Howlin’ Wolf was the stage name of Chester Arthur Burnett, an American blues guitarist, and singer who lived from June 10, 1910, until January 10, 1976. One of the greatest blues musicians to have ever lived, according to many.
Throughout their four-decade career, he recorded music in the blues, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and psychedelic rock genres. He also facilitated the change from Chicago blues to Delta blues.
He was raised in a challenging environment despite being one of six children born into poverty in Mississippi. After his mother kicked him out, he moved live with his great-uncle, who was notoriously violent.
Who is Howlin’ Wolf’s wife Lillie Handley?
Burnett’s future wife Lillie Handley (1925-2001), attended one of his concerts at a Chicago nightclub, and he initially became acquainted there. She and her family were well-educated and affluent, and they stayed away from the allegedly sordid scene that the blues musicians frequented.
But he was pulled to her as soon as he saw her in the audience. He immediately pursued her and won her over.
