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Author Message cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1114 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 12:26 pm:    It pains me greatly to tell you that the irreplaceable Hubert Sumlin passed away yesterday, 12/4/11, at the age of 80. Can any among us say he was not an influence? I think not. Peter gregduboc Senior Member Username: gregduboc Post Number: 532 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 1:21 pm:    Very sad news... Greg funkyjazzjunky Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 713 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 1:32 pm:    He was great benson_murrensun Senior Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 558 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 1:53 pm:    I met him at Fur Peace Ranch; a very friendly guy, indeed. I had the pleasure of seeing him play a show with blues greats Bob Stroger and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith; I was in the front row and his onstage amp was at my ears' level, about 15 feet away. He was crankin', too! Yes, he was a huge influence on so many, and he will be missed. He gave us so much! (Message edited by Benson_Murrensun on December 05, 2011) smokinbear Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 127 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 5:06 pm:    Sad so many of the greats are movin' on these days, alot of them don't or didn't get the appreciation they deserve in my humble opinion in the later years. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10442 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 5:40 pm:    This is from 1964; pretty cool. pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 712 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 7:25 pm:    Great video Dave. You can see by the way he is playing how much he loved music. RIP Hubert. hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 992 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Monday, December 05, 2011 - 8:11 pm:    Sad to hear - some of my all-time favorite music features him. Thank you for some great guitar playing Mr. Sumlin! benson_murrensun Senior Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 559 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - 9:33 am:    Found this: From right to left: Bob Stroger, Jorma Kaukonen, Hubert Sumlin, me. sparechaynge Junior Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 29 Registered: 6-2010 Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - 12:13 pm:    I had the opportunity to see Hubert about a year ago, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. He played with so much feeling. funkyjazzjunky Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 715 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - 1:17 pm:    Fantastic video Dave VMG davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10443 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - 2:30 pm:    Nice picture Ben! pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 715 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 10:49 am:    Great picture Ben - after meeting Hubert you probably already know what a decent human being he was. Hubert called Milwaukee his home. Turns out one of the older machinist here at work is good friends with Hubert's local 'chauffeur'. The machinist spent many evenings hanging out with the two of them. Yesterday he shared some wonderful stories that he heard first hand from Mr. Sumlin - and each story confirmed that besides being a legendary guitarist he was also down to earth and a very gracious person. The stories are far to long to re-cant here. But feel free to ask me about EC's guitar and Hubert at the next Gathering! ;-) benson_murrensun Senior Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 560 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 11:06 am:    Thanks, guys. The backstory was that I was at FPR when Mr. Sumlin showed up for that evening's concert. I was thrilled just to be in the presence of those guys; but when the photographer was ready to take photos of the celebs, they invited me to get into a couple. It was for no other reason than camaraderie, (surely not because my musicianship is in their league!) and I had never even met Mr. Sumlin before! I guess he was just like that. bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1276 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 10:48 pm:    Hey Paul - Didn't realize you were in MKE. I've read many of your posts in various discussions. I'm in Greenfield, but play mostly down Racine way in a classic rock cover band. Hope I see you around. Bill hydrargyrum Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 1088 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 6:29 am:    That video was awesome Dave. I'm not sure I didn't see an ashtray catch fire in the background at some point (or maybe those were just the special effects of the day ). I was watching his lesson for Smokestack Lightning. Just incredible to see someone put so much expression in just a few notes. I think I could work for half a year and never play it right. Sometimes it seems a person's hands have such a life of their own. A great loss. otis Advanced Member Username: otis Post Number: 293 Registered: 10-2008 Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 4:48 pm:    I read this the other day in the paper, and was bummed, for sure. He influenced many other legends, himself, not the least of which was Jimi Hendrix, himself.