Tuesday, March 27, 2012

TABLATURE TUESDAY: HOWLIN' WOLF - SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING

Chester " Howlin' Wolf" Burnett was inspired to write this song by watching the smoke come out of trains as they passed at night (i.e, "smokestack lightning"). The song was released in March of 1956 and went into the Top 10 on the R&B charts and is now in the Grammy Hall Of Fame.