"Moanin' at Midnight" is a blues song written and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1951.
Chester Burnett began performing as blues musician Howlin' Wolf in 1948.
[8][9] Turner, who was also a talent scout for the Bihari brothers at Modern Records, took Howlin' Wolf to record another version of "Moanin' at Midnight" at radio station KWEM in West Memphis.
[5][2] It was released on the subsidiary RPM Records as "Morning at Midnight" in September 1951, the B-side to "Riding In The Moonlight."
"Morning at Midnight" and "Riding in the Moonlight" appeared on the compilation Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (1962).