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Howlin' Wolf

1910 - 1976

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Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues, and over a four-decade career, recorded blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and psychedelic rock. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Born into poverty in Mississippi, Burnett became a protégé of Delta blues musician Charley Patton in the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howlin' Wolf is the 603rd most popular singer (down from 527th in 2019), the 3,683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,948th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Howlin' Wolf ranks 603 out of 4,381. Before him are Fud Leclerc, Sabah Fakhri, Ronnie Van Zant, Emmylou Harris, Justyna Steczkowska, and Mohammed Rafi. After him are Manuel García, Tim Staffell, Leo Nucci, Doro, Silvio Rodríguez, and Michael Kiske.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Howlin' Wolf ranks 127. Before him are Sylvia Sidney, Saint Alphonsa, Fritz Leiber, Bill Pickering, Jane Bell, and Heinz Hoffmann. After him are Richard Conte, Pierre Bézier, Rachel Kempson, Scatman Crothers, Carmine Coppola, and Yusof Ishak. Among people deceased in 1976, Howlin' Wolf ranks 96. Before him are Gottfried von Cramm, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Alexander Novikov, Paul Robeson, Sal Mineo, and Freddie King. After him are Mikhail Katukov, Silvana Armenulić, Paul Douglas, Grégoire Kayibanda, Paul Strand, and Josef Sudek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howlin' Wolf ranks 3,683 out of 20,380. Before him are Edith Head (1897), Neil Simon (1927), Kevin A. Lynch (1918), George Segal (1934), Howard Zinn (1922), and Martha Chase (1927). After him are Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872), Evel Knievel (1938), Larry Silverstein (1931), Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Richard Sears (1861), and Tom Peters (1942).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Howlin' Wolf ranks 193. Before him are Barbara Hendricks (1948), Eric Carmen (1949), Andy Williams (1927), Barry Manilow (1943), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), and Emmylou Harris (1947). After him are Richard Tucker (1913), Al Green (1946), Sheryl Crow (1962), Akon (1973), Melissa Etheridge (1961), and Ashanti (1980).

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