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"Smokestack Lightning" (or "Smoke Stack Lightning" as listed on the original single, but "Smokestack Lightnin'" on re-releases) is a classic of the blues. In 1956, Howlin' Wolf recorded the song and it became one of his most popular and influential songs. It is based on earlier blues songs and numerous artists later interpreted it. ==Background== Wolf had performed "Smokestack Lightning" in one form or another at least by the early 1930s,〔 〕 when he was performing with Charley Patton in small Delta communities.〔 The song, called "a hypnotic one-chord drone piece"〔 〕 draws on earlier blues, such as Tommy Johnson's "Big Road Blues" (1928 Victor 21279), the Mississippi Sheiks' "Stop and Listen Blues" (1930 OKeh 8807), and Charley Patton's "Moon Going Down" (1930 Paramount 13014).〔 〕 Wolf said the song was inspired by watching trains in the night: "We used to sit out in the country and see the trains go by, watch the sparks come out of the smokestack. That was smokestack lightning."〔 In 1951, Howlin' Wolf recorded the song as "Crying at Daybreak" (RPM 340). It contains the line "O-oh smokestack lightnin', shinin', just like gold, oh don't you hear me cryin'" similar to the Mississippi Sheiks "A-ah, smokestack lightnin', that bell shine just like gold, now don't you hear me talkin'". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Smokestack Lightning」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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