The Howlers

Omar & the Howlers is a Texas-based blues and rock band which was originally formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973. Three years later, they relocated to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured European countries. Led by singer/guitarist Omar Dykes, they are best known for the 1987 album Hard Times in the Land of Plenty, which sold over half a million copies and whose title song was a top 20 hit in America.