Down in the Bottom
Howlin' Wolf, 1961, from Howlin' Wolf. Solo by Hubert Sumlin.
A driving slide-led shuffle whose urgent guitar lines helped inspire the British blues boom.
Down in the Bottom by Howlin' Wolf is #15 in our ranking of the best Howlin' Wolf guitar solos. The solo is played by Hubert Sumlin and the song was released in 1961.
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Who played the guitar solo on Down in the Bottom?
Hubert Sumlin played the solo on Howlin' Wolf's Down in the Bottom (1961).