Who originally did Smokestack Lightning?
“Smoke Stack Lightning” Songwriter(s) Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin’ Wolf Producer(s) Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon Howlin’ Wolf singles chronology “Come to Me, Baby” (1955) “Smoke Stack Lightning” (1956) “I Asked for Water” (1956) What is the mood of Smokestack Lightning? The lyrics, a pastiche of traditional blues lines pared to the bone, are dark…