Hubert Sumlin

Elvis Costello. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Elvis Costello, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton Sing For Hubert Sumlin

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

On Friday night, an incredible group of musicians and artists came together to salute the late Hubert Sumlin at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.

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Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones images by Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

Keith Richards And Eric Clapton Perform For Hubert Sumlin

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Richards joined Eric Clapton onstage at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem for a benefit concert in the name of the late Hubert Sumlin to raise money for the Jazz Foundation.

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Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins SXSW 2007 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Mick Jagger And Keith Richards To Pay For Hubert Sumlin Funeral

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards will pay for the funeral of blues great Hubert Sumlin.

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Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins SXSW 2007 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Blues Great Hubert Sumlin Dies At 80

by Paul Cashmere

Hubert Sumlin, one of the last of the original Mississippi bluesmen, has died in New Jersey at the age of 80.

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