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

John Broven, Blues Unlimited, January 1965

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.

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