Alakuvassa nuori Hubert Sumlin ja hänen musiikillinen 'ottoisänsä' - The Big and Great Howlin' Wolf. Yläkuvissa hieman iäkkäämpi Hubert.
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Hubert Sumlin died on December 4, 2011, in a hospital in Wayne, New Jersey, of heart failure at the age of 80. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards paid Sumlin's funeral costs.
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Hubert Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. He was best known for his celebrated work, from 1955, as guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band. His singular playing was characterized by 'wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions' Sumlin was listed as number 43 in the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
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Rolling Stonesin laulaja Mick Jagger ja kitaristi Keith Richards ovat tarjoutuneet maksamaan blueskitaristi Hubert Sumlinin hautajaiset, New York Times kertoo. Vuonna 1931 syntynyt Sumlin kuoli New Jerseyssä sydänkohtaukseen 4. joulukuuta.
Sumlinia on pidetty yhtenä kaikkien aikojen parhaista blueskitaristeista. Suuri osa maineesta on peräisin hänen vuosistaan blueslegenda Howlin Wolfin yhtyeessä. Sumlinista tuli yhtyeen ykköskitaristi 1950-luvun puolivälissä, ja yhteistyö jatkui Wolfin kuolemaan saakka 1976. Myöhemmin Sumlin jatkoi soittamista soolouralla ja eri kokoonpanoissa, ja hänen viimeinen albuminsa ilmestyi 2004. Sumlin jatkoi esiintymistä lähes kuolemaansa saakka.
Sumlin soitti kitaraa muun muassa Willie Dixonin Howlin Wolfille tekemissä blueshiteissä Smokestack Lightnin', Back Door Man ja The Red Rooster, joita myöhemmin ovat tulkinneet Rolling Stonesin ohella muun muassa The Doors- ja The Cream -yhtyeet.
Sumlinin leski Toni Ann Mamary ilmoitti torstaina, että Rolling Stonesin keulakuva ja kitaristi maksavat sekä hautajaisten että siunaustilaisuuden kulut. Myös Mick Jagger julkaisi asiasta tiedotteen, jossa hän kehui Sumlinia kitaristina ja sanoi Rolling Stonesin olevan "hänelle musiikillisesti velkaa". Keith Richards soitti Sumlinin viimeisellä albumilla About Them Shoes.
Julkinen Sumlinin siunaustilaisuus on/oli 12 joulukuuta New Jerseyssä ja seuraavana päivänä pidetään yksityinen tilaisuus Sumlinin kotikaupungissa Homewoodissa.
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Howlin’ Wolf’s long-time guitarist Hubert Sumlin, passed away today [4.12] at the age of 80. As the Chicago Sun Times aptly put it, he “put the bite behind Howlin’ Wolf’.”
Sumlin wasn’t as flashy as some of the other Chicago blues guitarists of his generation (e.g., Buddy Guy), but he was undeniably one of the best. Muddy Waters wanted him for his band, but Hubert remained loyal to Wolf, a father figure and fellow Mississippian whom the young guitarist followed through Memphis to Chicago and, eventually, world renown – at least among blues aficionados.
Sumlin’s licks were cutting, concise and always tasteful. He was seldom the only guitarist in Wolf’s band, but he was the mainstay, while the others came and went. He was an essential part of Wolf’s gritty blues sound. “Smokestack Lightning,” “Killing Floor” “Ain’t Superstitious,” “Spoonful,” “Evil,” “Hidden Charms,” “Tail Dragger,” “Built for Comfort” and many others simply wouldn't be the classics they are without Hubert's distinct tone and precise, yet relaxed, playing.
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'Killing Floor' is a song by American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Howlin' Wolf. Called "one of the defining classics of Chicago electric blues", "Killing Floor" has been recorded by a variety of artists and has been acknowledged by the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.
Howlin' Wolf recorded "Killing Floor" in 1964 and it was released as a single. The song's title refers to the active area of slaughterhouse; Wolf uses it as a metaphor for his relationship predicament. '
Killing Floor' is an upbeat twelve-bar blues with an "instantly familiar" guitar riff provided by longtime Wolf associate Hubert Sumlin. Backing Howlin' Wolf (vocals) and Sumlin (electric guitar) are Lafayette Leake (piano), Buddy Guy (acoustic guitar), Andrew McMahon (bass), Sam Lay (drums), Arnold Rogers (tenor sax), and Donald Hankins (baritone sax). The song appears on several Howlin' Wolf compilation albums, including his 1966 album The Real Folk Blues. In 1991, "Killing Floor" was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings" category.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvw7VGBWU8w
Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor (Washington 1970)
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I should'a quit you, long time ago
I should'a quit you, baby, long time ago
I should'a quit you, and went on to Mexico
If I ha'da followed, my first mind
If I ha'da followed, my first mind
I'd'a been gone, since my second time
I should'a went on, when my friend come from Mexico at me
I should'a went on, when my friend come from Mexico at me
I was foolin' with ya baby, I let ya put me on the killin' floor
Lord knows, I should'a been gone
Lord knows, I should'a been gone
And I wouldn't've been here, down on the killin' floor
by Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tEVB-t04OU
Eric Clapton/ Robert Cray/ Hubert Sumlin/ Jimmie Vaughan - Killing Floor - [Live Crossroad Festival]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBrasesM-dg
Jimi Hendrix - Killing Floor - Monterey Pop Festival 1967.June.18. USA
Jimi Hendrix performed "Killing Floor" early in his career, including early vocal performances with Curtis Knight and the Squires during 1965–1966. Shortly after arriving in England in September 1966, Hendrix performed the song when he sat in with Cream. "Killing Floor" was included in the set list of the newly formed Jimi Hendrix Experience. The song was often a set opener and Hendrix played the song at a faster tempo with a different rhythm guitar and bass line. Early recordings include live versions from October 1966 in Paris (The Jimi Hendrix Experience box set), March 1967 in the BBC studios (BBC Sessions), and June 1967 at the Monterey International Pop Festival (Jimi Plays Monterey).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHHRpAzGcM
Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song [Killing Floor]
Led Zeppelin performed "Killing Floor" live in 1968 and 1969 and it became the basis for their "The Lemon Song". In some early performances Robert Plant introduced the song as "Killing Floor"; an early UK pressing of Led Zeppelin II showed the title as "Killing Floor" and was credited to Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf. Led Zeppelin's version was performed at a much slower tempo (until the bridge) with some different lyrics. After legal action by Howlin' Wolf's publisher, his name was added to the credits for "The Lemon Song".
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FK620bS7A
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning - - [Sumlin is not visible until the last few seconds (stage right) of this video from Wolf’s 1964 English tour, but his slinky, repetitive riffs are evident throughout - (tässä videossa Sumlin vilahtaa myös alussa)
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Ah, oh, smokestack lightning
Shinin', just like gold
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Ah, whoo hoo, ooh...
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, tell me, baby
What's the, matter with you?
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, tell me, baby
Where did ya, stay last night?
A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, stop your train
Let her, go for a ride
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, fare ya well
Never see, ah, you no more
Ah, why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Ooh, whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, who been here baby since
I, I been gone, a little, bitty boy?
Girl, be on
Ah, whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf
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http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Sumlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Sumlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin'_Wolf
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin'_Wolf
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Floor_(Howlin%27_Wolf_song)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokestack_Lightning
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