RIP Hubert Sumlin

lesblues God Posts: 906	RIP Hubert Sumlin Dec 5, 2011 4:32:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lesblues on Dec 5, 2011 4:32:57 GMT -5 So long Hubert. A great guitarist and hugely influential. I read somewhere that when Howlin' Wolf came over to London the Record company declined to bring Hubert over too. Until Eric Clapton insisted on it!
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Mojo Administrator Posts: 796	RIP Hubert Sumlin Dec 7, 2011 16:08:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mojo on Dec 7, 2011 16:08:01 GMT -5 Hubert was a hero of mine. Hugely bummed out when I heard. RIP!
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jay Full Member Posts: 103	RIP Hubert Sumlin Dec 7, 2011 18:48:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jay on Dec 7, 2011 18:48:03 GMT -5 Hubert was there at the beginning of the "Chicago Blues" sound. I only saw him once but still hear him in my head. RIP

gasman God Posts: 638	RIP Hubert Sumlin Dec 8, 2011 21:55:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gasman on Dec 8, 2011 21:55:45 GMT -5 Rest in Peace, Mr. Sumlin
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