Originally Posted by: z0s0_jptrivia for you -what song and by who had the first distorted guitar sound on a recording? how did it occur?

No idea if it's true, but I've been told it was a guy called Willie Johnson who played with Howlin' Wolf... Song name wasn't part of the tale, but apparently he dropped his amp carrying it into the studio and shook a tube loose... Just enough to be interesting apparently.... do I win? :D