The Howlin’ Wolf Story, the first film biography of the Wolf, was directed by Don McGlynn and produced by Joe Lauro. Their in-depth look at Wolf’s life and music includes astounding, rare film footage and never-before-seen photos of Wolf stalking the stage at the 1964 American Folk Blues Festival, on the TV show ‘Shindig’ in 1965, at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival, and in the Chicago clubs in the ’50s and ’60s. It also includes entertaining and revealing new interviews with Hubert Sumlin, Jody Williams, Billy Boy Arnold, Sam Lay, Paul Burlison, Wolf’s stepdaughters Barbara and Bettye, Dick Shurman, and many other people who played with and knew Wolf in his heyday. This is the definitive documentary about the Wolf–the most complete, personal, and exciting look at the Blues legend ever put to film. McGlynn and Lauro have also collaborated on Louis Prima: The Wildest (2001) and Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Harold Arlen (1998). McGlynn is the director of numerous award-winning Jazz documentaries including Charles Mingus: Triumph Of The Underdog. Lauro has acted as musical director and consultant on numerous films including the Academy Award Winning (Best Documentary) The Ten Year Lunch. The DVD of The Howlin’ Wolf Story was released by Bluebird/RCA Victor group in cooperation with Barry Feldman and was the first DVD in Bluebird’s new Blues/Roots series When The Sun Goes Down.
