Howlin' Wolf

American  

[hou-lin] / ˈhaʊ lɪn /

noun

1. Chester Arthur Burnett, 1910–76, U.S. blues singer.

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Howlin' Wolf British  

/ ˈhaʊlɪn /

noun

1. real name Chester Burnett. 1910–76, US blues singer and songwriter

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Example Sentences

For Delta Slim, Lindo read books on the blues, listened to Son House, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and immersed himself in the culture of the Mississippi Delta.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The album will be their first since 2016's Blue & Lonesome, which featured covers of the songs by Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf that first inspired them to form a band in the 1960s.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2023

Like Dylan, Robertson was a self-taught musicologist and storyteller who absorbed everything American from the novels of William Faulkner to the scorching blues of Howlin’ Wolf to the gospel harmonies of the Swan Silvertones.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Howie Kaplan, the proprietor of the Howlin’ Wolf, a venue in downtown New Orleans, also began providing meals and other services to musicians in the early days of the pandemic.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021

“Madam,” he said politely, flipping the through the flat cardboard covers, “why, there’s Bessie. Billie. Rosetta. Son. Robert. B.B. King, Albert King, and Alberta King. And Howlin’ Wolf, too!

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia