Howlin' Wolf's great guitaristhttp://www.spinner.com/2011/12/05/hubert-sumlin-dead/One of the coolest electric blues players ever, such a raw tone.
― tylerw_sandbox, Monday, 5 December 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
Very sad. So overwhelmingly influential.
― Tarfumes the Escape Goat, Monday, 5 December 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
listening to the new "complete chess masters" box set on spotify. so great. anybody pick it up in real life? i have the older chess box set. don't know if the new one is worth shelling out for -- lots of overlap.
― tylerw_sandbox, Monday, 5 December 2011 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
One of the greats.
― o. nate, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
Still sounded great when I saw him live some months back.
― Another Suburbanite, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
He, J. Blackfoot and Howard Tate all passing on within a week.
― Another Suburbanite, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
RIP -- such a great player
― William (C), Monday, 5 December 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
Shame this is only on sandbox. RIP, a giant.
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 10:41 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I listened to the "Rocking Chair" album last night in his honor - still smokes.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
here's his amp -- looks about righthttp://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages/Wabash%20resize.jpg
― tylerw_sandbox, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Mick & Keef pay for Hubert's Funeral
― Tumblr Whites Off Earth Now!! (Sandbox Grisso-McCain), Friday, 9 December 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
cool
― tylerw_sandbox, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link