Smokestack Lightning

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Smokestack Lightning

song by Howlin’ Wolf

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Howlin’ Wolf
Influence and later life and career
His 1956 recording of “Smokestack Lightning” reached the British singles charts in 1964 (the same year he toured Europe for the American Folk Blues Festival), and its impact was substantial. The following year he appeared on the music variety show Shindig! at the insistence of fellow guests the Rolling…
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His 1956 recording of “Smokestack Lightning” reached the British singles charts in 1964 (the same year he toured Europe for the American Folk Blues Festival), and its impact was substantial. The following year he appeared on the music variety show Shindig! at the insistence of fellow guests the Rolling…
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