Hubert Sumlin, Our Friend and Brother

"...were witness to a history never to repeat itself. Hubert Sumlin stood out among all of them, not just..."

Dec. 5, 2011 Postmarks

Wolf Pack

Howlin' Wolf, in tribute and spirit

"...first with guitarist Willie Johnson in Memphis and then Hubert Sumlin in Chicago, the massive bluesman’s blistering, dramatic performances..."

June 1, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Killing Floor

Another blues singer's called back home: honorary Austinite Hubert Sumlin

"...gravelly baritone needed a little sugar, it came from Hubert Sumlin's guitar. That guitar played its last note in..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Rembitika

Blues ain't just Greek to Johnny Nicholas

"...soul and blues stars Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf with Hubert Sumlin, Bobby Blue Bland, Freddie King, Koko Taylor, Willie..."

July 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Critics Poll

"...Hubert Sumlin, Zoogz Rift, Dobie Gray, Gerry Rafferty, Poly Styrene..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Music Feature

This Be an Empty World Without the Blues

Sometimes a sandwich – and its maker – is a hero

"...Waters, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Jimmy Reed, Eddie Taylor, Hubert Sumlin, Luther Tucker, and 100 other blues heroes, men..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Hubert Sumlin

"...Hubert Sumlin..."

March 11, 2005 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Gary Clark Jr.

Local bluesman gone stratospheric escapes all that onstage

"...Richards, and James Cotton, among others, for Howlin' for Hubert, a tribute at the Apollo Theater to Muddy Waters'..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Howlin' Wolf Does Not Wear Panties

Walter Daniels' punk blues stirs up a whole new generational ilk, like Black Joe Lewis

"...I got to see the T-Birds countless times. And Hubert Sumlin, he radiates a joy for the blues. Those..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...Pinetop Perkins. Working with Albert Collins, Otis Rush, and Hubert Sumlin reaped dividends, while his stewardship of a 2007..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

'Honeydripper' Blues

Next-generation Austin bluesman Gary Clark Jr. relives 1950 with John Sayles' big-screen blues, Honeydripper

"...is the presence of Shaw's bandmate and longtime friend Hubert Sumlin at the Antone's show on Wednesday night. The..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Play Jimmy Reed

Blues great schools us on Antone's

"...– maybe '98 or so. I sat in with Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, Mojo Buford, George Raines,..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Gary Clark Jr. on Antone’s

"It changed everything really"

"...– maybe ’98 or so. I sat in with Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, Mojo Buford, George Raines,..."

Aug. 11, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ain't Messin 'Round

Gary Clark Jr. kisses the sky

"...called them onstage to jam with Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin and Muddy Waters harmonica icon James Cotton. The..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: This Monkee Went to Heaven

The death of the Monkees' Davy Jones butts up against the local In Passing list at next week's Austin Music Awards

"...go with such a rich musical legacy. Same for Hubert Sumlin when he resided with Clifford Antone, and wasn't..."

March 9, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

TCB

Halloween tricks and treats from the Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, White Ghost Shivers, and Palm School Choir, while yet another Austin outdoor festival is born

"...Richards would stop by, as was rumored, to see Hubert Sumlin and James Cotton. He didn't, but backup singer..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Page Two: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

Honoring those who helped create, and now tend, the legacy of Clifford Antone

"...Raines, Sarah Brown, Kaz Kazanoff, Jon Blondell, Speedy Sparks, Hubert Sumlin, Mel Brown, James Cotton, and C.B. Stubblefield are..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Okie Dokie Stomp

Clifford Antone didn't invent the blues, he immortalized them

"...– past their play dates, particularly Luther Tucker and Hubert Sumlin, who passed along their wisdom and knowledge to..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Music for the Eyes

Annie Leibovitz's portraits of American musicians reveal her true oeuvre

"...Cash on the porch of the Carter Family home. Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins radiate eternity in their long..."

July 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Antone's 28th Anniversary

Live Shot

"...baked into it. This year, Antone followed Lynn with Hubert Sumlin, a guitarist the birthday boy introduced as one..."

July 25, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TCB

Remembering Clifford Antone, who gave Austin a home of the blues

"...several of the era's oft-overlooked sidemen, including Sunnyland Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, Walter "Shakey" Horton, Pinetop Perkins, James..."

May 26, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Defending Eric Clapton

"...his songs. When Chess Records initially refused to send Hubert Sumlin to play with Eric Clapton on the London..."

March 28, 2006 Postmarks

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...weight of banishment from the entire Antone's blues community. Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's old guitarist, once asked Ferguson to..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature

Big Head Todd & the Monsters

"...100 Years of Robert Johnson finds slight return on Hubert Sumlin nod "Hubert's Dream," while "I Get Smooth" turns..."

April 11, 2014 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

HOF Hopefuls

"...Stein, the Nortons, Cleve Hattersley, Lissa Hattersley, Too Smooth, Hubert Sumlin, Lavada Hurst, Al & John Staehely, Bill Josey,..."

March 13, 2017 Postmarks

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. (World..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Strawberry Letter 23

Cult soulman/guitarist Shuggie Otis returns from decades of mystery

"..."Hubert Sumlin is one of my favorite guitar players. At..."

July 10, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Playback: Antone's Reorganizes

Antone's restructures and nears a deal on a new home Downtown

"...guitarist first performed at the club alongside blues all-stars Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, and..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: 'Take Me to the River'

The musical history of Memphis runs deep

"...Take Me To The River invited icons like guitar-slinger Hubert Sumlin and crooner Bobby "Blue" Bland to step into..."

March 13, 2014 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

ACL Live Shot: Peterson Brothers

Bastrop blues siblings got their mojo workin’

"...guitar playing cues from folks like Albert Collins and Hubert Sumlin, melding them with classic rock guitarists like Duane..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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