The Life of Howlin' Wolf

Born Chester Arthur Burnett

Jun 10, 1910

At White Station, Mississippi, four miles north-east of West Point.

The Life of Howlin' Wolf

Period: Jun 10, 1910 to Jan 10, 1976

Starts Looking for his father in Mississippi Delta

Jan 1, 1913

Father buys him a guitar

Jan 15, 1928

Estimated time when Wolf murdered a man

Jan 15, 1932

"Wolf had a fling with a woman from Hughes, Arkansas. When her regular boyfriend found out he beat her severely. Wolf wrought revenge by, according to Johnny Shines, 'chopping his head off with a hoe.'