13 Facts About Hubert Sumlin

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.

Hubert Sumlin was ranked number 43 in Rolling Stones "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Hubert Sumlin got his first guitar when he was eight years old.

In Chicago, Wolf hired the guitarist Jody Williams, but in 1954 he invited Hubert Sumlin to move to Chicago to play second guitar in his band.

Hubert Sumlin played on the album Howlin' Wolf, which was named the third greatest guitar album of all time by Mojo magazine in 2004.

Hubert Sumlin recorded under his own name, beginning with a session from a tour of Europe with Wolf in 1964.

Hubert Sumlin underwent lung removal surgery the same year, but he continued performing until just before his death.

Hubert Sumlin's final recording, just days before his death, was tracks for an album by Stephen Dale Petit, Cracking The Code.

Hubert Sumlin was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 2008.

Hubert Sumlin was a judge for the fifth annual Independent Music Awards, given to support the careers of independent artists.

Hubert Sumlin lived in Totowa, New Jersey for 10 years before his death.

Hubert Sumlin died of heart failure on December 4,2011, at the age of 80, in a hospital in Wayne, New Jersey.

Hubert Sumlin was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.