Editing Howlin' Wolf (section)

===Inductions===
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| colspan=5 align=center | '''Howlin' Wolf inductions'''
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! Year
! Institution
!Category
! Notes
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|2020
|Blues Hall of Fame  
|Classic of Blues Recording: Album
|''The Chess Box—Howlin' Wolf''<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEWS: The Blues Foundation names Blues Hall of Fame 2020 inductees: Bettye LaVette, Syl Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Eddie Boyd, George Smith, Billy Branch, Ralph Peer, and more!|url=https://blues.org/news-blues-hall-of-fame-2020-inductees-named-bettye-layette-syl-johnson-victoria-spivey-eddie-boyd-george-smith-billy-branch-ralph-peer/|last=Addison|date=2019-12-09|website=Blues Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
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|2012
|[[Memphis Music Hall of Fame]]
|Musicians
|Inaugural class
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| 2003
| [[Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame]]
|Blues
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| 1991
|[[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]
|Early influences
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| 1980
|[[Blues Hall of Fame]]
|Musicians
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