# Hidden Charms guitar solo

> Hubert Sumlin's guitar solo on Hidden Charms by Howlin' Wolf (1963) starts at about 1:03. From the album Single (Chess). A blues classic from the 1960s.

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Howlin' Wolf, 1963, from *Single (Chess)*. Solo by *Hubert Sumlin*.

Often cited as Sumlin's greatest solo, it is a wild burst of off-kilter bends and darting runs that sounds decades ahead of its time.

Hidden Charms by Howlin' Wolf is #4 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/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1963](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1963/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Hidden Charms?

Hubert Sumlin played the solo on Howlin' Wolf's Hidden Charms (1963).

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