However, growing up in the Delta at that time gave him unique access to the blues masters of the area. Wolf spent most of his early life as a farmer, both in Mississippi and Arkansas. That made Burnett one of the last true cavalry soldiers, as well as one of the last Buffalo Soldiers in the army.ģ. Still a horse cavalry unit while Wolf was a member, the 9th was deactivated in March, 1944. It was there that one of the earliest photos of Wolf was taken, showing him cleaning the frog of a horse’s hoof as a senior NCO looks on. For part of that time, he was assigned to the 9th Cavalry Regiment, famed for being one of the units dubbed “Buffalo Soldiers.” He participated in the largest military exercise ever held in the United States, The Louisiana Maneuvers, in 1941. Howlin’ Wolf spent two and a half years in the US Army. It was his father, Dock, who gave Wolf his first guitar at the age of 18.Ģ. He ran away at age 13, finally finding an inviting home with his father’s family. His mother left him with a stern, unforgiving uncle.
At just one year old, his parents separated. Once, something frightened the young Chester and he ran howling upstairs, which prompted his family to dub him the Howlin’ Wolf. His grandfather would tell him and his siblings stories of the wolves in the area. Howlin’ Wolf was born June 10th, 1910 in White Station, Mississippi, just north of West Point, Chester Burnett grew up on the Young and Morrow Cotton Plantation near Ruleville. In remembering his art and legacy, here are 10 things you may not know about Howlin’ Wolf.ġ. A true paragon of the blues, he brought the music of the Mississippi Delta to Chicago in 1952.
The blues giant Chester Arthur Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf, was one of the most influential blues musicians of all time.
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