Moanin at Midnight: The Life and
Times of Howlin Wolf by Mark
Hoffman
One Of The Best Biographies I've Read
One of the greatest artists the blues ever produced, Howlin Wolf was a
musical giant in every way. He stood six foot three, weighed almost three
hundred pounds, wore size sixteen shoes, and poured out his darkest
sorrows onstage in a voice that captured all the pain of growing up black
and poor in Jim Crow Mississippi. Half a century after his first hits, his
sound still terrifies and inspires. Wolf began his career singing with the
first Delta blues stars, was present at the birth of rock n roll in Memphis,
and vied with rival Muddy Waters for the title of king of Chicago blues. This
new and revised edition is full of harrowing anecdotes about his early
years, entertaining stories about his decades at the top, and never-before-
seen photographs of the artist onstage. An essential volume for Wolfs
legions of fans, lovers of blues, and anyone interested in the history of
American music.

Personal Review: Moanin at Midnight: The Life and Times of
Howlin Wolf by Mark Hoffman
Regardless of the fact that I just love Howlin' Wolf and his music, this is
one of the most well written and interesting biographies I have ever read.
What I like most about it is that in addition to getting the story of his life,
you also get a lot of the history of what was going on at that point in time
and around Howlin' Wolf and the Chicago blues scene. It is very well
researched. This is more than a biography, it is a major history of the
blues. It's "must reading" for any serious blues fan or musicologist.
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