Howlin' Wolf feat. Eric Clapton - The London Sessions (1971)

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf that was released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain. It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll, in this case Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman. It peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200.



Clapton secured the participation of the Rolling Stones rhythm section (pianist Ian Stewart, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts), while Dayron assembled further musicians, including 19-year-old harmonica prodigy Jeffrey Carp, who died shortly after these recordings. Initially, Marshall Chess did not want to pay the expense for flights and accommodations to send Wolf's long-serving guitarist Hubert Sumlin to England, but an ultimatum by Clapton mandated his presence. Sessions took place between May 2 and May 7, 1970, at Olympic Studios.



Track list:



1. Rockin’ Daddy

2. I Ain’t Superstitious

3. Sittin’ on Top of the World

4. Worried About My Baby

5. What a Woman!

6. Poor Boy

7. Built for Comfort

8. Who’s Been Talking

9. The Red Rooster (False Start and Dialogue)

10. The Red Rooster

11. Do The Do

12. Highway 49

13. Wang Dang Doodle

14. Goin’ Down Slow

15. Killing Floor (Bonus Track)

16. I Want to Have a Word With You (Bonus Track)