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Oct 13, 2023 · James ‘Little Howlin’ Wolf’ Pobiega, a Chicago street busker who played sax and performed on cruises, dead at 73. The self-taught saxophonist began busking at the old Maxwell Street Market ...
- Mitch Dudek
- Staff Reporter
- mdudek@suntimes.com
Sep 29, 2023 · James R. Pobiega, passed away on September 12, 2023. Committal service will be held on October 2, 2023 at 11:30 AM, at Staging Area "A", Resurrection Cemetery, 7201 S. Archer Ave., Justice,...
- August 23, 1950
- September 12, 2023
Oct 2, 2023 · Find the obituary of James R. Pobiega (1950 - 2023) from Chicago, IL. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care.
- September 12, 2023
Oct 2, 2023 · James R. Pobiega, aka "Little Howlin Wolf" passed away on September 12, 2023. Cherished son of the late Alice (nee Samoiloff) and the late Michael Pobiega. Loving brother of Patricia Pobiega. Dear cousin of Kathleen Rehr and Bobby Pobiega. Also survived by numerous friends.
- 7201 S. Archer Avenue, Justice, 60458, IL
- August 23, 1950
- Justice
- September 12, 2023
James Pobiega. Actor: Bad Meat. Chicago street musician, bluesman, and actor, Little Howlin' Wolf, was born James R. Pobiega, Aug. 23, 1950. Of Polish decent, the grandson of a gravedigger and "moonshiner", and son of a milkman, Pobiega grew up in the working class neighborhood of Justice, Illinois, a town located on the southwest outskirts of ...
- Actor
- August 23, 1950
- James Pobiega
Nov 10, 2005 · “I’m a true Gypsy bluesman,” says James Pobiega, better known as Little Howlin’ Wolf. “My creativity is totally different though, ’cause I take Zen and yoga and martial arts and mix that into...
Apr 1, 2016 · James Pobiega, a 6'9" Polish-derived man from Chicago's South Side, performed heavily in bars and and to a greater extent on the street of his home turf during the late 70s through the mid 80s under the name Little Howlin Wolf.
