His Best, Volume 2

~ Release by Howlin’ Wolf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Howlin' Wolf Boogie
bass:
[unknown] (on 1951-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-12-18)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1951-12-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-12-18)
piano:
Albert Williams (on 1951-12-18)
recording of:
Howlin’ Wolf Boogie (on 1951-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:43
2Mr. Highway Man
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-01-23)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1952-01-23)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-01-23)
piano:
L.C. Hubert (on 1952-01-23)
recording of:
Mr. Highway Man (on 1952-01-23)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:51
3All Night Boogie (All Night Long)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1953-10-28)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1953-10-28) and Jody Williams (on 1953-10-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1953-10-28)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1953-10-28)
recording of:
All Night Boogie (on 1953-10-28)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:17
4You Gonna Wreck My Live (No Place to Go alt, take)
double bass:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Lee Cooper and Hubert Sumlin
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf
membranophone:
Earl Phillips
piano:
Otis Spann
recording of:
You Gonna Wreck My Life (in 1954-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
No Place to Go
2:38
5I'm the Wolf
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-04-18)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (on 1954-04-18) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1954-04-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-18)
recording of:
I'm the Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:56
6Rockin' Daddy
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-04-18)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (on 1954-04-18) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1954-04-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-18)
recording of:
Rockin' Daddy (on 1954-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:06
7Who Will Be Next
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1955-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1955-03) and Jody Williams (in 1955-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1955-03)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1955-03)
recording of:
Who Will Be Next? (in 1955-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:37
8The Natchez Burnin'
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
The Natchez Burnin’ (on 1956-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:12
9Tell Me
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1957-06-24) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
membranophone:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1957-06-24)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:02
10I've Been Abused
guitar:
Abraham “Little Smokey” Smothers (in 1959-07) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1959-07)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1959-07)
membranophone:
S.P. Leary (in 1959-07)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1959-07)
tenor saxophone:
Abb Locke (in 1959-07)
recording of:
I've Been Abused (in 1959-07)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:20
11Down in the Bottom
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-05)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-05)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (in 1961-05) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-05)
piano:
Johnny Jones (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Down in the Bottom (in 1961-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
2:38
12You'll Be Mine
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12), Jimmy Rogers (in 1961-12) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-12)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
recording of:
You’ll Be Mine (in 1961-12)
composer:
Willie Dixon
2:31
13Just Like I Treat You
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (in 1961-12) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1961-12)
recording of:
Just Like I Treat You (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
3:00
14Tail Dragger
double bass:
Jerome Arnold (on 1962-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Junior Blackman (on 1962-09-28)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1962-09-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1962-09-28)
piano:
Johnny Jones (on 1962-09-28)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (on 1962-09-28)
recording of:
Tail Dragger (on 1962-09-28)
writer:
Willie Dixon
3:02
15My Country Sugar Mama
bass saxophone:
Donald Hankins (in 1964-08)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1964-08)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1964-08)
electric bass guitar:
Andrew Palmer (in 1964-08)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1964-08)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1964-08)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (in 1964-08)
tenor saxophone:
Arnold Rogers (in 1964-08)
cover recording of:
My Country Sugar Mama (in 1964-08)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:40
16Louise
bass saxophone:
Donald Hankins (in 1964-08)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1964-08)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1964-08)
electric bass guitar:
Andrew Palmer (in 1964-08)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1964-08)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1964-08)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (in 1964-08)
tenor saxophone:
Arnold Rogers (in 1964-08)
cover recording of:
Louise (in 1964-08)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
2:48
17Don't Laugh at Me
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (on 1965-04-15)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-04-15) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1965-04-15)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1965-04-15)
piano:
Lee Eggleston (on 1965-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Shaw (on 1965-04-15)
recording of:
Don't Laugh at Me (on 1965-04-15)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:19
18Commit a Crime
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (on 1966-04-11)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1966-04-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1966-04-11)
piano:
Henry Gray (on 1966-04-11)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Shaw (on 1966-04-11)
recording of:
I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime) (on 1966-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
What a Woman
3:10
19New Crawlin' King Snake
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (on 1966-04-11)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1966-04-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1966-04-11)
piano:
Henry Gray (on 1966-04-11)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Shaw (on 1966-04-11)
cover recording of:
New Crawlin' King Snake (on 1966-04-11)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:00
20The Red Rooster (false start and dialogue)
acoustic guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1970-05-07)
bass guitar:
Bill Wyman (on 1970-05-07)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1970-05-07) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1970-05-07)
harmonica:
Jeff Carp (on 1970-05-07) and Howlin’ Wolf (on 1970-05-07)
membranophone:
Charlie Watts (on 1970-05-07)
organ and piano:
Steve Winwood (on 1970-05-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1970-05-07)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1970-05-07)
recording of:
The Red Rooster (on 1970-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
5:55