Hubert Sumlin – Blues Guitar Great

https://semnul.com/creative-mathematics/?p=n6zzpwf What better way to kick off the Smokin Blues Guitar blog than to pay homage to one of greatest blues guitarists and all around nice guys still on the blues circuit today. 

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https://www.fandangotrading.com/14u56p1 Hubert Sumlin was born on November 16th, 1931 in Mississippi and raised in Arkansas – endorsed by the great Howlin” Wolf who brought him up to Chicago.  There he learned his chops, developed his style and created the sound behind some of the best blues classics of all time. 

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https://traffordhistory.org/lookingback/a5g5j5a0 Do yourself a favor and head over to his official website now – check out his Gallery where you will see nearly every influential music star that matters, all of them want to be with Hubert. 

follow site I had the chance to see Hubert up close this past weekend here at the Ottawa Blues Festival where he hung out for 3-days before moving on to Mt Tremblant – a couple hour drive from here to join Robert Cray. 

https://technocretetrading.com/j7d6bayq3dt My first siting was watching local band Monkey Junk (a hugely talented trio in their own right), where I see this person doing some mean air drumming and air guitar to the tastey blues licks of the boys.  Since I was right up front, I poked my ahead around to see stage right and there is Hubert Sumlin jiving away with Monkey Junk – that was Friday evening, he had arrived for a set of gigs on Saturday and Sunday. 

https://livingpraying.com/xu8y2pq0y60 The local guys – Tony D, Steve Mariner and Matt Sobb were humbled and giddy at the fact that Sir Hubert was taking in their set, and purely enjoying what he was hearing by the way. 

Buy Valium 10 Mg Online Along came Saturday and Hubert took the Hard Rock Stage (one of 6 stages at Ottawa Bluesfest), it was a terrific set with some very tastey blues. 

enter site It struck me like thunder how many giant blues hits he has put his own flavor to over the last 50-years – Killing Floor, Going Down Slow, and my personal favorite from this concert, Sitting On Top of The World!

https://vbmotorworld.com/2zns415b3 As if that weren’t enough, I got to say hi to him (and received a huge Hubert smile and wave) as he passed by a group of us lined up to see Doyle Bramhall perform later that afternoon. 

go to link Sunday came, and yet another priveledged Hubert Sumlin concert – this time he put something extra into the mix throwing some additional songs into the mix, sometimes completely mystifying his band, but he sure knew what he was doing – they had to catch up. 

https://trevabrandonscharf.com/s0szxgba Here’s a terrific set of clips of “Hubert blues licks” – see if you don’t recognize some of these:

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https://www.modulocapital.com.br/suzrpm78n What struck me more than anything else though over these 3 days is how vibrant, energetic and positive a person Hubert is.  He brought the festival to life – he walks with the aura of thousands of blues greats before him and will have influenced thousands after…their aren’t many gentelman left in this world like Hubert Sumlin…it just so happens he is also a living legend of the blues guitar. 

enter site Do you have a Hubert Sumlin story or favorite moment to share?  Leave a comment and let us hear about it.