U-Howlin' Wolf waziwa ngezingoma zakhe ezingena enhliziyweni njengenkungu ekuseni, ezijabulisa umzimba wonke. Yile ndlela abalandeli bethalente likaChester Arthur Burnett (igama langempela lomculi) bachaza imizwa yabo. Uphinde waba ngumshayi wesiginci odumile, umculi nombhali wezingoma.
I-Childhood Howlin 'Wolf
U-Howlin' Wolf wazalwa ngoJuni 10, 1910 eWhites, eMississippi. Umfana wazalelwa emndenini owawulima. UGertrude ngemuva kokunye ukukhulelwa wazala ingane, okuthiwa uChester.
Esifundeni lapho umndeni wawuhlala khona, abantu babesebenza emasimini kakotini. Izitimela zazivame ukuhamba lapho, impilo yaqhubeka njengenjwayelo. Kwakukhona ilanga eliningi, kanye nokusebenza emasimini ukotini, ukuhamba okuningi. Umndeni womculi wesikhathi esizayo kanye nesigingci wawungenjalo. Lapho umfana eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala, abazali bakhe banquma ukushintsha indawo yabo yokuhlala.
Idolobha laseRuleville laba indawo entsha yomkhaya omkhulu. UChester wayeyibhungu elinzima. Ulwazi lwakhe lomculo lwalusekelwe ekuculeni esontweni lamaBaptist, lapho ayeyiswa khona kuSonto-sikole ngezimpelasonto. Wonke amaholide nemicimbi ibibanjwe ngokuhlanganyela kukaChester. Ucule kamnandi wangananaza ukuya esteji.
Lapho umfana eba neminyaka engu-18, uyise wamnika isiginci. Khona-ke akazange abeke umqondo kulesi sipho, akazange acabange ukuthi indodana yakhe inekusasa elihle. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, ngengozi ejabulisayo, uChester wahlangana noCharlie Patton, "owayengubaba" we-blues.
Umsebenzi womculo
Kusukela ngesikhathi uhlangana nomculi, ungabala ukuqala komsebenzi wokudala we-Howlin' Wolfe. Njalo kusihlwa ngemva komsebenzi, uChester wayevakashela umeluleki wakhe ukuze afunde okuthile okusha. Engxoxweni, umculi wakhumbula ukuthi uCharlie Patton akazange agxilise ukunambitheka komculo nesitayela kuye kuphela, kodwa futhi namakhono amaningi namakhono.
Ngenxa yokubambisana okunezithelo, waba yilokho esasimazi eyikho. Izisekelo zesitayela se-delta blues zibe yisisekelo emsebenzini womculi. UChester wathatha ku-guru wakhe ukuziphatha esiteji - egaqa ngamadolo, egxuma, ewa ngomhlane futhi isibeletho sikhala. Lezi zenzo zahlaba umxhwele izethameli kangangokuthi zaba "i-chip" yomculi. Wafunda ukwenza umbukiso womphakathi, futhi wakubona ukusebenza ngokubonga nangokujabula.
I-Howlin' Wolf: Izici Ezintsha
Umsebenzi kaChester waqala ngokudlala ezindaweni zokudlela nezindawo zokudlela. Ngo-1933, umndeni wabalimi waphinde washintsha indawo yokuhlala ukuze uthole impilo engcono. Kwakunzima kwabaseMelika, wonke umuntu wayebheka amathuba okuthola imali nokondla izingane zakhe.
Ngakho-ke lo mfana wagcina ese-Arkansas, lapho ahlangana khona nenganekwane ye-blues uSonny Boy Williamson. Wafundisa uChester indlela yokudlala i-harmonica. Umhlangano ngamunye omusha wanikeza le nsizwa amathuba amasha. Kubonakala sengathi lo mfana wayethandwa uNkulunkulu. Akumangalisi ukuthi wayeya esontweni ngamaSonto, wayekholelwa ekusaseni eliqhakazile. Ngaleso sikhathi, cishe wonke umuntu waseMelika wayephupha ngokuphuma esimweni esasithuthukile ezweni, wasebenza kanzima, ezama ukondla umndeni wakhe ngomsebenzi.
Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, la madoda anquma ukucula ndawonye futhi aze ahlobene. UWilliamson washada noMary (udadewabo kaChester). Abaculi bahamba ndawonye ngaseDelta. Izithameli zabaculi abasebancane bekungama-bar njalo, kodwa lokhu bekusekuqaleni.
Ukuphila komuntu siqu
Lapho abafana behlangene futhi behamba ezweni lonke, uChester wakwazi ukushada okwesibili. Ubelokhu ethandwa ngabameleli bengxenye enhle yesintu. Le nsizwa yayingenazo izakhiwo. Wayemuhle: amayintshi angu-6 ubude, enesisindo esingamaphawundi angu-300.
Umfana omuhle wayengenazo imikhuba emihle, wayeziphatha kahle ezinkampanini, ngakho-ke wahlala ekukhanyeni. Mhlawumbe, njengoba uChester Arthur Burnett esho, ukuziphatha kwathonywa ubuntwana obunzima noma ukuntula ukunakwa. Phela abazali bomfana babehlala bematasatasa benenkinga yokuthola imali yokondla umndeni omkhulu. Lo mculi naye ubengenamahloni phambi kwabesifazane. Abanye babezesaba ngisho nesimo sakhe “sokungalawuleki”.
Ukuqala komsebenzi ophumelelayo njengomculi u-Howlin 'Wolf
U-Chester Arthur Burnett uthole impumelelo nokuqashelwa ngasekupheleni kwawo-1950 ngokukhishwa kwe-Moanin' in the Moonlight. Umculi wabonwa futhi wacelwa i-autograph. Ngemva kwesikhashana, waqopha ingoma ethi The Red Rooster, eyandisa ukuthandwa kwakhe. Ngo-1980, umculi wathola indondo e-Blues Hall of Fame Museum, futhi ngo-1999, i-Grammy Award.
Igama lesiteji, elisho ukuthi "Impisi Ekhalayo", alizange lisungulwe ngumculi ngokwakhe. I-albhamu yesibili ibizwa nangokuthi i-Howlin' Wolf. Lesi siteketiso saqalwa ngumkhulu kaChester, owathembisa ukuthi umfana uzonikela ehlathini ezimpisini ngenxa yokuziphatha okubi. Ukuziphatha okunjalo kwesizukulwane esidala kuveza isizathu sohlobo lobuntu bomculi futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukuziphatha okungalungile.
Kuze kube yiminyaka engu-40, umculi wayengafundile. Ngemva kweminyaka engu-40, wabuyela esikoleni, angazange asiqede esemncane, ukuze aqedele izifundo zakhe zamabanga aphezulu. Wabe esehambela izifundo zebhizinisi, izifundo ezengeziwe zokuqeqesha, ukuqeqeshwa kanye namasemina. Ufundele ukuba yi-accountant futhi waphumelela ngempumelelo kulobu buchwepheshe esemdala.
ukuphila kokushona kwelanga
Abesifazane badlale indima ebalulekile empilweni ka-Howlin' Wolfe. Inkosikazi yesibili yasiza umyeni wayo ukuphatha izimali. Wagcizelela ukuthi uChester aye esikoleni.
Ngokufika kothando empilweni yomculi, isitayela sakhe somculo sashintsha. Isibonelo, i-albhamu ethi The Super Super Blues Band igcwele amanothi othando, futhi futhi inomculo omnandi kakhulu kunangaphambili.
I-Howlin 'Wolf: Ukuphela Kokuphila
Ngo-1973, umculi wethula i-almanac yokugcina yesitudiyo, i-Back Door Wolf. Ukuvakasha kwedolobha lase-US kulandelwe, kulandelwa ukuvakasha kwaseYurophu. Kodwa izinhlelo zashintsha ngenxa yezinkinga zempilo kungazelelwe. Umculi waqala ukukhathazeka ngenhliziyo. Le ndoda ngezikhathi ezithile yayihlushwa ukuphefumula nobuhlungu enhliziyweni. Kodwa ukushesha kwempilo akuzange kunikeze ithuba lokuhlolwa. Ngo-1976, umculi wabulawa ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo.
