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Howlin’ Wolf

The Red Rooster

1961 · via The Jesus and Mary Chain

Howlin’ Wolf’s 1961 recording of “The Red Rooster” is the earliest release on file. Willie Dixon is credited as its writer. Also recorded by The Rolling Stones (released 1964), Grateful Dead (released 1987) and The Doors (released 1983), among 474 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Howlin’ Wolf – The Red Rooster
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Willie Dixon wrote it, Howlin' Wolf had it on record before the Mary Chain, and Sam Cooke, the Stones and the Doors all took their turn. Follow Dixon and the trail runs back past every one of them.

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Credited writer: Willie Dixon.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1961.

Other recordings on file · first release year

474 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Before The Jesus and Mary Chain took on "The Red Rooster," who wrote the song that Howlin' Wolf, Sam Cooke and The Rolling Stones all recorded?Willie Dixon
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