Howlin’ Wolf spent two and a half years in the US Army, as part of the 9th Cavalry Regiment, famed for being “Buffalo Soldiers.” When the units disbanded in 1944, Wolf officially became the last of the Buffalo Soldiers.

“I said to [Clarence Gatemouth Brown], ‘I play your song Okie Dokey Stomp for my Theme Song!’ and he says… ‘Don’t **** it up, kid’. I quit playin’ it.” – Dr. John

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