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Hubert Sumlin

1931 - 2011

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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin' Wolf's band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hubert Sumlin has received more than 321,481 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert Sumlin is the 1,464th most popular musician (down from 1,223rd in 2019), the 7,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,023rd in 2019) and the 555th most popular American Musician.

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  • 320k

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  • 45.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hubert Sumlin ranks 1,464 out of 2,662. Before him are Johnny Marr, Cliff Martinez, Daniel Lanois, Nigo, Trevor Bolder, and Elliott Smith. After him are Ron Geesin, Elizabeth Cotten, Rick Allen, Cassandra Wilson, Chrisye, and Robert Cray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Hubert Sumlin ranks 386. Before him are Chiharu Igaya, Ferry Graf, Nelly Kaplan, Szeto Wah, Giuliana Minuzzo, and Christopher George. After him are Antonio Gamoneda, Zaur Kaloev, Georgi Naydenov, Larry Lieber, Anahita Ratebzad, and Juan Pereda. Among people deceased in 2011, Hubert Sumlin ranks 309. Before him are Juan Tuñas, George Cadle Price, Szeto Wah, Nat Lofthouse, Ulrich Biesinger, and David Hess. After him are May-Louise Flodin, Liviu Ciulei, Sun Axelsson, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Joe Morello, and Walter Giller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hubert Sumlin ranks 7,333 out of 18,182. Before him are Greg Louganis (1960), Christopher George (1931), Thomas Ligotti (1953), Robert John Burke (1960), Elliott Smith (1969), and Charles Fefferman (1949). After him are Emerson Spencer (1906), Margaret Avery (1944), Colin Hanks (1977), Kathryn Hahn (1974), Otto Kruger (1885), and Paul Heyman (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hubert Sumlin ranks 555. Before him are Johnny Dodds (1892), Tim Bogert (1944), Nancy Wilson (1954), Ramsey Lewis (1935), Cliff Martinez (1954), and Elliott Smith (1969). After him are Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Memphis Minnie (1897), and Diamanda Galás (1955).

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