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Birth Name: Hubert Charles Sumlin
Born: 16 November 1931 Died: 4 December 2011
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United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Willie B Rea' Reed Sumlin'
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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin' Wolf's band. Sumlin was listed as number 43 in the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Sumlin played a 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop guitar and a Louis Electric Model HS M12 amplifier.
Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, Sumlin was raised in Hughes, Arkansas. He got his first guitar when he was eight years old. As a boy, Sumlin first met Howlin' Wolf by sneaki
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TV
1. Great Performances (1972)
| Rating: | 15 Watched |
2. The Blues (2003)
| Rating: | 9 want to see |
3. Metal Evolution (2011)
| Rating: | 15 Watched |
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| Rating: | 13 want to see |
| Rating: | 6 Watched |
3. Before the Music Dies (2006)
| Rating: | 4 want to see |
4. Take Me to the River (2014)
| Rating: | 3 want to see |
| Rating: | 1 Watched |
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steven2185 added this to a list 7 years, 9 months ago
Dead in 2011 (9 person items)