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Sumlin, Hubert, 1931-2011

LC control no.n 88662549
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LC classificationML419.S85 Biography
Personal name headingSumlin, Hubert, 1931-2011
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Associated countryChicago (Ill.)
LocatedHughes (Ark.)
Birth date1931-11-16
Death date2011-12-04
Place of birthGreenwood (Miss.)
Place of deathWayne (N.J.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists Singers
Found inHis Hubert Sumlin's blues party [SR] p1987: labels (Hubert Sumlin) container (blues singer; b. 1931, in Greenwood, Miss.)
Encyc. pop. mus. (Hubert Sumlin; renowned for his guitar work, never a strong singer)
New York times WWW site, Dec. 6, 2011 (in obituary published Dec. 5: Hubert Sumlin; b. Nov. 16, 1931, Greenwood, Miss.; d. Sunday [Dec. 4, 2011], Wayne, N.J., aged 80; guitarist whose slashing solos and innovative ideas galvanized the blues of Howlin' Wolf and inspired rock guitar players like Jimmy Page, Robbie Robertson, and Eric Clapton)
Wikipedia, March 20, 2017 (Hubert Sumlin; Hubert Charles Sumlin; born November 16, 1931, Greenwood, Mississippi; raised in Hughes, Arkansas; died December 4, 2011, Wayne, New Jersey; Chicago blues guitarist and singer; member of Howlin' Wolf's band)