Albert King was born on April 25, 1923 and he passed away on December 21, 1992. He is one of the three Kings of the blues (along with BB King and Freddie King).
During his time, he was according to Wikipedia;
Albert King stood 6' 4" (192 cm) and weighed 250 lbs (118 kg) and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family gospel group at a church. He began his professional work as a musician with a group called In The Groove Boys, in Osceola, Arkansas. He also briefly played drums for Jimmy Reed's band and on several early Reed recordings. Influenced by blues musicians Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lonnie Johnson, but also interestingly Hawaiian music, the electric guitar became his signature instrument, his preference being the Gibson Flying V, which he named "Lucy".
He was;
Born: Apr 25, 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi
Died: Dec 21, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous for these songs:
"Born Under a Bad Sign"
"That's What the Blues Is All About"
"Blues at Sunrise"
Famous for these albums
King of the Blues Guitar
The Ultimate Collection
Born Under a Bad Sign
Influences
B.B. King
T-Bone Walker
Blind Lemon Jefferson
The Very Best of Albert King
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Albert King @SqueezeMyLemon Blues Blog
2 comments:
Albert was Stevie Ray Vaughans idol and they recorded a video together in 1983. Albert was at first not going to do it until he realized who "Little Stevie" was. He had met him earlier in Texas and was amazed at his abilities which then confirmed this concert appearance together.
Thanks Dan, I believe that I have a few clips of Albert and Stevie Ray posted in the blog. Just do a search for Stevie Ray and you will probably find them.
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