Howlin' Wolf

Although it apparently has its problems ("Since it's essential reading, it's heartbreaking that it's not more readable."), Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf by James Segrest and Mark Hoffman is yet another addition to my to-read pile. Wolf is one of my musical heroes ("Smokestack Lightning" still gives me shivers), the only entertainer whose gravesite I've bothered to visit.

''When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said: 'This is for me. This is where the soul of man never dies.''' --Sam Phillips