![]() ![]() At least anybody come along holler boo!, I was ready to run. Howlin’ Wolf: No, I played around on the plantation, you know/ because I was kinda shy. Unknown voice: Did you play really actively when you were young or did you just play around? Howlin’ Wolf: Well, I reckon I was about I’d say 17 when I started blowing the harp. Unknown voice: How old were you when you started? You play beautiful harp. Sonny Boy Rice Miller he started me on the blowing the harmonica. Charlie started me out picking the guitar, Charlie Patton. Each in one would play for him maybe for Saturday night, Sunday night, and I would follow them around and try to get them to learn me. Howlin’ Wolf: No, just country houses on the plantation. Howlin’ Wolf: Well, you see, wasn’t no beer joints at that time. Howlin’ Wolf: Yeah, he picked them more clearly and you could understand what he was doing.Ĭhris: Did you see Charlie Patton and them guys in beer joints, neighborhood joints? Also, Tampa Red but Lemon Jefferson was my favorite guitar player because he could play notes clear and I like the clear notes on guitar. I listened to Lonnie Johnson and Mama Rainey. I just seen him on the bandstand, you know? That was Charlie Patton, the blues singer, around Ruleville, Mississippi. Howlin’ Wolf: He come through there, but I didn’t get to say nothin’ to him. Howlin’ Wolf: It’s in Mississippi in the hills, well, let’s say the prairies.Ĭhris: Who were some of the people that you heard when you were a kid? It’s about 150 miles from Memphis, Tennessee: south. We have tried to correct as many as possible, but if you discover errors while listening, please send corrections to transcript has been kindly reviewed, edited and corrected by Mark Hoffman Co-author of “Moanin’ at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin’ Wolf” Due to the challenges of transcribing speech – especially when it contains regional accents and refers to regional places and names – some of these interview transcriptions may contain errors. A Note About the Transcriptions: In order to expedite the process of putting these interviews online, we are using a transcription service. ![]()
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