Message to the Young

Message to the Young
Message to the Young
Studio album by Howlin' Wolf
Released	March 16, 1971
Recorded	September 1970 & October 6, 1970
Studio	Ter Mar Recording, Chicago
Genre	Blues
Length	30:57
Label	Chess
Producer	Cash McCall, Sonny Thompson
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Message to the Young is the eighth album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released by Chess Records in 1971.^[1]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Cash McCall stated "I did an album on Howlin’ Wolf that didn't work out too well, I didn't know the man couldn't read and that was Message To The Young. I produced that and Wolf didn't have any respect for me, as I was so young".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sarah Lewis and Sonny Thompson except where noted

"If I Were a Bird" (Morris Dollison) – 4:34
"I Smell a Rat" – 2:15
"Miss James" – 3:27
"Message to the Young" (Thompson, Ralph Bass) – 5:50
"She's Looking Good" (Roger Collins) – 2:40
"Just As Long" – 3:42
"Romance Without Finance" – 3:22
"Turn Me On" – 4:32^[2]

Personnel

Howlin' Wolf – vocals, harmonica
Sonny Thompson – piano, arranger, conductor
John Jeremiah – organ
Bryce Roberson, Jon Stocklin – guitar
Bob Crowder – bass
Tyrone Smith – drums
Cash McCall – arranger, conductor^[4]
Unidentified horn section and vocalists

References

^ Howlin' Wolf Sessionography Archived 2019-06-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 19, 2019
^ ^a ^b Howlin' Wolf: Message to the Young – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ Stephenson, M. Blues Blast: Featured Interview Cash McCall, Bluesblastmagazine.com, accessed September 20, 2019
^ "Message to the Young - Howlin' Wolf | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

[1] Howlin' Wolf Sessionography Archived 2019-06-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 19, 2019

[AllMusic-2] Howlin' Wolf: Message to the Young – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[3] Stephenson, M. Blues Blast: Featured Interview Cash McCall, Bluesblastmagazine.com, accessed September 20, 2019

[4] "Message to the Young - Howlin' Wolf | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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v t e Howlin' Wolf
Studio albums	1968: The Super Super Blues Band With Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley 1969: The Howlin' Wolf Album 1971: Message to the Young 1971: The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions 1973: The Back Door Wolf
Live albums	1972: Live and Cookin'
Compilation albums	1959: Moanin' in the Moonlight 1962: Howlin' Wolf 1962: Howling Wolf Sings the Blues 1965: The Real Folk Blues 1967: More Real Folk Blues 1997: His Best
Songs	1951: "How Many More Years" "Moanin' at Midnight 1954: "Forty-Four" "Evil" 1956: "Smokestack Lightning" 1957: "Sitting on Top of the World" "Poor Boy" 1960: "Wang Dang Doodle" "Back Door Man" "Spoonful" 1961: "I Ain't Superstitious" 1962: "Little Red Rooster" "Goin' Down Slow" 1964: "My Country Sugar Mama" "Killing Floor"
Documentary	2003: The Howlin' Wolf Story – The Secret History of Rock & Roll
Collaborators	Ike Turner Willie Johnson Pat Hare Jody Williams Hubert Sumlin Willie Dixon
Related articles	Chicago blues Delta blues Chess Records

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