Howlin' Wolf on Shindig Broadcast Date May 20, 1965

[@georgesember9069]

I’m 81 years old and note that I first heard Howling Wolf this morning on this video. I missed a lot!

[@jamesbuckingham.2935]

Only time the Wolf appeared on prime time national television. A few years later Wolf’s wife said how moved he was when Mick Jagger stopped a show and had the lights put on to say that in the audience that night was the man who was responsible for them being where they were such was his influence. The whole audience applauded and he was moved to tears.

[@brokensilence3268]

This is why I respect the Stones so much. They tried to not leave their influences behind in obscurity as they got fame, and instead tried to lift them up alongside them.

[@smoothoperator7023]

.....and not take these bluesmen music as their own & don't give credit where it was due ALA Led Zeppelin!!😡

[@brianwells4507]

​@@smoothoperator7023you're 100% correct about Zeppelin

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Yep, they gave respect where respect was due. That's real class.

[@1-shotslinger108]

The Stones were quite proud of themselves for insisting Wolf be on the show . Look what a fantastic performance Wolf put on for those kids. It introduced the Blues to mainstream America. Wolf could always blow the harp pretty well too !

[@JimBob-sc1nj]

Nessie 101 harmonica

[@johnhickey8429]

1-Shot slinger Sonny Boy 2 taught him!!! Sonny Boy would come to see Wolf’s Sister. Wolf bugged him to teach him Harp. Wolf was a wonderful Harp, Guitar player and of course a FANTASTIC, NEVER MISTAKEN VOCALIST, to say the LEAST! I NEVER get tired of listening to Wolf!!!

[@BEENIECRIS]

I love these topics 💯💯

[@ddoeser5830]

Was even schrikken toen ik Brian Jones zag zo mooi ...en zo jong Onvergetelijk R.I.P ❤🇳🇱 🙏( Maandag 27 Maart Jaar 2023 Tijdstip 19:21 uur Avond.

[@VBMSerenity]

A very young Billy Preston at the piano.

[@bedmanokc]

Just incredible. I love the legend of the Stones forcing the wolf on the TV execs. No one has ever been better than Howling' Wolf.

[@LPJack02]

RIP Howlin' Wolf (June 10, 1910 - January 10, 1976), aged 65 RIP Charlie Watts (June 2, 1941 - August 24, 2021), aged 80 RIP Brian Jones (February 28, 1942 - July 3, 1969), aged 27 You will be remembered as legends.

[@tennisbumojai]

Brian Jones in church. No lip-synch for Mr. Wolf....Awesome!

[@richardleonard4281]

I remember seeing this exact episode of Shindig. I was 15 and couldn't believe Brian Jones told Jack to shut up! My first time seeing the Wolf. Wow! Got to see him live a couple of times later in the decade. Quite a thrill.

[@falanajerido875]

He was a good entertainer and mean

[@billyboyer]

God I am jealous you saw him. He's always been my favorite and I bought his box set. I especially enjoyed where he talked about his life in between tracks.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Brian Jones really gets the credit for this. He revered the great blues artists, including Howlin' Wolf. He was completely in his element on this show.

[@hapijen4828]

Totally & absolutely spot on. An all round multi - instrumentalist & artiste. The Stones was his creation & he named his band from a; Muddy Waters album 'Rollin Stone Blues'. He was the founder & front man of his band - until it got hi- jacked & he was kicked out by the glimmer twins. Check out the Jean Luc Godard film ' Sympathy for the Devil.' You can cut the animosity towards Jones with a knife. The isolation & exclusion for him was painful - Sort of equivalent to the last Beatles film 'Let it be'. Proud of BJ for getting Howlin Wolf some recognition in the UK & in USA. It's obvious BJ was relishing every sacred moment & soaking up the atmosphere of HW. Compared to jagger who only got animated when he saw HW doing his rubber legged dance. As Charlie Watts always said 'There's no Stones - Without Brian Jones.'

[@zigsrig]

What a powerhouse! Of all the blues men that have come and gone he's the one I wish I could have seen live.

[@ITILII]

LEGENDS abound....Howlin' Wolf....The Stones....Billy Preston...James Burton....just amazing !!

[@markhoffman2237]

Many people have wondered who was in the band here besides Billy Preston on piano and James Burton on guitar. It was Larry Knechtel on bass and Mickey Conway on drums. I interviewed them about this show, and they both remembered it fondly. Knechtel and Conway were very busy session men in the 1960s and 1970s. Knechtel also played piano and won a Grammy for playing the piano part on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for Simon and Garfunkel. Conway played on countless sessions. He was a hell of a drummer, as you can hear here! The great Peter Guralnick wrote about Wolf's appearance here, "I’ve listed it as one of the Top Ten TV moments of all time, one of the most significant moments in cultural history - part of a wonderful movement that couldn’t be turned back.” I agree!

[@sisgaia]

Knetchel played with many of the great acts. He played bass on the Doors tunes "Twentieth Century Fox" and "Light My Fire." He played bass and harmonica for The Byrds' recording of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man." He first came to my attention when he was a member of Bread.

[@lamper2]

was brian saying "shut up" to jagger or the host?

[@intuneorange]

sisgaia there's a story that Ray Brown did overdubs on the bass part in the basement away from everybody on Light My Fire

[@chowmikki]

Thanks for the info. Nice to see some of the more knowledgeable folks are still around.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

@@lamper2 Jagger

[@charne911]

The smile -- glee - anticipation on Brian Jones' face is so wonderful!

[@quiltinspiration650]

Oh, my gosh. Why wasn't Shindig awarded an Emmy? This segment from Howlin Wolf is AMAZING.

[@donaldsimms2625]

This is the origins of your rock & roll ,where it came from.

[@Pkatherstudio]

Look at this mans eyes.....he's been there.

[@karenlee7855]

Always loved Howlin Wolf. He was a man's man, and he, like so many other bluesmen and women, had witnessed and experienced tremendous pain and injustice personally and professionally. That howl comes from a wounded man.

[@hideakipage8151]

Blues was forged in the fires of injustice. The irony is that this great music wouldn't exist with without injustice. It's interlinked and codependent like ying and yang. How many blues artists died in poverty, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson.... Few modern singers can match the emotional intensity and authenticity of the old blues singers.

[@LisaGrisham]

Howlin Wolf was a "Great Bluesman"!!!! 👍💞

[@BobDaPumpkin]

You know the stones were geeking out. Seeing howling wolf was a big thing for them (: Gotta love the blues

[@NickRatnieks]

And Keith getting to meet one of his heroes- James Burton. Many years later he would induct James into the R&R Hall of Fame- having lobbied them to create a sidesmen category to get James and Johnnie Johnson into the Hall.

[@Groundx1]

One thing that gets me: How touched Wolf is at the end, almost humble at the appreciation of these white kids. One of the great Shindig performances, and a very human moment.

[@chriswieman]

What a force of nature was The Wolf. Love his jumpin and humpin action!

[@reg12269]

If only he had some dental care, would have Ben more famous than the stones.. 🙃🤦‍♀️👹

[@reg12269]

4.22 would b banned today for way too much gyration in front of the white womens.. loved how they were positioned and dressed

[@yvesfrancoisritmo]

I remember seeing this on TV as a kid

[@mortalclown3812]

This is wild and Beautiful music. Howl on and rest in Joy, Wolf 🔭🌌🙋‍♀️♥️🙏🎶🎤

[@BlueSky...]

From their earliest days, the Stones considered themselves missionaries for bringing the blues to a wider audience. This is the full realization of that effort. God bless 'em for doing what they did.

[@bobtis]

Brian seemed like a very soft spoken man. Very sad it ended for him the way it did 😥😥😪😪😢😢😢😢

[@smuacehouse]

That's the great Darlene Love sitting in the back! She is everywhere and anywhere something great is going on int he Sixties!

[@recordguy4321]

+Bruce Levy appeared every week with the blossoms

[@recordguy4321]

so cool when Brian tells Mick to shut up. Turn that Wolf loose. Yeah Baby!

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Love that Brian Jones !!! :)

[@jclar7210]

Thank you England, The Stones, and a few others for saving the blues

[@glennsmusicchannel]

The song is called "How Many More Years" and it appears on Wolf's LP Moanin' in the Moonlight.

[@Roddysix]

Thank you , ask help !!!!!

[@Cissy2cute]

Forever part of music history, thanks to KZbin!

[@jeffcory1056]

Wolf jumping around like a wild man... He is fabulous! He was too sick to be able to do that when I saw him at Joe's Place in Cambridge in '73.

[@tmrezzek5728]

Great clip. And it offers a glimmer of what Howlin' Wolf was like in a real, live show at a club (would love to see him do his 'Coke Bottle in the Pants' stunt!) He's 55 years old here, but still busts some moves like he's twenty years younger.

[@hxyorks]

A Teen TV show in 1965! The cry of "Lock up your daughters" must have echoed around the nation.

[@TheDreamat50]

Beautiful!!!! I've never seen anyone move so gracefully. I love the way he switched the harmonica around at the beginning, besides the fact Howlin' Wolf is one of the greatest bluesmen of all time!!! Thank you!

[@MrMookRecords]

yeah that harmonica flip at 1:49 fairly made me smile!

[@robertmoulton5170]

Sad that Jagger, who got so many of his early moves from The Wolf, later imitated David Bowie and Lady Gaga. He should have stuck to his original instincts.

[@timhoovermusicman]

+Robert Moulton lady gaga??? are you high? try tina turner!

[@coravisser727]

amazing brilliant he was.What a legend he was and will be for ever in my soul.

[@ericswolgaard1808]

Playing guitar behind the great Wolf--Smilin' James Burton!!

[@eaccristo]

Buddy Guy told us all about this last night at the Mountain Winery. Woke up this morning and I am thrilled to be able to see this. Buddy blessed the Stones and other British bands for introducing the Blues to Mainstream America.

[@Gallagherfreak100]

Muddy Waters said "Thank God for the hippies". He was amazed in about 1968, when he faced his first all white audience. The blues was dying out, as black people lost interest and embraced funk and soul. The white discovery of black blues, was due to the Stones, The Animals, and Canned Heat, who resurrected the career of Albert Collins, who had given up music and was painting houses. Johnny Winter was big on re-popularizing Muddy Waters. Stevie Ray Vaughn's idol was Albert King and recorded a DVD with him.

[@Lea99Jones]

Mick and Brian laughing to each other as the wolf shakes his ass. great stuff.

[@steveconn]

The Stones promoted their blues idols (unlike Zep who just ripped them off).

[@desperateastro]

The Wolf was arguably the best blues harp player ever; turns that harmonica sound into an expressive and emotional voice.

[@johnallen2771]

Before I was into the Stones I was into Howlin' Wolf. I thoroughly explored the world of the blues all the way back to the 1890's and back even further to the slaves songs, which was the precursor to the blues. There have been so many fantastic blues performers over those years but Howlin' Wolf was always my favorite. He was a big man with a big appetite both musically and sexually.

[@summerislander4672]

'sexually'? Popular with the ladies I assume?

[@douglascarroll3980]

How good is this early stones and HOWLIN WOLF< greatest or what. At Brian's insistants. Yes that is Billy on piano.

[@Porsche911sss]

Rolling Stones loved Howlin' Wolf, those boys had good taste!

[@sapper82]

R&B was a semi-neglected niche genre in the States for a long while until people like Bo Diddly came over here and influenced, amongst others, the Rolling Stones who repackaged the music and took it back to the States.

[@Wiencourager]

When wolf’s regular guitarist , Hubert Sumlin died a few years ago, The Rolling Stones called the funeral parlor and paid the bill.

[@matskarlsson3554]

What a gigant, this is The Blues

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

I WASS 15 ON THIS DAYS BROADCAST IT WAS THE BEST SHINDIG SHOW EVER I ALREADY HAD WOLF RECORDS AND I PLAYED HIS MUSIC THE BEST I COULD I'VE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR 62 YEARS CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042 USA

[@erika38a]

This clip made it into the documentary Rumble Indians that Rocked the World which is a must see!

[@ericparker1346]

so nice to see everybody clapping on 2 and 4

[@ustheserfs]

The wave of his finger puts you under a spell

[@Alanoffer]

Billy Preston on piano ,,in a year he would be playing full time with the Beatles

[@johnathonhaney8291]

And then next decade, he'd be recording and touring with the Stones.

[@catdaddy3302]

I noticed. Ida thought Leon Russell would’ve gotten the gig, being in the Shindogs and all.

[@harmonium8198]

Billy Preston didn't play with the Beatles until early 1969 (three-and-a-half years later than this performance).

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

Amazing performance. That drumming.... just wow

[@smuacehouse]

Shut up, Mick! Trying to steal Brian's moment--for a change!

[@bigdaddystinkeye]

I love the Wolf. This is one of the most amazing and at the same time bizarre vids of him I have ever seen.

[@richardreyes5126]

This is a true expression of what the blues are apassionate release of all your painand gain while standing back up Thank You Mr Howlin Wolf.

[@buddyboy1953]

What a great song!!!!!!

[@FreshRose-z3s]

Brian blurted what everyone else was thinking

[@williamter]

This is where the blues came from and he was ahead of his time

[@gailzone]

My birthday...May 20. The blues get me and I get them. Howlin' is the way to go!

[@bluesfanman1]

Fantastic. Love the Wolf.

[@chriswright3721]

best blues singer ever

[@SteveStalzle]

THE WOLF ON SHINDIG! FAR OUT!!! Yep, The Stones were geeking out for sure...

[@saschamaroonsaschamaroon3905]

That would have been "Groovy!"

[@joefreeman7164]

What a man

[@L1V2P9]

It's great to see Howling Wolf and other bluesmen perform in front of a wider audience on national TV. Their songs were often poached, and they were frequently cheated by agents and record companies. It was during this period that they finally started to get a small portion of the pay and recognition they deserved. Too bad it didn't happen earlier.

[@johnfazzari6208]

the man had energy

[@MARIOMEDIOUS]

Billy Preston on piano!

[@charlesbarber6137]

RS have had their highs and lows in terms of influence (and music), of course, but this was a moment where they did the right thing with their newfound celebrity. Not iconic heroism, but pretty cool. Lots of others who built their careers on African American blues did not step up at all, so hats off.

[@juliedickenson8659]

True Blues Master

[@marsharupe8112]

What a great clip!

[@lamadamadingdong7]

Thanks, that's the definition of epic.

[@rolandogamez]

So great to the Stones, sitting at his feet, and looking like happy kids!

[@Deltics1]

RIP Jack Good.

[@michaelmaldonado7369]

The Wolf had no equal!

[@justinstreeter1595]

Fabulous!

[@davidmesser5813]

We couldn't get a ABC station so Shindig wasn't a possibility. We could get Hullabaloo. I don't think that I missed any of their broadcasts. I was ten years old. Two years later I tried to grow my hair. My mom quashed that real quick. She cut my hair so short that I would wear a stocking hat. I gradually grew it a little longer till I moved to Colorado. I wore it long till the end of 1979. Anyway I loved Hullabaloo. Vaughn

[@yukyukyuk1335]

I was there that day and I remember most clearly that the Stones- Mick, mainly- were making fun of Howlin' Wolf when he was shaking his booty. I thought that was a bit rude, because he was so much older and deserved respect. Now Howlin' Wolf seems quite young, and I'm the old one!

[@pierrepetry5734]

The real thing!

[@krismartinez9038]

Spectacular! The Wolf

[@daysturn1971]

Let da wolf HOWL!

[@alonenjersey]

In Webster's Dictionary, under the term Bluesman it should read: "See Howlin' Wofl."

[@scottb2737]

astonishing artist. wow.

[@Roddysix]

What is the name of this song , let the description please !!!!

[@Dysgyzed]

VIBRATING with INTENSITY!

[@greva2904]

This appearance completely resurrected Howlin Wolf’s career. The blues was pretty much history in the USA by this point with hardly anyone listening to it anymore, and it looked like the careers of artists like Howlin Wolf were over. Then out of the blue(!) the Stones insist on Howlin Wolf appearing on US tv with them or they won’t perform. And hey presto, the blues find a new young white audience and the blues take off again. Howlin Wolf always credited the Stones with saving his career and wouldn’t hear a bad word said about them, apparently.

[@deadpoo4707]

This was 1956, the blues was not dead at this time, it was still fairly new, and Howling Wolf was at the top of the blues game at this point, his career needed no resurrection from the stones, in fact, the stones were covering his songs in the UK, and acting as if they created them.

[@acquanellaogbemudia9930]

Thanks Deadpool

[@robertrighetti6478]

Absolutely outstanding!!!!!!!!

[@StarZendonna1687]

Killer just Killer!!

[@pena.3302]

THE SECRET HISTORY OF...THE H.W.STORY ON HERE.!!-&Hubert Sumlin.A Genious.maaterfull.

[@haolefly]

Billy Preston. House pianist!

[@bellinghammond]

Holy crap!

[@hadbl12]

Awesome

[@daysturn1971]

OOOOWWWWWW!

[@diannedavis2010]

Nobody in the world will ever match Howlin’.

[@mario7frankielee]

a giant!

[@daysturn1971]

LET DAT WOLF OUT!

[@tftimboe]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@alexjohnson5249]

In his hands that harmonica looks like it was meant for a child

[@kevincox6295]

It just disappears in those huge hands.

[@user-rz2mr3up9q]

Klass!!!!

[@dougsfavorites2578]

The Wolf IS the Blues!

[@scottmiller4522]

A true talent

[@krisscanlon4051]

Look at Jones moving towards the front back then...watch a interesting dynamic Brian Mick and Keith

[@guymichel101]

Keith is utterly rapt. He hypnotized!

[@dexxtur]

YES!!!!