgard Varèse|Edgar Varèse]]?<br>
 No, but I would play it for them anyway. I mean, usually if they'd come over to the house, everybody does this same thing, if you have records, you tend to play your favorite items for whoever comes in. And that gives them the test to find out what kind of person that individual is. What I used to do was play them parts of the Varèse album and then play them [[Lightnin' Slim]] things like "My Starter Won't Start" or "Have Your Way" or I'd play them some [[Howlin' Wolf]]. That would clear them out really fast.

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		+	[[Category:Singers]]
		+	[[Category:Harmonica players]]
		+	[[Category:Guitarists]]

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	Zappa was also a fan of Howlin' Wolf's guitar player [[Hubert Sumlin]].		Zappa was also a fan of Howlin' Wolf's guitar player [[Hubert Sumlin]].
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		+	==Quotes by Zappa about Howlin' Wolf==
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		+	'''Did you have any friends at the time who shared your enthusiasm for [[Edgar Varèse]]?<br>
		+	No, but I would play it for them anyway. I mean, usually if they'd come over to the house, everybody does this same thing, if you have records, you tend to play your favorite items for whoever comes in. And that gives them the test to find out what kind of person that individual is. What I used to do was play them parts of the Varèse album and then play them [[Lightnin' Slim]] things like "My Starter Won't Start" or "Have Your Way" or I'd play them some [[Howlin' Wolf]]. That would clear them out really fast.
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		+	'''They didn't like that stuff either?<br>
		+	Well, usually that would get rid of the girls and the ignorant boys and what was left over was somebody you could have a conversation with.
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		+	- Frank Zappa, quoted in ''[[Frank Zappa: The SongTalk Interview]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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-'''Howlin' Wolf''', born [[Chester Arthur Burnett]] (1910-1976),  is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
+[[File:Howlin' Wolf.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Howlin' Wolf.]]
-He is also mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989): "[[Captain Beefheart|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels|Spaniels]], the [[The Nutmegs|Nutmegs]], the [[The Paragons|Paragons]], the [[The Orchids|Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."
+'''Howlin' Wolf''' (born [[Chester Arthur Burnett]] (10 June 1910 - 10 January 1976) was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, infamous for his loud, booming and rough voice. Among his best known songs are ''"How Many More Years"'' (1951), ''"Moanin' At Midnight''" (1951), ''"Smokestack Lightning"'' (1956), ''"I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)"'' (1956), ''"Spoonful"'' (1960), ''"The Red Rooster"'' (1961) and ''"Wang-Dang Doodle"'' (1961).
-In 1980, FZ featured as guest DJ on BBC Radio 1; one of the tracks he played was "[[I Asked Her For Water And She Brought Me Gasoline]]", by Howlin' Wolf ("[[Star Special]]"). "And now, for another person with exquisite diction". American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, bandleader, and larger-than-life personality. Second only to [[Muddy Waters]] (also name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]) in his generation of Mississippi singers, and a strong influence on [[Captain Beefheart]]. In 1964 he released his only "pop" hit, "[[Smokestack Lightning]]". He was inducted into the [[Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1991.
+==Howlin' Wolf and Frank Zappa==
-Zappa named ''"Who Will Be Next?"'' as one of his top ten favorite records in ''[[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]]''.
+Zappa and [[Captain Beefheart]] were huge Howlin' Wolf fans since their teenage years. As Zappa described in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'' (1989): '' "[[Captain Beefheart|Don]] was also an R&B fiend, so I'd bring my 45s over and we'd listen for hours on end to obscure hits by the Howlin' Wolf, [[Muddy Waters]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson]], [[Guitar Slim]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Don & Dewey]], the [[The Spaniels|Spaniels]], the [[The Nutmegs|Nutmegs]], the [[The Paragons|Paragons]], the [[The Orchids|Orchids]], the etc., etc., etc."''. Captain Beefheart also based his own vocal style on Howlin' Wolf.
 Zappa was also a fan of Howlin' Wolf's guitar player [[Hubert Sumlin]].