Hubert Sumlin - Living the Blues (DVD)

Publisher : Vestapol
Hubert Sumlin - Living the Blues DVD
Running Time : 87 minutes

The film traces the career of Hubert Sumlin, the legendary blues guitarist, who played for 25 years with the Howlin’ Wolf Band. His distinctive sound shaped the songs made famous by the Wolf. After the death of Wolf in 1976, Hubert had to re-invent himself as an instrumentalist and as a bandleader.
The film includes interviews with Hubert as well as with James Cotton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and is highlighted by archival black and white documentary footage from the 1964 folk festival tour of Europe which included Lightnin’ Hopkins, Willie Dixon, Sugar Pie Desanto, as well as Hubert and the Wolf.

Born in the Mississippi Delta, Hubert Sumlin is a self taught guitarist whose musical roots originate in the gospel music of the Sanctified Baptist church, where he first played guitar.

Smokestack Lightnin'
Killing Floor
Sitting on Top of the World