# Built for Comfort guitar solo

> Hubert Sumlin's guitar solo on Built for Comfort by Howlin' Wolf (1963) starts at about 1:23. From the album The Real Folk Blues.

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Howlin' Wolf, 1963, from *The Real Folk Blues*. Solo by *Hubert Sumlin*.

A loping groove on which Sumlin's economical lead lines show off his gift for tension and release.

Built for Comfort by Howlin' Wolf is #9 in our ranking of the best Howlin' Wolf guitar solos. The solo is played by Hubert Sumlin and the song was released in 1963.

## In our lists

- [The Best Howlin' Wolf Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/howlin-wolf-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Built for Comfort?

Hubert Sumlin played the solo on Howlin' Wolf's Built for Comfort (1963).

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