Its getting late in the evening here in Japan but there is always room for more music in my house. This one from blues legend Howlin Wolf, and originally penned by the late great Willie Dixon, is worthy of any good record collection - a monster of its very own creation that has been described as a party song in an urban style with its massive, rolling, exciting beat. In his autobiography, Dixon explained that the phrase wang dang doodle meant a good time, especially if the guy came in from the South. A wang dang meant having a ball and a lot of dancing, they called it a rocking style so thats what it meant to wang dang doodle. It was first recorded by Howlin Wolf in Chicago in 1960 and released by Chess Records in 1961 - with Howlin Wolf on vocals, Otis Spann on piano, Hubert Sumlin on guitar, Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums. Freddy King has also been identified as possibly a second guitarist. This magical version was recorded in Olympic Sound Studios, London, England in 1971. The personnel include: Howlin Wolf (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Eric Clapton, Hubert Sumlin (guitar); Jeffrey M. Carp (harmonica); Joe Miller, Jordan Sandke, Dennis Lansing (horns); Steve Winwood (piano, organ); Ian Stewart, Lafayette Leake, Phil Upchurch, John Simon (piano); Bill Wyman, Klaus Voorman (bass); Ringo Starr (drums), and Charlie Watts (percussion)!!!
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:11:25 +0000