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Hubert Sumlin

1931 - 2011

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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin' Wolf's band. He was ranked number 43 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert Sumlin is the 1,642nd most popular musician (down from 1,431st in 2024), the 8,613th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,187th in 2019) and the 613th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Hubert Sumlin ranks 1,642 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Giles, Gavin Harrison, Daniel Viglietti, K. S. Chithra, Bill Frisell, and Richard Rodney Bennett. After him are Benno Moiseiwitsch, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Levén, Graham Gouldman, Hyde, and Theodore Thomas.

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Among people born in 1931, Hubert Sumlin ranks 468. Before him are Virginia McKenna, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Věra Suková, Nelly Kaplan, Maxine Singer, and Peter Gilmore. After him are Alan Newton, Sven Delblanc, István Hevesi, Raúl Belén, Jaime Ramírez, and Aleksandar Ivoš. Among people deceased in 2011, Hubert Sumlin ranks 355. Before him are Per Berlin, Aloysius Ambrozic, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Henry Cooper, Jan van Beveren, and Ingrid Sandahl. After him are Sergo Kotrikadze, Ken Olsen, Joe Arroyo, Bernard Collomb, Bob Benny, and Bernard Nathanson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hubert Sumlin ranks 8,615 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Van Horn (1928), Bill Frisell (1951), Harold Agnew (1921), George Voinovich (1936), William Yorzyk (1933), and Havoc (1974). After him are Tom Kenny (1962), Martin Dempsey (1952), Jack Swagger (1982), Judith O'Dea (1945), Otto Kruger (1885), and William Thompson (1908).

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Among musicians born in United States, Hubert Sumlin ranks 613. Before him are Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Cliff Martinez (1954), Bob Bryar (1979), Oliver Nelson (1932), Kyle Eastwood (1968), and Bill Frisell (1951). After him are Buddy DeFranco (1923), Michael Franks (1944), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), Carol Kaye (1935), and Sam Rivers (1977).

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