Message to the Young
1971 studio album by Howlin' Wolf
Message to the Young | ||||
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Studio album by Howlin' Wolf | ||||
Released | March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) | |||
Recorded | September 1970 & October 6, 1970 | |||
Studio | Ter Mar Recording, Chicago | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 30:57 | |||
Label | Chess | |||
Producer | Cash McCall, Sonny Thompson | |||
Howlin' Wolf chronology | ||||
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Message to the Young is the eighth album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released by Chess Records in 1971.[1]
Reception
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AllMusic | [2] |
Cash McCall stated "I did an album on Howlin’ Wolf that didn't work out too well, I didn't know the man couldn't read and that was Message To The Young. I produced that and Wolf didn't have any respect for me, as I was so young".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Sarah Lewis and Sonny Thompson except where noted
- "If I Were a Bird" (Morris Dollison) – 4:34
- "I Smell a Rat" – 2:15
- "Miss James" – 3:27
- "Message to the Young" (Thompson, Ralph Bass) – 5:50
- "She's Looking Good" (Roger Collins) – 2:40
- "Just As Long" – 3:42
- "Romance Without Finance" – 3:22
- "Turn Me On" – 4:32[2]
Personnel
- Howlin' Wolf – vocals, harmonica
- Sonny Thompson – piano, arranger, conductor
- John Jeremiah – organ
- Bryce Roberson, Jon Stocklin – guitar
- Bob Crowder – bass
- Tyrone Smith – drums
- Cash McCall – arranger, conductor[4]
- Unidentified horn section and vocalists
References
- ^ Howlin' Wolf Sessionography Archived 2019-06-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 19, 2019
- ^ a b Howlin' Wolf: Message to the Young – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Stephenson, M. Blues Blast: Featured Interview Cash McCall, Bluesblastmagazine.com, accessed September 20, 2019
- ^ "Message to the Young - Howlin' Wolf | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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Howlin' Wolf
- 1968: The Super Super Blues Band With Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley
- 1969: The Howlin' Wolf Album
- 1971: Message to the Young
- 1971: The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
- 1973: The Back Door Wolf
- 1972: Live and Cookin'
albums
- 1959: Moanin' in the Moonlight
- 1962: Howlin' Wolf
- 1962: Howling Wolf Sings the Blues
- 1965: The Real Folk Blues
- 1967: More Real Folk Blues
- 1997: His Best
- 1951: "How Many More Years"
- "Moanin' at Midnight
- 1954: "Forty-Four"
- "Evil"
- 1956: "Smokestack Lightning"
- 1957: "Sitting on Top of the World"
- "Poor Boy"
- 1960: "Wang Dang Doodle"
- "Back Door Man"
- "Spoonful"
- 1961: "I Ain't Superstitious"
- 1962: "Little Red Rooster"
- "Goin' Down Slow"
- 1964: "My Country Sugar Mama"
- "Killing Floor"
- Ike Turner
- Willie Johnson
- Pat Hare
- Jody Williams
- Hubert Sumlin
- Willie Dixon