" Smokestack Lightning " (also "Smoke Stack Lightning" or " Smokestack Lightnin' ") is a blues song recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1956. It became one of his most popular and influential …

"Smokestack Lightning" (also "Smoke Stack Lightning" or "Smokestack Lightnin'") is a blues recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1956. It became one of his most popular and influential songs.

“Smokestack Lightning” was Wolf’s single greatest recording in a career full of amazing recordings. It had been a part of Wolf’s repertoire as far back as the early 1930s. Its lyrics …

Recorded in 1956 and released in 1957 on Chess Records, this song encapsulates the gritty, hypnotic intensity that made Howlin’ Wolf one of the most influential figures in blues history.

Original song At Chess' studio in Chicago in January 1956, Howlin' Wolf recorded "Smokestack Lightning". [1]

In 2001, erectile-dysfunction medication Viagra ran a commercial with "Smokestack Lightnin'" playing in the background while a middle-aged gentleman in a cowboy hat harnessed horses …

The Wolf’s quintessential howling cry rode a hypnotic pounding beat all the way the Top Ten of Billboard ‘s rhythm & blues charts on the 1956 single ‘Smoke Stack Lightning,’ often spelled …

"Smokestack Lightning" (also "Smoke Stack Lightning" or "Smokestack Lightnin'") is a blues song recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1956. It became one of his most popular and influential songs. It is …

This is the only known filmed version of "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf. This was shot in England during the famed American Folk Blues Festival tours and features the legendary …

Smokestack Lightning by George Thorogood & The Destroyers was written by Howlin' Wolf and was first recorded and released by Howlin' Wolf in 1951. George Thorogood & The Destroyers …