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Smokestack Lightnin'

Composer: Chester Burnette / Traditional

Grateful Dead

info History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice), Grateful Dead, 1973
info The Golden Road (1965-1973), Grateful Dead, 2001
info History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice), Grateful Dead, 2003 (extra version on expanded CD release)
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, Grateful Dead, 2003
info Three From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 2007
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2013, Grateful Dead, 2013

The Dead

info Holmdel, NJ, June 24, 2003
info Somerset,WI, August 3, 2003
info Morrison, CO, June 20, 2004
info Camden, NJ, August 7, 2004
info Dead '09: Buffalo, NY, April 21, 2009

Furthur

info July 7, 2010, Ottawa, ON
info November 17, 2010, Baltimore, MD
info March 8, 2011, Wallingford, CT
info March 25, 2011, New York, NY
info July 26, 2011, Canandaigua, NY
info Oct 2, 2011, Morrison, CO
info Nov 13, 2011, Buffalo, NY
info April 14, 2012, New York, NY
info October 5, 2012, Los Angeles, CA

Ratdog

info Spokane, WA, August 25, 2009

Others

no info Single (Chess 1618), Howlin' Wolf, 1956
no info Moanin' in the Moonlight, Howlin' Wolf, 1958
no info Argo - The Blues, Volume 1 - Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 1963
no info Burning Hell, John Lee Hooker, 1964
no info For Your Love, Yardbirds, 1965
no info Animalism, The Animals, 1966
no info I Can Tell, John Hammond, 1967
info Recorded Live at the Bel-Rae Ballroom, T.C. Atlantic, 1967
info The Howlin' Wolf Album, Howlin' Wolf, 1969
info Pop Origins, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 1969
info Of The Wall, Smokestack Lightning, 1970
info Chester Burnette AKA. Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf, 1972
no info The Yardbirds Featuring Eric Clapton, Yardbirds, 1975
no info Shapes of Things: A Collection Of Classic Yardbirds Recordings 1964-66, Yardbirds, 1978
no info Five Live Yardbirds, Yardbirds, 1979
no info The R and B Years, Mafred Mann, 1982
no info Greatest Hits Vol 1 1964-1966, Yardbirds, 1986
no info Ultramega OK, Soundgarden, 1989
info The Chess Box, Muddy Waters, 1990
info The Chess Box, Howlin' Wolf, 1991
no info Complete Recordings 1951-1969, Howlin' Wolf, 1993
no info Charly Blues Masterworks (Box Set), Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 1994
no info Best Of The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds, 1994
info His Best, Howlin' Wolf, 1997
no info Shake 'Em On Down - The Real Country Blues, Various Artists (Clarence Edwards), 199?
info Unreleased Quicksilver: Lost Gold and Silver, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 2000
info Back to Black: 1900-1999, Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 2001
info Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Masters, Vol. 2: 1952-1958, Muddy Waters, 2004
info Gratefully Dead 1964-1968, The Animals, 2004
info Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess, Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 2005
info Blowing the Fuse: 30 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1956, Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 2006
info Live, Wanee Festival, 4/15/06, Allman Brothers Band, 2006
info Live, Atlantic City, NJ, 6/30/06, Allman Brothers Band, 2006
info Live, Gilford, NH, 8/25/06, Allman Brothers Band, 2006
info Definitive Collection, Howlin' Wolf, 2007
info Live, Raleigh, NC 8-11-07, Allman Brothers Band, 2007
info Live, Milwaukee, WI 8-26-07, Allman Brothers Band, 2007
info Live at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, September 9, 1966, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 2008
info Live at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, October 28, 1966, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 2008
info Live, Hartford, CT, 8/20/08, Allman Brothers Band, 2008
info Live, Pelham, AL, 10/07/08, Allman Brothers Band, 2008
info The Roots of the Allman Brothers, Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 2008
info Reunion, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 2009
info Live, Beacon Theater, NYC, 3/13/09, Allman Brothers Band, 2009
info Live, Beacon Theater, NYC, 3/24/09, Allman Brothers Band, 2009
info Live, Gilford, NH 8/24/09, Allman Brothers Band, 2009
info Live, Birmingham, AL 10/10/09, Allman Brothers Band, 2009
info Live, Clearwater, FL 10/21/09, Allman Brothers Band, 2009
no info The Roots of Led Zeppelin, Various Artists (Howlin' Wolf), 2009
info Live, United Palace, NYC, 3/12/10, Allman Brothers Band, 2010
info Live, Huntsville, AL, 4/24/10, Allman Brothers Band, 2010
info Live, Mashantucket, CT, 11/16/10, Allman Brothers Band, 2010
info Live, Beacon Theater, NYC, 3/26/11, Allman Brothers Band, 2011
info Live, Boston, MA, 12/3/11, Allman Brothers Band, 2011
info Live, Beacon Theater, NYC, 3/25/12, Allman Brothers Band, 2012
info Live, Wanee Festival, 4/21/12, Allman Brothers, 2012
info Live, Jones Beach, NY, 7/24/12, Allman Brothers Band, 2012
info Live, Raleigh, NC, 8/4/12, Allman Brothers Band, 2012
info Live, Beacon Theater, NYC, 3/16/13, Allman Brothers Band, 2013

Notes

First recorded by Howlin' Wolf in January 1956 at the Chess Studios in Chicago. Released as a single in 1956 with You Can't Be Beat on the B-side.