Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
Tropin' at Midnight: Alliterative Title: "Moanin' at Midnight"
Animal Motifs: A wolf howling at the moon is seen on the cover.
Break-Up Song: "How Many More Years?"How many more years? Have I got to let you dog me around How many more years? Oh, I got to let you dog me around I'd soon rather be dead Sleeping six feet in the ground
"I'm Leavin' You"Woman, I got to put you down Well, if you can't treat me right Ain't no use of me hangin' around
Cover Version: "Evil" and "Forty-Four" are covers, respectively by Willie Dixon and Roosevelt Sykes.
Guttural Growler: This album introduced listeners to the singer's growly vocals.
Howling to the Night: A literal howling wolf is seen on the cover.
Mundane Made Awesome: "Smokestack Lightnin'" was inspired by the smokestack sparks that came out of the trains going by.
Non-Appearing Title: The song "Moanin' at Midnight" comes close.
One-Word Title: "Evil".
Questioning Title?: "How Many More Years?" and "Baby How Long?"
Record Producer: Willie Dixon, Sam Phillips, Leonard & Phil Chess.
Shout-Out: "How Many More Times?" on Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin (1969) was inspired by Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Years?", but without giving him credit. The reissue has put this straight.
Special Guest: Willie Johnson plays guitar, Ike Turner piano, Willie Dixon bass and Otis Spann piano.
Train Song: "Smokestack Lightning".
Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
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