Mark Hummel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Hummel
Occupation	Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1955(1955-12-15)
Age	69
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mark Hummel Biography

Mark Hummel is one of the most popular and richest Player who was born on December 15, 1955 in United States.

Once established in the East Bay in the 1970s, Hummel started performing with Boogie Jake, Sonny Lane, Cool Papa Sadler, and Mississippi Johnny Waters. He formed the Blues Survivors in 1979, and they have been his band ever since. Since its inception the band has featured a number of popular performers before they became household names, such as King of the Hill creator and blues bassist Mike Judge. Other noteworthy members include Jimmy Bott, June Core, Marty Dodson, Rusty Zinn, Ronnie James Weber, Chris Masterson, Charles Wheal, Steve Wolf, Randy Bermudes and Joel Foy. Over the years Hummel has also toured or recorded with Sue Foley, Charles Brown, Brownie McGhee, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Bob Stroger, Dave Myers, Jimmy Pugh, Kid Andersen, Ron Thompson, Junior Watson, Duke Robillard, Steve Freund, Billy Flynn and Frank “Paris Slim” Goldwasser. Hummel has also toured with Lowell Fulson, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Tucker and Eddie Taylor; live recordings from those tours are available on his CD compilation Chicago Blues Party: Recorded Live! 1980–1992. In addition to playing in blues clubs across the U.S. and throughout Europe, Hummel and the Blues Survivors have performed at the San Francisco Blues Festival, the Sonora Blues Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, the King Biscuit Blues Festival, and the Monterey Jazz Festival. He has also contributed CD reviews to Blues Music Magazine and Living Blues. Writing in Living Blues, Lee Hildebrand described Hummel’s performance at the 1978 San Francisco Blues Festival as one that “epitomized the high musical quality of the entire weekend” festival.

Hummel began working professionally after moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1970s. A number of jazz and blues artists had already made their mark on Hummel at this point in his early career, including Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Johnson, Lester Young, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Big Walter Horton, Paul Butterfield, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Charlie Musselwhite.

Mark Hummel Net Worth

Mark Hummel is one of the richest Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Hummel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mark Hummel (born December 15, 1955) is an American Grammy Award nominated and Blues Music Award winning blues harmonica player, vocalist, songwriter, and long-time bandleader of the Blues Survivors. Since 1991, Hummel has produced the Blues Harmonica Blowout tour, of which he is also a featured performer. The shows have featured blues harmonica players such as James Cotton, Carey Bell, John Mayall and Charlie Musselwhite. Although he is typically identified as performing West Coast blues, Hummel is also proficient in Delta blues, Chicago blues, swing and jazz styles. Hummel also plays with the Golden State Lone Star Revue (a Texas/California supergroup), Mark Hummel & Deep Basement Shakers (a jug band trio), as well as the current edition of the Blues Survivors.

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Hummel wrote a book about his musical travels for Mountain Top Publishing called Big Road Blues: 12 Bars On I-80 in 2012.

Facts & Trivia

Marla Ranked on the list of most popular Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Hummel celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

In 2016, Hummel and the Golden State Lone Star Revue released their debut album on Electro-Fi Records.

Top Facts about Mark Hummel

1. Mark Hummel is an American blues vocalist and harmonica player.
2. He was born in 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut.
3. Hummel has released over 20 albums since 1984.
4. He won the Blues Music Award for Best Harmonica Player in 2014.
5. Hummel founded the Blues Survivors band in the early 1990s.
6. He has collaborated with many notable musicians, including Charlie Musselwhite and Anson Funderburgh.
7. Hummel’s music is heavily influenced by traditional Chicago blues styles.
8. He has performed at major festivals such as the Monterey Jazz Festival and Notodden Blues Festival.
9. In addition to his music career, Hummel is also a respected author and educator on blues history and culture.
10. His most recent album, “Wayback Machine,” was released in 2020 to critical acclaim.