Hubert Sumlin - Heart and Soul
  • Your Foxy Self
  • Chunky
  • Sitting on Top of the World
  • I Want You
  • Bring Your Love To Me
  • The Red Rooster
  • Juke
  • No Time For Me
  • Got The Blues
  • Old Friends
  • Your Foxy Self
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:04) [9.32 MB]
  • Chunky
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (05:25) [12.41 MB]
  • Sitting on Top of the World
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:21) [9.94 MB]
  • I Want You
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:17) [9.79 MB]
  • Bring Your Love To Me
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:21) [7.68 MB]
  • The Red Rooster
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:12) [9.61 MB]
  • Juke
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (01:35) [3.64 MB]
  • No Time For Me
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:54) [8.92 MB]
  • Got The Blues
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:49) [8.75 MB]
  • Old Friends
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (02:42) [6.19 MB]
Biography
Hubert Sumlin was one of thirteen children born on a farm near Greenwood, Mississippi on November 16, 1931. He learned to play drums and guitar as a small child and was playing at parties and local jukes by the time he was twelve years old.

Sumlin left home at seventeen to tour clubs and taverns throughout the South with his childhood friend James Cotton. The Jimmy Cotton band played 1950-1953 and recorded for the Sun label in Memphis. In 1954, Sumlin joined the Howlin' Wolf band and moved to Chicago. It was Howlin' Wolf who mentored the young Sumlin, prodding and encouraging him to find his own style and develop as a performer. "I was a very fortunate man to have somebody like Wolf on my side," says Sumlin. "I played with the guy for 25 years, man! You learn a lot. He wouldn't go no place unless I went with him. He pushed me as far as he could push me, and I could still enjoy doing the thing I love -- playing guitar. Guitar is my thing."

Sumlin's warped style of blues, which has been called "wicked" and "bent", went on to influence everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Frank Zappa. The raw tone in his guitar bites deep when he plays the jump style, ice-cold blues from Chicago. Whether he's playing one of his old guitars or a brand new model, Sumlin runs it through his old Fender amp and really makes it talk.

Hubert Sumlin's return to the recording studio is very special because it includes a reunion with his old friend James Cotton. Heart & Soul is a tribute to the many influences and inspirations that make Hubert Sumlin one of the premier blues artists of his time.

Postscript: Hubert passed away on December 4, 2010.
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