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Howlin’ Wolf

The Red Rooster

1961 · via The Jesus and Mary Chain

Howlin’ Wolf recorded “The Red Rooster” in 1961. Willie Dixon wrote it. An earlier recording by Howlin’ Wolf in 1961 is on file. Also recorded by Sam Cooke (1963), The Rolling Stones (1964) and Big Mama Thornton (1966), among 474 recordings on file.

Howlin’ Wolf – The Red Rooster
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Willie Dixon wrote it, Howlin' Wolf had it on record before the Mary Chain, and Sam Cooke, the Stones and the Doors all took their turn. Follow Dixon and the trail runs back past every one of them.

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Written by Willie Dixon.

Recorded earlier by Howlin’ Wolf in 1961; whether that was the first recording is not on file.

Other recordings on file

474 recordings of “The Red Rooster” on MusicBrainz in all.

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Before The Jesus and Mary Chain took on "The Red Rooster," who wrote the song that Howlin' Wolf, Sam Cooke and The Rolling Stones all recorded?Willie Dixon
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