Some people would do anything to see Howlin’ Wolf perform. In 1942, Hubert Sumlin was 10. He snuck up to a joint where Wolf was playing and stood on a crate to peer through the window. The crate ...

It also gave Marc Bolan his electric guitar style when Tyrannosaurus Rex became T-Rex. The songs Sumlin played on became classics and were influential. But they were fun, too, and about more than just ...

The next time you hear a debate on who should be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, be sure to bring up the name of Hubert Sumlin. As pointed out in the new documentary “Sidemen: Long Road ...

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In this edition of Bought & Sold, Guitarist has the pleasure of Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s company, and there are few bigger electric guitar aficionados in the world. We often associate him with the Strat ...

FAIRFIELD -- Southern Connecticut blues fans are in for a double treat tonight when Hubert Sumlin -- lead guitarist on virtually all of Howlin' Wolf's classic cuts and one of the last great links to ...

Scott D. Rosenbaum's celebratory music documentary pays tribute to three influential bluesmen. Lest that sound too melancholy, it should quickly be added that “Sidemen” is an exceptionally ...

Three influential Delta bluesmen are affectionately given their long overdue time in the spotlight in Scott Rosenbaum’s fittingly soulful “Sidemen: Long Road to Glory.” With almost 200 years of ...

Hubert Sumlin put the bite behind Howlin’ Wolf. And he then influenced a new pack of electric blues and rock guitarists. Mr. Sumlin died Sunday in a hospital in Wayne, N.J., reportedly of heart ...

Famed blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin has died of heart failure in Wayne, N.J., his agent said. He was 80. Chris Thomas King is the New Face of the Blues in this congressionally-declared centennial ...