Sessionography
This sessionography is mainly compiled from liner notes to the Howlin' Wolf recordings that I own. There are many discrepancies among them. I have tried to resolve them the best I can by listening. If you catch any mistakes, I'll be grateful if you let me know. Email Big Daddy Rabbit.
In addition to telling you what songs were recorded on what date, this sessionography also tells you were you may find the recordings on CD and occassionally LP as well. I've listed the catalog numbers of any songs that were released as singles.
AGAIN = Howling Wolf Rides Again (Flair/Virgin-CD) 1991.
ALBUM = The Howlin' Wolf Album (Chess-LP) 1969.
ALICE = Live and Cookin' At Alice's Revisited (Chess-LP)
1972.
BACK = The Back Door Wolf (Chess-LP) 1973.
BIG = Big City Blues (United-LP) nd.
BOX = The Chess Box (Chess-3CD) 1991.
CHAIR = The Rockin' Chair Album (Chess Vogue-CD) 1986.
CHANGE = Change My Way (Chess-CD) 1975, 1990.
COMP = The Complete Recordings 1951-1969 (Charly-7CD) 1993.
DOG = Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog (Chess-2CD) 1994.
LIVE = Live In Europe 1964 (Sundown-LP) nd.
LONDON = The London Sessions (Chess Vogue-CD) 1971, 1984.
MEMPHIS = Memphis Blues (United-LP) nd.
MESSAGE = Message To The Young (Chess-LP) 1971.
MORE = More Real Folk Blues (Chess-CD) 1967, 1988.
ORIGINAL = Original Folk Blues (United-LP) nd.
REVISITED = London Revisited (Chess-LP) 1974.
SUN = Original Sun Recordings: Howlin' For My Baby
(Charly-CD) 1987.
SUPER = The Super Super Blues Band (Chess-LP) 1967.
Early 1951. Memphis. Audition acetate. Two takes recorded by Sam Phillips and sent to the Bihari Brothers in L.A. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Ike Turner, p; Willie Johnson, g; Willie Steele, d.
| Riding In The Moonlight | AGAIN15 | ||
| Riding In The Moonlight | AGAIN18 |
September, 1951. West Memphis, Arkansas. First session for RPM recorded at KWEM by Joe Bihari. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Ike Turner, p; Willie Johnson, g; Willie Steele, d.
| MM-1674 | Riding In The Moonlight | RPM 333 | AGAIN6 ORIGINAL1 |
| Dog Me Around | AGAIN4 ORIGINAL8 | ||
| MM-1677 | Moanin' At Midnight | RPM 333 | AGAIN5 ORIGINAL4 |
| Keep What You Got | AGAIN3 ORIGINAL10 |
NOTES: Moanin' At Midnight is listed as Morning At Midnight on ORIGINAL and BIG.
October 2, 1951. West Memphis, Arkansas. Recorded at YMCA Building. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Ike Turner, p; Willie Johnson, g; Willie Steele, d.
| MM-1684 | Passing By Blues | RPM 340 | AGAIN10 MEMPHIS1 |
| MM-1685 | Crying At Daybreak | RPM 340 | AGAIN2 ORIGINAL6 |
| MM-1748 | My Baby Stole Off | RPM 347 | AGAIN8 |
| MM-1749 | I Want Your Picture | RPM 347 | AGAIN9 |
NOTES: Crying At Daybreak is listed as Crying At Daylight on BIG.
February 12, 1952. West Memphis, Arkansas. Last session for RPM. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Ike Turner, p; Willie Johnson, g; Willie Steele, d.
| Worried About My Baby | AGAIN11 ORIGINAL5 | ||
| House Rockin' Boogie | AGAIN1 ORIGINAL7 | ||
| Brown Skin Woman | ORIGINAL2 | ||
| Chocolate Drop | AGAIN7 | ||
| Chocolate Drop (alt) | AGAIN12 | ||
| Driving This Highway | AGAIN13 | ||
| The Sun Is Rising | AGAIN14 MEMPHIS9 | ||
| My Friends | AGAIN16 MEMPHIS10 | ||
| I'm The Wolf | AGAIN17 MEMPHIS2 |
NOTES: House Rockin' Boogie is listed as House Rockers on ORIGINAL.
| Twisting And Turning (inst) | ORIGINAL3 | ||
| Backslide Boogie (inst) | ORIGINAL9 |
NOTES: Backslide Boogie is listed as Backside Boogie on BIG.
May 14 or August, 1951. Memphis. Ch 1479 is Wolf's first record. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Ike Turner, p; Willie Johnson, g; Willie Steele, d.
| U83 | Moanin' At Midnight | Ch 1479 | COMP1/1 BOX1/1 |
| U84 | How Many More Years | Ch 1479 | COMP1/2 BOX1/2 |
| How Many More Years (alt) | COMP2/8 | ||
| How Many More Years (alt) | COMP2/12 | ||
| How Many More Years (alt) | COMP2/13 | ||
| How Many More Years (alt) | COMP2/14 | ||
| Baby Ride With Me | COMP1/11 | ||
| Baby Ride With Me (alt) | COMP2/9 | ||
| Baby Ride With Me (alt) | COMP2/10 | ||
| Baby Ride With Me (alt) | COMP2/11 |
December 18, 1951. Memphis. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Albert Williams, p; Willie Johnson, g; Unknown, b, ts; Willie Steele, d.
| F1004 | The Wolf Is At Your Door | Ch 1497 | COMP1/3 BOX1/4 SUN11 |
| F1005 | Howlin' Wolf Boogie | Ch 1497 | COMP1/4 BOX1/3 |
| Look-A-Here Baby | COMP1/13 DOG1/1 SUN14 | ||
| California Blues #1 | COMP2/2 DOG1/2 SUN17 | ||
| California Boogie | COMP1/12 SUN19 | ||
| My Baby Walked Off | COMP2/3 SUN1 | ||
| Smile At Me | COMP2/1 SUN2 | ||
| My Troubles And Me | COMP2/4 SUN18 |
NOTES: The Wolf Is At Your Door is listed as Howlin' For My Baby on SUN. Some sources list My Baby Walked Off and My Troubles And Me on January 23, 1952.
Possibly January 23, 1952. Memphis. Howln' Wolf, v, hca; L.C. Hubert, p; Willie Johnson, g; Unknown, b; Willie Steele, d.
| U7426 | Getting Old And Gray | Ch 1510 | COMP1/5 |
| U7427 | Mr Highway Man | Ch 1510 | COMP1/6 BOX1/5 SUN8 |
| Mr Highway Man (alt) | COMP2/15 | ||
| Chocolate Drop | COMP2/5 SUN5 |
April 17, 1952. Memphis. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; L.C. Hubert or Bill Johnson, p; Willie Johnson, g; Unknown, b; Willie Steele, d.
| Everybody's In The Mood | COMP1/14 DOG1/4 SUN4 | ||
| Color And Kind | COMP1/15 DOG1/5 | ||
| 18750 | Dorothy Mae (tk 1) | COMP2/6 SUN7 | |
| Dorothy Mae (tk 2) | COMP1/20 DOG1/6 | ||
| 18751 | When I'm Gone | UNISSUED | |
| 18752 | Bluebird | COMP1/16 BOX1/7 SUN3 | |
| 18753 & 1028 | Saddle My Pony | Ch 1515 | COMP1/7 BOX1/8 |
| 1029 | Worried All The Time | Ch 1515 | COMP1/8 DOG1/3 |
| 18754 | Sweet Woman (I Got A Woman) | COMP1/17 DOG1/7 SUN12 | |
| 18755 | Decoration Day | COMP1/19 DOG1/8 SUN15 | |
| 18756 | Well That's All Right | COMP1/18 BOX1/9 SUN16 |
NOTES: Identify take 2 of Dorothy Mae by the words "Blow Wolf!" before the harp solo. Worried All The Time is listed as January 23, 1952 on DOG and April 17, 1953 on COMP.
October 7, 1952. Memphis. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; James Cotton, hca; L.C. Hubert or Bill Johnson, p; Walter "Tang" Smith, tb; Charles Taylor, ts; Unknown, b; Willie Steele, d.
| Oh Red (tk 1) | COMP2/19 | ||
| Oh Red (tk 2) | COMP2/20 | ||
| 1037-3 | Oh Red | Ch 1528 | COMP1/9 DOG1/9 SUN9 |
| My Last Affair (tk 1) | COMP2/16 | ||
| 1038-3 | My Last Affair | Ch 1528 | COMP1/10 BOX1/10 SUN10 |
| Come Back Home (tk 1) | COMP2/17 | ||
| Come Back Home (tk 2) | COMP2/18 | ||
| Come Back Home (tk 3) | COMP1/21 SUN6 | ||
| C.V. Wine Blues | COMP2/7 SUN13 |
Mastered September 24, 1953, but recorded earlier. Memphis. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Willie Johnson, g; others unknown.
| U7556 | I've Got A Woman | MORE2 COMP3/1 | |
| U7557 | Just My Kind | COMP3/2 BOX1/11 MORE1 | |
| U7558 | Work For Your Money | COMP3/3 BOX1/12 MORE3 | |
| Mama Died And Left Me | COMP3/5 BOX1/13 | ||
| I'm Not Joking | COMP3/4 DOG1/10 |
Mastered October 28, 1953, but recorded earlier. Memphis. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Willie Johnson, g; others unknown.
| Highway My Friend | COMP3/6 DOG1/11 | ||
| Hold Your Money | COMP3/7 DOG1/12 | ||
| Streamline Woman | COMP3/8 BOX1/15 | ||
| California Blues #2 | COMP3/9 DOG1/13 | ||
| Stay Here Till My Baby Comes Back | COMP3/10 DOG1/14 | ||
| Crazy About You Baby | COMP3/11 BOX1/16 | ||
| U7565 | All Night Boogie | Ch 1557 | COMP3/12 BOX1/14 |
| U7566 | I Love My Baby | Ch 1557 | COMP3/13 MORE7 |
NOTES: I Love My Baby is listed as U7567 on COMP and U7566 on MORE LP.
March, 1954. Likely first session in Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Otis Spann, p; Lee Cooper, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below or Earl Phillips, d.
| U7618 | No Place To Go | Ch 1566 | COMP3/14 |
| U7618 | You Gonna Wreck My Life | Ch 1744 | COMP7/1 BOX1/17 MORE6 |
| U7619 | Neighbors | COMP3/15 BOX1/18 MORE8 | |
| U7620 | I'm The Wolf | COMP3/16 BOX1/20 MORE9 | |
| U7621 | Rockin' Daddy | Ch 1566 | COMP3/17 BOX1/21 MORE10 |
NOTES: You Gonna Wreck My Life is an alternate version of No Place To Go.
May 25, 1954. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Otis Spann, p; Jody Williams, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| U7657 | Baby How Long | Ch 1575 | COMP3/18 BOX1/22 |
| U7658 | Evil | Ch 1575 | COMP3/19 BOX1/23 |
October, 1954. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Otis Spann, p; Jody Williams, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| U7740 | I'll Be Around | Ch 1584 | COMP3/20 BOX1/24 MORE4 |
| U7741 | Forty Four | Ch 1584 | COMP3/21 BOX1/25 |
March, 1955. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Henry Gray, p; Jody Williams, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon b; Earl Phillips d.
| U7795 | Who Will Be Next? | Ch 1593 | COMP4/1 BOX1/26 MORE11 |
| U7796 | I Have A Little | Ch 1593? | COMP4/2 MORE12 |
| U7798 | Come To Me Baby | Ch 1607 | COMP4/3 DOG1/15 |
| U7799 | Don't Mess With My Baby | Ch 1607? | COMP4/4 BOX2/1 |
January, 1956. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin, Willie Johnson, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| U7985 | Smokestack Lightnin' | Ch 1618 | COMP4/5 BOX2/2 |
| U7986 | You Can't Be Beat | Ch 1618 | COMP4/6 BOX2/3 MORE5 |
July 19, 1956. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin or Willie Johnson, Otis "Smokey" Smothers, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| 8175 | I Asked For Water | Ch 1632 | COMP4/7 BOX2/5 |
| 8176 | So Glad | Ch 1632 | COMP4/8 DOG1/16 |
| 8177 | Break Of Day | COMP4/9 | |
| 8178 | The Natchez Burning | Ch 1744 | COMP4/10 BOX2/6 CHAIR21 |
December, 1956. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Adolph "Billy" Duncan, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson, Smokey Smothers, g; Alfred Elkins, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| 8352 | Going Back Home | Ch 1648 | COMP4/11 |
| 8353 | Bluebird | COMP4/12 DOG1/17 | |
| 8354 | My Life | Ch 1648 | COMP4/13 DOG1/18 |
| 8355 | You Ought To Know | COMP4/14 DOG1/19 |
June 24, 1957. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Adolph "Billy" Duncan, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson, Smokey Smothers, g; Alfred Elkins, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| 8528 | Who's Been Talking? | Ch 1750 | COMP4/15 BOX2/7 CHAIR4 |
| 8529 | Tell Me | Ch 1750 | COMP4/16 BOX2/8 CHAIR12 |
| 8530 | Somebody In My Home | Ch 1668 | COMP4/17 |
| Somebody In My Home (alt) | COMP7/2 | ||
| 8531 | Nature | Ch 1668 | COMP4/18 CHAIR17 |
| Nature (alt) | COMP7/4 DOG1/20 | ||
| Nature (tks 1-4-6) | COMP7/3 |
December, 1957. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin, Jody Williams, g; Alfred Elkins, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| 8615 | Walk To Camp Hill | COMP4/19 DOG1/21 | |
| 8616 | Poor Boy | Ch 1679 | COMP4/20 CHAIR15 |
| Poor Boy (alt) | DOG1/22 | ||
| 8617 | My Baby Told Me | COMP4/21 DOG2/1 | |
| 8618 | Sittin' On Top Of The World | Ch 1679 | COMP4/22 BOX2/9 CHAIR16 |
NOTES: My Baby Told Me is an alternate version of Moanin' For My Baby.
March, 1958. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Abb Locke, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; probably Willie Dixon, b; S.P. Leary, d.
| 8718 | I Didn't Know | COMP7/5 | |
| 8719 | Howlin' Blues | Ch 1726 | COMP4/23 |
| Howlin' Blues (alt) | CHANGE12 | ||
| I Better Go Now (tk 1) | COMP7/6 | ||
| 8720-3 | I Better Go Now | Ch 1726 | COMP4/24 BOX2/13 CHANGE5 |
NOTES: I Didn't Know was recorded again on April 3, 1958. Howlin' Blues, also known as I'm Going Away, is listed as 8790 in a COMP footnote and as 9272 on CHANGE LP. I Better Go Now is listed as 9272 in a COMP footnote and on BOX, aas 8790 on CHANGE LP, and as September, 1958 on BOX.
April 3, 1958. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Adolph "Billy" Dockins, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin, Jody Williams, g; Abb Locke, ts, Alfred Elkins, b; Earl Phillips, d.
| 8774 | I Didn't Know | Ch 1695 | COMP5/1 BOX2/10 CHANGE10 |
| 8775 | Moaning For My Baby | Ch 1695 | COMP5/2 BOX2/11 |
| Moaning For My Baby (tks 3-4) | COMP7/7 | ||
| Midnight Blues | DOG2/2 |
NOTES: Midnight Blues is also known as I'm Goin' Away.
Circa September, 1958. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; L.D. McGhee, Hubert Sumlin, g; S.P. Leary, d.
| 9150 | I'm Leaving You | Ch 1712 | COMP5/3 |
| I'm Leaving You (alt) | COMP7/8 | ||
| I'm Leaving You (tks 7-10) | COMP7/7 | ||
| 9151-3 | You Can't Put Me Out | COMP5/4 DOG2/3 | |
| You Can't Put Me Out (alt) | COMP7/10 | ||
| 9152 | Change My Way | Ch 1712 | COMP5/5 BOX2/12 CHANGE3 |
| 9153 | Getting Late | COMP5/6 DOG2/4 |
July, 1959. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Abb Locke, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin, Abe Smothers, g; S.P. Leary d.
| 9583 | I've Been Abused | Ch 1735 | COMP5/7 BOX2/15 CHANGE8 |
| I've Been Abused (tks 5-7) | COMP7/11 | ||
| 9584 | Howlin' For My Darlin' | Ch 1762 | COMP5/8 BOX2/14 CHAIR11 |
| Howlin' For My Darlin' (tks 1-7) | COMP7/12 | ||
| 9585 | My People's Gone | COMP5/9 DOG2/6 | |
| 9586 | Mr Airplane Man | Ch 1735 | COMP5/10 CHANGE1 |
| Mr Airplane Man (alt) | BOX2/16 | ||
| Mr Airplane Man (tks 1-2) | COMP7/14 | ||
| Wolf In The Mood | COMP7/13 DOG2/5 |
June, 1960. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Otis Spann, p; Freddie King, Freddie Robinson, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, d.
| 10263 | Wang Dang Doodle | Ch 1777 | COMP5/11 BOX2/17 CHAIR5 |
| 10264 | Back Door Man | Ch 1777 | COMP5/12 BOX2/18 CHAIR10 |
| 10265 | Spoonful | Ch 1762 | COMP5/13 BOX2/20 CHAIR7 |
May, 1961. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Johnny Jones, p; Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 10917 | Down In The Bottom | Ch 1793 | COMP5/15 BOX2/21 CHAIR9 |
| 10918 | Little Baby | Ch 1793? | COMP5/14 CHAIR6 |
June, 1961. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 10937 | Shake For Me | Ch 1804 | COMP5/16 BOX2/22 CHAIR1 |
| 10938 | The Red Rooster | Ch 1804 | COMP5/17 BOX2/23 CHAIR2 |
December, 1961. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Henry Gray, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 11377 | You'll Be Mine | Ch 1813 | COMP5/18 BOX2/24 CHAIR3 |
| 11378 | Just Like I Treat You | Ch 1823 | COMP5/19 BOX2/25 CHANGE7 |
| 11379 | I Ain't Superstitious | Ch 1823 | COMP5/20 BOX2/26 CHANGE11 |
| 11380 | Goin' Down Slow | Ch 1813 | COMP5/21 BOX2/27 CHAIR8 |
September 28, 1962. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; J.T. Brown, Unknown, ts; Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jerome Arnold, b; Junior Blackman, d.
| 11914 | Mama's Baby | Ch 1844 | COMP5/22 DOG2/7 |
| 11915 | Do The Do | Ch 1844 | COMP5/23 CHANGE14 |
| 11916 | Tail Dragger | Ch 1890 | COMP5/24 BOX2/28 CHAIR19 |
| Tail Dragger (alt) | DOG2/8 | ||
| 11917 | Long Green Stuff | COMP5/25 DOG2/9 |
July 26, 1963. Live in Chicago at the Copa Cabana Club. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Jarrett Gibson, Donald Hankins, saxes; Otis Spann, p; Buddy Guy, g; Jack Meyers, b; Fred Below, d.
| 12576 | Sugar Mama | COMP6/1 | |
| May I Have A Talk With You? | COMP6/2 |
August 14, 1963. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; J.T. Brown, ts; Donald Hankins, bs; Lafayette Leake, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jerome Arnold or Buddy Guy, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 12617 | Hidden Charms | Ch 1890 | COMP6/3 BOX3/1 CHANGE15 |
| 12618 | Three Hundred Pounds of Joy | Ch 1870 | COMP6/4 BOX3/2 CHAIR20 |
| 12619 | Joy To My Soul | COMP6/5 DOG2/10 | |
| 12620 | Built For Comfort | Ch 1870 | COMP6/6 BOX3/3 CHAIR22 |
August, 1964. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Arnold Rogers, ts; Donald Hankins, bs; Lafayette Leake, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Andrew Palmer, el b; Willie Dixon, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 13417 | Love Me Darlin' | Ch 1911 | COMP6/7 BOX3/4 CHANGE2 |
| 13418 | Killing Floor | Ch 1923 | COMP6/8 BOX3/5 CHAIR13 |
| 13419 | My Country Sugar Mama | Ch 1911 | COMP6/9 BOX3/6 CHAIR18 |
| 13420 | Louise | Ch 1923 | COMP6/10 BOX3/7 CHAIR14 |
November 6, 1964. Live in Bremen, Germany. Howlin' Wolf, v, g, hca; Hubert Sumlin, g; Sunnyland Slim, p; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, d.
| Shake For Me | LIVE1 | ||
| Love Me | LIVE2 | ||
| Dust My Broom | LIVE3 | ||
| I Didn't Mean To Hurt Your Feelings | LIVE4 | ||
| Rockin' The Blues | LIVE5 | ||
| All My Life | LIVE6 | ||
| Goin' Down Slow | LIVE7 | ||
| Howlin' For My Darlin' | LIVE8 | ||
| Forty Four | LIVE9 |
April 15, 1965. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Eddie Shaw, ts; Lee Eggleston, p; Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Guy, g; Unknown, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 13882 | I Walked From Dallas | Ch 1945 | COMP6/11 BOX3/8 CHANGE4 |
| 13883 | Tell Me What I've Done | Ch 1928 | COMP6/12 BOX3/9 CHAIR24 |
| 13884 | Don't Laugh At Me | Ch 1945 | COMP6/13 BOX3/10 CHANGE9 |
| 13885 | Ooh Baby (Hold Me) | Ch 1928 | COMP6/14 BOX3/11 CHAIR23 |
April 11, 1966. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Eddie Shaw, Unknown, ts; Henry Gray, p; Hubert Sumlin, Unknown, g; Unknown, b; Sam Lay, d.
| 14640 | Poor Wind That Never Change | COMP6/15 DOG2/11 | |
| 14641 | New Crawlin' King Snake | Ch 1968 | COMP6/16 BOX3/12 CHANGE6 |
| 14642 | My Mind Is Ramblin' | Ch 1968 | COMP6/17 BOX3/13 CHANGE13 |
| 14643 | Commit A Crime | COMP6/18 BOX3/14 |
NOTES: Poor Wind That Never Change is listed as April 11, 1964 on DOG, but the matrix numbers don't bear this out.
June, 1967. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Eddie Shaw, ts; Unknown, p, b; Hubert Sumlin, g; Cassell Burrows, d; others unknown.
| 15816 | Pop It To Me | Ch 2009 | COMP6/19 DOG2/12 |
| 15817 | I Had A Dream | Ch 2009 | COMP6/20 DOG2/13 |
| 15818 | Dust My Broom | COMP6/21 BOX3/15 |
September, 1967. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, v, g, hca; others not listed.
| Long Distance Call | SUPER1 | ||
| Ooh Baby & Wrecking My Love Life | SUPER2 | ||
| Sweet Little Angel | SUPER3 | ||
| Spoonful | SUPER4 | ||
| Diddley Daddy | SUPER5 | ||
| The Red Rooster | SUPER6 | ||
| Goin' Down Slow | SUPER7 |
November, 1968. Chicago. Acoustic session. Howlin' Wolf, v, g.
| I'm The Wolf | COMP7/16 BOX3/16 | ||
| Rollin' And Tumblin' | COMP7/15 DOG2/16 | ||
| Conversation/Howlin' Wolf Talks | COMP7/18 BOX1/6,1/20,2/4,2/19 DOG2/17 | ||
| I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More | DOG2/18 | ||
| Woke Up This Morning | DOG2/19 | ||
| Ain't Going Down That Dirt Road #1 | COMP7/17 BOX3/17 | ||
| Ain't Going Down That Dirt Road #2 | DOG2/20 |
November, 1968. Chicago. Sessions for The Howlin' Wolf Album (Chess) 1969, which Wolf referred to as "dogshit." Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Gene Barge, sax; Donald Myrick, f; Hubert Sumlin, Pete Cosey, Roland Faulkner, Phil Upchurch, g; Louis Satterfield, b; Morris Jennings, d.
| Spoonful | ALBUM1 | ||
| Tail Dragger | ALBUM2 | ||
| Smokestack Lightnin' | ALBUM3 | ||
| Moanin' At Midnight | ALBUM4 | ||
| Built For Comfort | ALBUM5 | ||
| The Red Rooster | ALBUM6 | ||
| Evil | ALBUM7 | ||
| Down In The Bottom | ALBUM8 | ||
| Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy | ALBUM9 | ||
| Back Door Man | ALBUM10 |
July 14, 1969. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; possibly Lafayette Leake, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Calvin Jones, b; Cassell Burrows, d; others unknown.
| 17979 | Mary Sue | Ch 2081 | COMP6/22 BOX3/18 |
| 17980 | Hard Luck | Ch 2081 | COMP6/23 BOX3/19 |
| 17981? | The Big House | DOG2/14 | |
| 17982 | Tired Of Crying | COMP6/24 DOG2/15 |
May, 1970. London. Howlin' Wolf, v, g, hca; Joe Miller, Jordan Sandke, Dennis Lansing, horns; Jeff Carp, hca; Ian Stewart, John Simon, Lafayette Leake, Steve Winwood, p, org; Eric Clapton, Humbert Sumlin, g; Bill Wyman, Klaus Voorman, Phil Upchurch, b; Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, perc, d.
| Rockin' Daddy | LONDON1 | ||
| I Ain't Superstitious | LONDON2 | ||
| Sittin' On Top Of The World | LONDON3 | ||
| Worried About My Baby | LONDON4 | ||
| What A Woman! | LONDON5 | ||
| Poor Boy | LONDON6 | ||
| Built For Comfort | LONDON7 | ||
| Who's Been Talking? | LONDON8 | ||
| The Red Rooster | BOX3/20 LONDON9 | ||
| Do The Do | LONDON10 | ||
| Highway | LONDON11 | ||
| Wang Dang Doodle | LONDON12 | ||
| Goin' Down Slow | REVISITED5 | ||
| Killing Floor | REVISITED6 | ||
| I Want To Have A Word With You | REVISITED7 |
1971. Chicago. Session for Message To The Young (Chess) 1971. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; other personnel not listed.
| If I Were A Bird | MESSAGE1 | ||
| I Smell A Rat | MESSAGE2 | ||
| Miss Jones | MESSAGE3 | ||
| Message To The Young | MESSAGE4 | ||
| She's Looking Good | MESSAGE5 | ||
| Just As Long | MESSAGE6 | ||
| Romance Without Finance | MESSAGE7 | ||
| Turn Me On | MESSAGE8 |
1972. Chicago. Live and Cookin' At Alice's Revisited. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Albert Luandrew, p; Hubert Sumlin, Willie Williams, g; Eddie Taylor, ts; David Myers, b; Fred Below, d.
| When I Laid Down I Was Troubled | ALICE1 | ||
| I Don't Know | ALICE2 | ||
| Mean Mistreater | ALICE3 | ||
| I Had A Dream | ALICE4 | ||
| Call Me The Wolf | ALICE5 | ||
| Don't Laugh At Me | ALICE6 | ||
| Just Passing By | ALICE7 | ||
| Sittin' On Top Of The World | ALICE8 |
1973. Chicago. Howlin' Wolf, v, hca; Detroit Jr, p; Hubert Sumlin, Willie Harris, g; James Green or Andrew McMahon, b; S.P. Leary, d.
| Moving | BACK1 BOX3/21 | ||
| Coon On The Moon | BACK2 | ||
| Speak Now Woman | BACK3 | ||
| Trying To Forget You | BACK4 | ||
| Stop Using Me | BACK5 | ||
| Leave Here Walking | BACK6 | ||
| The Back Door Wolf | BACK7 | ||
| You Turn Slick On Me | BACK8 | ||
| Watergate Blues | BACK9 | ||
| Can't Stay Here | BACK10 | ||
| Speak Now Woman (alt) | BACK11 |