Howlin Wolf Killing Floors

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Howlin wolf killing floors.

Complete your howlin wolf collection. This is where the soul of man never dies. I should a quit you long time ago i should a quit you baby long time ago i should a quit you and. I should a quit you a long time ago.

Called one of the defining classics of chicago electric blues killing floor became a blues standard with recordings by various artists. Killing floor is a 1964 song by american blues singer songwriter and guitarist howlin wolf. Howlin wolf killing floor. Great blues music from howlin wolf.

Killing floor single version from 1964 photo by sandy guy schoenfeld by howlin wolf his best chess 50th anniversary collection 1997 lyrics i shoul. One might argue that wolf picked up the use of killing floor to mean slaughterhouse from hard time killing floor blues which was recorded by influential delta bluesman skip james in 1931. Yet james had never been up north until he was brought to grafton wisconsin in 1931 to make that recording for paramount. Produced by willie dixon phil chess leonard chess.

Several of his songs including smokestack lightnin killing floor and spoonful have become blues and blues rock standards. Album chess blues vol 4.