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$Hubert Sumlin's snarling guitar helped define Howlin' Wolf's sound. Though Sumlin never attained a fraction of the fame of his celebrated boss, he is revered by fellow blues musicians. He was 80. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-hubert-sumlin-20111210,0,2854978.story">Full obituary</a> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-me-2011notables-music,0,5690516.photogallery">Notable music deaths of 2011</a>$

Hubert Sumlin

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Hubert Sumlin's snarling guitar helped define Howlin' Wolf's sound. Though Sumlin never attained a fraction of the fame of his celebrated boss, he is revered by fellow blues musicians. He was 80. Full obituary

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