do not miss his albums, which will always be with us.

even though he was a king of the blues

Great name? Check
Had a genius electric guitarist? Check
Incredible voice full of sex, menace, and humor? Check
Music that rocked harder than any other at the time? Check
Wild stage act? Check

Sounds like a rock star to me

was backed up with a menacing physique. He was a big guy.

This is it. This is it. Look what you get:

was Howlin' Wolf

here is a song later plagiarized by Led Zeppelin

To be fair, in “The Lemon Song” Led Zeppelin took a number of influences to produce something that was uniquely theirs. Still, they drew heavily enough on one source, Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” to be forced to change the songwriting credits under threat of legal action.
http://turnmeondeadman.com/led-zeppelin-plagiarism-the-lemon-song/

Jimmy Page quotes the Sumlin's guitar line, and Plant quotes the lyrics ....

London Howlin' Wolf Sessions with British blues/rock musicians Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ian Stewart, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. I haven't heard it for years. I'll have to dig it out. Good stuff. IIRC the LP has some wonderful cover art.