       
The World Howls For Hubert Sumlin
On February 24th, 2012, a concert was held to honor the memory and music of beloved Chicago bluesman Hubert Sumlin. In what was originally planned as a tribute concert to celebrate the musician’s 80th birthday, the event turned into a celebration of Sumlin’s life and work after he passed away on December 4th, 2011. To say that Sumlin was a legend of the blues would be an understatement. Beginning in 1954 he joined…
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The King of the Slide Guitar Sings to Chicago
Chicago R&B disk jockey and blues music buff Big Bill Hill (bottom left) was photographed by George Adins as he broadcasted none other than Elmore James in the late 50’s. The legendary guitarist, whose slide skills still astound to this day, was backed by saxophonist J.T. Brown and his cousin, fellow guitarist Homesick James during this radio performance.
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Mississippi John Hurt Performs “You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley”
Peter Seeger’s folk music program of the 1960’s, Rainbow Quest, captured a true American treasure when Mississippi John Hurt was featured as a guest upon the show. Born with a passion for the blues, Hurt excitedly imparted the message of “You Got to Walk that Lonesome Valley”before his beautiful fretwork kicked off this gospel classic.
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Clapton Serenades With “Have You Ever Loved a Woman”
The audience of 2004’s Crossroads Guitar Festival was treated a gorgeously soulful rendition of Freddie King’s “Have You Ever Loved a Woman”, courtesy of the festival’s founder, Eric Clapton. No stranger to the 1960 classic, Clapton has been performing King’s signature number since the mid 60’s when he was with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. The rock legend was backed at this Crossroads performance by a stellar band that featured Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Stainton, Billy Preston, Nathan East, and Steve Gadd.
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Every week we pay TRIBUT to the legends in music and pop culture. See what interesting things happened during the week of February 26 to March 4. Click to view Tribut’s This Week in Rock Culture
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