Song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf
"Back Door Man"
Single by Howlin' Wolf
from the album Howlin' Wolf
A-side
"Wang Dang Doodle"
Released
1961 (1961)
Recorded
1960
Studio
Chess (Chicago)
Genre
Blues
Length
2:47
Label
Chess
Songwriter(s)
Willie Dixon
Producer(s)
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon
Howlin' Wolf singles chronology
"Spoonful" (1960)
"Back Door Man" (1961)
"Down in the Bottom" (1961)
"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by American musician Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among rock musicians, including the Doors who recorded it for their 1967 self-titled debut album.
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