The late critic/musician Cub Koda once said of Howlin'' Wolf, "No one could match (him) for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits."
That bigger-than-life embodiment of the blues and roots of rock are what the 15th annual Howlin'' Wolf Memorial Blues Festival in West Point Sept. 3, and the Ritz Blues Bash Sept. 4, are all about.
In the year marking what would have been the Clay County native''s 100th birthday, fan
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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