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Guitar World just posted this. Seems like he was a happy guy.




another cool one

Bummer a true gentleman and a great guitar player and inspiration.........RIP

Those old 50's blues guys are disappearing quick. He played on most of those classic Howlin' Wolf records. My He also beat Jerry out by 3 places in the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarist list
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists ... n-19691231

Here's a video of my buddy Bob Margolin playing with Hubert on Mountain Stage back in 2001 - Hubert was a youthful 70. I think the first tune will be familiar

Here's a cool pic Bob had on his FB page of some of the recently lost blues greats hangin' out together (Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Koko Taylor, and Hubert Sumlin).

I noticed he's playing through a Louis Electric amp on that first video. Those guys were at the Gear Expo..great guys with great equipment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/arts/ ... at-80.html

those Howlin' Wolf records are epic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/arts/ ... at-80.html

hopefully this will work this time

Apparently a memorial jam has been arranged:
http://www.facebook.com/events/132815416829502/

I dunno where Berwyn, IL is but I'm guessing near Chicago

I didn't know he passed until I read it here.

Those Chess records he played on have been a big influence to me.