Hubert Sumlin NY, USA 2010

Hubert Sumlin was highly regarded as Howlin’ Wolf’s right-hand guitarist from the 1950s to nearly 60 years ago, and was an active member of the blues scene. He passed away in December 2011 at the age of 79. His final gig at B.B. Kings, a famous blues club in New York, on May 13, 2010, was recorded in full for 1 hour and 49 minutes from a good audience master that was recently released by a taper. The two-part show features Sumlin and a group of hardcore bluesmen, with David Johansen, a New York icon, on vocals, showing off his mature and mellow singing voice. In the second set, the famous guitarist Popa Chubby also appeared and engaged in a friendly guitar battle with Sumlin. The set was also full of familiar numbers for rock fans such as “Spoonful”, “Little Red Rooster”, “Sitting on Top of the World”, “Killing Floor” and “Goin’ Down Slow”. There are countless guitar players who worship him, including Jimi Hendrix, and two years later, in February 2012, at a memorial benefit concert held at the Apollo Theater in New York, a super luxurious lineup of performers such as Keith Richards, Clapton, Steve Jordan, Willie Weeks, Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, and Elvis Costello participated, making this a must-see item for understanding the extent of his influence. Recorded at B.B. Kings, NYC, NY, USA May 13th 2010 : Audience Recording DISC 1 : -First Set- 1. SAME THING 2. 44 BLUES 3. SHAKE FOR ME 4. BUILT FOR COMFORT 5. SPOONFUL 6. HIDDEN CHARMS 7. LITTLE RED ROOSTER 8. EVIL 9. WHO’S BEEN TALKIN’ 10. I AIN’T SUPERSTITIOUS DISC 2 : -Second Set- 1. 300 POUNDS OF JOY 2. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 3. FEED ME 4. THIS LITTLE GIRL IS MINE 5. KILLING FLOOR 6. SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 7. CRAWLING KING SNAKE 8. GOIN’ DOWN SLOW 9. STOP THAT TRAIN Hubert Sumlin – guitar / Jim Weider – guitar / David Johansen – vocals, harmonica / Tony Garnier – bass / Brian Mitchell – keyboards / unknown – drums / Popa Chubby – guitar (Second Set)