Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records, discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Rich. He also discovered Howlin' Wolf and called him his greatest discovery. ''When I heard him'', remembered Phillips, ''I said, 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies'. The greatest sight you could see would be Howlin' Wolf doing one of those sessions in my studio. God, what it would be worth to see the fervor in that man's face when he sang. His eyes would light up and you'd see the veins on his neck, and buddy there was nothing on his mind but that song. He sang with his damn soul...''
Little footage exists of the original blues giants in their prime, but Bluebird's ''When The Sun Goes Down'' launches its video series with the first authorized film about Howlin' Wolf -- the bluesman who epitomized the soul of the Delta and the fire of Chicago! Director Don McGlynn has created a compeling portrait of one of the all-time greatest bluesmen, including an incredible compendium of never-before-seen footage of the great Howlin' Wolf.
11.02.2008, 23:13
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