Since I Was A Child - Musique

Hubert Sumlin Born November 16 1931 Is An American Blues Guitarist And Singer Best Known For His Celebrated Work From 1955 As Guitarist In Howlin' Wolf's Band. His Singular Playing Is Characterized By "wrenched Shattering Bursts Of Notes Sudden Cliff-Hanger Silences And Daring Rhythmic Suspensions" 1 . Listed In Rolling Stone's The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time. Sumlin Continues To Tour And Play Blues Guitar. He Is Cited As A Major Influence By Many Artists Including Eric Clapton Keith Richards Stevie Ray Vaughan Jimmy Page And Jimi Hendrix. Born In Greenwood Mississippi Sumlin Was Raised In Hughes Arkansas. When He Was Eight Years Old He Got His First Guitar. 2 As A Boy Sumlin First Met Howlin' Wolf Chester Burnett By Sneaking Into A Performance. When Burnett Relocated From Memphis To Chicago In 1953 His Long-Time Guitarist Willie Johnson Chose Not To Join Him. Upon His Arrival In Chicago Wolf First Hired Chicago Guitarist Jody Williams And In 1954 Wolf Invited Sumlin To Relocate To Chicago To Play Second Guitar In His Chicago-Based Band. Williams Left The Band In 1955 Leaving Sumlin As The Primary Guitarist In Wolf's Band A Position He Held Almost Continuously Except For A Brief Spell Playing With Muddy Waters C. 1956 For The Remainder Of Wolf's Career. Upon Wolf's Death In 1976 Sumlin Continued On With Several Other Members Of The Late Burnett's Band Under The Name "The Wolf Pack" Until C. 1980. Sumlin Has Also Recorded Under His Own Name Beginning With A Session Recorded While Touring Europe With Burnett In 1964. His Latest Effort Is About Them Shoes Released In 2005 By Tone Cool Records. He Underwent Lung Removal Surgery In 2004 But Is Still Going Strong As Of 2008. Influences Early Influences That Affected Hubert Sumlin's Style Of Play At A Young Age Have Been Cited By Him As Primarily Muddy Waters Charley Patton Robert Lockwood Jr. And Robert Johnson. According To An Interview Cited In Segrest James And Mark Hoffman. "Moanin' At Midnight The Life And Times Of Howling' Wolf" Howlin Wolf Sent Sumlin To A Classical Guitar Instructor At The Chicago Conservatory. Influence It Is Often Stated That Sumlin's Playing Was A Vital Catalyst For The British Blues Boom Providing A Link From The Acoustic Blues Of The Mississippi Delta That Was More Accessible To Electric Guitarists Such As Clapton Page Richards And Beck. Indeed Throughout The Careers Of These Artists Many Howlin' Wolf Songs Have Been Covered And Sumlin's Guitar Lines Imitated. Examples Are Clapton's Covers Of "Goin' Down Slow" The Rolling Stones' Version Of "Little Red Rooster" The Yardbirds' Version Of "Smokestack Lightnin'" And "The Lemon Song" By Led Zeppelin Which Is A Rework Of "Killing Floor" Discography * Hubert's "American" Blues ! 1969 * Kings Of Chicago Blues Vol. 2 1971 * My Guitar & Me 1975 * Groove 1976 * Gamblin Woman 1980 By L R Rec. * Hubert Sumlin's Blues Party 1987 * Heart & Soul 1989 * Healing Feeling 1990 * Blues Anytime! 1994 * Blues Guitar Boss 1994 * I Know You 1998 * Chicago Blues Session Vol. 22 1998 * Wake Up Call 1998 * About Them Shoes 2004 * Blues Guitar Boss 2005 read less