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Chester Burnett (1910–1976)

Soundtrack | Music Department

Trivia:

Blues guitar player. See more trivia »

Born:

Chester Arthur Burnett
in White Station, Mississippi, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Hines, Illinois, USA
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2011 Metal Evolution (TV series documentary)
– Pre-Metal (2011) (performer: "Smokestack Lightning" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2011 Shame (writer: "You Can't Be Beat" / performer: "You Can't Be Beat" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2011 The Hangover Part II (writer: "Smokestack Lightnin" / performer: "Smokestack Lightnin" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2010 True Blood (TV series)
– It Hurts Me Too (2010) (performer: "Spoonful" - uncredited)
 
2009 He's Just Not That Into You (writer: "Worried About My Baby" / performer: "Worried About My Baby" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2009 Big River Man (documentary) (performer: "Little Red Rooster" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2008 Cadillac Records (writer: "Smokestack Lightin'")
 
2008 Mad Money (writer: "Smokestack Lightning" / performer: "Smokestack Lightning" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2007 The Sopranos (TV series)
– Chasing It (2007) (performer: "Goin' Down Slow" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2006 All the King's Men (writer: "Smokestack Lightnin'" / performer: "Smokestack Lightnin'" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
– Cream Reunion Concert (2005) (writer: "Sitting On Top of the World")
 
2001-2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "I Have a Little Girl" / performer: "I Have a Little Girl" / as Howlin' Wolf)
– Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records (2001) (writer: "Down In The Bottom", "My Baby Walked Off" / as Howlin' Wolf / performer: "Down In The Bottom", "My Baby Walked Off" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2003 How to Deal (performer: "Hidden Charms")
 
2000 Chain of Fools (writer: "Down to This" / as Frederick Hibbert / writer: / as C. Burnett / performer: "Down to This" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
1997 An American Werewolf in Paris (writer: "I'm The Wolf" / performer: "I'm The Wolf" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
1996 The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon (documentary) (writer: "Smokestack Lightning")
 
1994 Backbeat (writer: "Chocolate Drop")
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary) (performer: "I Ain't Superstitious")
 
1991 Live at the El Mocambo: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (video) (writer: "Tell Me")
 
1991 The Doors (writer: "Back Door Man")
 
1990 Men Don't Leave (writer: "TELL ME")
 
1989 Who Shot Patakango? (writer: "Smokestack Lightning" / performer: "Smokestack Lightning" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
1982 Diner (performer: "Smokestack Lightning" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
1978 Blue Collar (performer: "Wang Dang Doodle" / as Howlin Wolf)
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
– Episode #1.37 (1965) (performer: "How Many Years" / as Howlin' Wolf)
 
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1986 Jimi Plays Monterey (documentary) (composer: song "Killing Floor")
 
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2011 Smokestack Lightning: The Legendary Howlin' Wolf (documentary) (post-production)
 
1967 Festival (documentary)
Himself (as Howling Wolf)
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.37 (1965) … Himself - Singer (as Howlin' Wolf)
 
1964 Tempo (TV series)
Music performer
– The Blues Came Walkin': Part 2 (1964) … Music performer (as Howlin' Wolf)
 
1964 The Beat Room (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1964) … Himself (as Howling Wolf)
 
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2009 The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (TV special)
Himself (as Howling Wolf)
 
2003 The Howlin' Wolf Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
 
2001 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself (as Howlin' Wolf)
 
2000 Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (TV documentary)
Himself (as Howlin' Wolf)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1969) Single: "Evil" / "Tail Dragger" (Cadet Concept Records) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Howlin' Wolf | Howling Wolf

Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)
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Trivia:

Blues guitar player. See more »

Nickname:

Howlin' Wolf See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini