Howlin' Wolf: The Marquee, London, November 26, 1964

FOLLOWING HIS performances at Croydon and elsewhere, Wolf's first visit to an English club was eagerly awaited by local blues enthusiasts, He was accorded a great reception as he appeared, and the ovation lasted two or thee minutes – sharp contrast, as Neil Paterson pointed out, to Sylvio's where his appearance is greeted with a few polite handclaps, his performance thereafter lost in the haze of alcohol and necessary conversation.