Sumlin Howls Hubert Sumlin pays homage to Howlin' Wolf, his bandleader for more than 20 years, as the Chicago Blues Festival opens with a flourish on the famed bluesman'sbirthday

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 10, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

When Howlin' Wolf died in 1976, the funeral home program listed two sons: Floyd Lee Burnett, his biological offspring, and Hubert Sumlin, who thought of the Wolf as the father he never had.

Sumlin put in more than 20 years as a guitarist in Wolf's great Chicago blues bands, a constant in an ever-changing roster of sidemen. Now age 72, minus a lung he lost to cancer two years ago, Sumlin is a hero to younger blues and rock guitarists, and was recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He still actively tours and records, but always makes time for ...

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