Smokestack Lightning
Howlin' Wolf, 1956, from Moanin' in the Moonlight. Solo by Hubert Sumlin & Willie Johnson.
A hypnotic, one-chord drone in which the guitar's repeating figure and sly fills create an almost trance-like pull.
Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf is #2 in our ranking of the best Howlin' Wolf guitar solos. The solo is played by Hubert Sumlin & Willie Johnson and the song was released in 1956.
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Who played the guitar solo on Smokestack Lightning?
Hubert Sumlin & Willie Johnson played the solo on Howlin' Wolf's Smokestack Lightning (1956).