Hubert Sumlin
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Hubert Sumlin was an influential American blues guitarist best known for his innovative, expressive playing as the longtime lead guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hubert Sumlin canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2011 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Howlin' Wolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blues Music Awards ceremony
ⓘ
surface form:
Blues Music Award
|
| birthDate | 1931-11-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2011-12-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Wayne, New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Wayne, New Jersey, United States
|
| familyName |
Kevin Sumlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Sumlin
|
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ |
| givenName | Hubert ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Blues Hall of Fame
ⓘ
surface form:
Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carlos Santana
ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ Jimi Hendrix ⓘ Jimmy Page ⓘ Keith Richards ⓘ Robbie Robertson ⓘ Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Delta blues musicians
ⓘ
Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Howlin' Wolf
ⓘ
surface form:
Howlin' Wolf's band
|
| name | Hubert Sumlin self-link ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive guitar style
ⓘ
innovative guitar playing ⓘ Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
surface form:
work with Howlin' Wolf
|
| notableWork |
guitar work on "Killing Floor"
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guitar work on "Smokestack Lightning" ⓘ guitar work on "Spoonful" ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Black Top Records
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Chess Records ⓘ Tone-Cool Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.