Howlin' Wolf’s 1962 self-titled sophomore album is the latest in his catalog to join Chess Records’ Acoustic Sounds Series.

He was Howlin' Wolf's lead guitarist and was worshipped by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Stevie Ray Vaughan, but it never ...

This video explores the fascinating history of electric guitar distortion, tracing how accidental amplifier damage and ...

The quintet add shoegaze, country and 50s rock’n’roll to their core indie-punk sound, resulting in songs that offset lyrical bleakness with gleeful, uplifting music ...

Little did the choir know what they were missing.

Some things are so good they just have to be shared. And in true Midwestern fashion, that’s what our state has done. For the second installment of “Illinois 250,” a look back at what the Chicago area ...

Dan Auerbach opened up about how loss influenced The Black Keys' latest album. During the Wednesday, May 27 episode of ...

Well, Nico Hoerner did do something I never saw Ryno do. That, and three singles, was all that there was to talk about after ...

Chicago label Chess Records is best known for releasing music by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy, but the label also ...

In the early ‘60s, Buddy Guy’s livewire guitar playing with blues stars like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf wowed soon-to-be rock heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. In ...

Duran Duran nod to the past with its new song while playing shows rooted in the here and now. John Taylor and Nick Rhodes ...

The "secret history" of prison music and five seminal albums created or recorded behind bars is the subject of a new book.