Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and Eric Clapton are among the artists who have signed on for an all-star tribute concert to blues musician Hubert Sumlin, who died in December 2011 at the age of 80. The concert (a fundraising benefit for Jazz Foundation of America) takes place on February 24, 2012, at the Apollo Theater in New York City.
Other artists on the concert bill include Buddy Guy, Ivan Neville, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Johansen, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks, Danny Kortchmar, Susan Tedeschi, Kim Wilson, James Cotton, Shemekia Copeland, Gary Clark Jr., Keb' Mo' and Doyle Bramhall II.
Tickets are priced from $150 to $1,000 each.
A pre-sale for American Express card holders begins at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on February 2, 2012. All other ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on February 6, 2012.
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