Em memória de Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011)
quinta-feira, 8 de dezembro de 2011 by Ismael
Domingo, dia 4/12/11, faleceu um grande guitarrista do blues, Hubert Sumlin. Hubert esteve na banda de Howlin' Wolf por quase 20 anos, ajudando a estabelecer o padrão que o tornaria tão famoso. Este senhor do Mississippi influenciou nomes como Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix e Frank Zappa e foi em sua homenagem que escrevi este singelo blues. Espero que gostem.
Blues for Hubert
Born in Mississippi
like in any other tune
That boy sure was tricky
With a guitar in his hand
with the blues he'd commune
Down in Chicago
He drank muddy waters
and howled with the wolfs
With a guitar in his hand
there ain't but one
problem he couldn't solve
My guitar cries
but still he's gone
to play the gig in the sky
Oh, Lord, I'm so doggone
But weep not for Hubert
now he's got them side by side
Muddy, Walter and the Wolf
all set up
For the final gig in the sky
My guitar cries
but still he's gone
to play the gig in the sky
Oh, Lord, I'm so doggone
The road is long and sad
but no sorrow lasts forever
No matter how many tears
are to be shad
Another shout for eternity
one last cry of fever
His blues is bound to infinity
the kind that makes me shiver