Little wolf band biography outlines

Birthdate July 26, 1930
Birthplace Florence, MS
Curent Residence, Memphis, TN

Jessie Sanders (Little Howlin Wolf) was born and raised in Florence, MS, along Highway 49. He lived in Chicago most of his life, during which time he spent many hours in blues clubs and on the road with the late great Howlin' Wolf. Jessie first took to the stage with Howlin' Wolf in 1950. Wolf took Jessie under his wing and it wasn't uncommon for him to be heard referring to Jessie as his "son". Out of respect and admiration for his long time friend and mentor Jessie began performing as "Lil Howlin Wolf".

He began performing at age 17 as Jessie Sanders and it wasn't too long after that he formed a group called The Five Rising Stars. They performed at local churches on Sundays. When most of the members went into the army the group disbanded. After about four or five years he began singing the blues. In 1945 he headed for Chicago. He went to work for the City of Chicago Police Department and worked f

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There is more than one artist by the name of Peter Wolf:
1) American lead singer of The J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1982 and subsequently a solo artist;
2) Austrian composer, songwriter and producer

(1) American Peter Wolf, born Peter Blankfeld, was the lead singer of J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1982 and is currently a solo artist, his most recent release in April 2010, "Midnight Souvenirs."

(Peter Wolf's Historical Biography was written & researched by Bryan Wiser, and Sheila Warren with Mimi Fox): born in New York City, Peter grew up in the Bronx during the mid-1950's in a small, three-room apartment where he lived with his parents, older sister, two cats, dog and parakeet.

For some time, Peter lived with his grandmother, an actress in New York City's Yiddish Theater. She and Peter had a strong bond, and she affectionately named him "Little Wolf" for his energetic and rambunctious ways.

His father was a musician, vaudevillian and singer of

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Little Wolf

Famed Cheyenne ledare and leader of the Bowstring Warriors, Little Wolf (c. 1818-1904) defied the U.S. government and led 300 Cheyenne from an Indian reservation in Oklahoma back to their homeland in southeastern Montana. In the course of this journey, the group eluded some 13, 000 U.S. troops for more than half a year before finally surrendering.

In the late 1870s, Little Wolf, along with Dull Knife, led 300 Native Americans from the Cheyenne Indian Reservation near Fort Reno, Oklahoma, resulting in a lengthy chase bygd the U.S. Cavalry through Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and into Montana. The leadership Little Wolf demonstrated during this incident, as well as his courage and skill in battles covering a period of over 45 years prior, contributed to his reputation as a great Cheyenne warrior. Although this reputation was diminished among his people in his later years due to his murder of a fellow tribesman, many of the white soldiers who fought and chased him ov