Hutto was one of the most renowned slide guitar players of his generation, hence the ‘slide’ in the title. He was a devotee of Elmore James, and Hutto passed it down to his nephew Lil’ Ed Williams, front man for The Blues Imperials. Wikipedia says Jack White plays the same model guitar that Hutto did. Something about blues music inspires stories about passing down. After Hound Dog Taylor died, Hutto fronted for Taylor’s band, the House Rockers.
I picked this clip of Hutto’s performance for the hat as much as the music. That hat is in a black and white photo on the back cover of Slidewinder. I think it is even more majestic in color.
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