Howling Wolf never failed to do a great show every time I saw him except for the very last performance of his life. He had appeared at the Auditorium, a large show venue just the evening before and had nailed his performance. The following night at the 1815 Club he was totally spent physically and put on the worst show I ever saw. This was attended by many members of Blues Amalgamated who all were shocked to see Wolf in a poor performance. The next day Wolf went into Hines Veteran Hospital and died there within a month from a brain tumor...