Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (born 1931)

Hubert Sumlin

American blues guitarist and singer (1931–2011)

Hubert Charles Sumlin 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. He was ranked number 43 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest…