A report on Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists.
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Blues
10 linksMusic genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs and spirituals.
Music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs and spirituals.
During this period, Freddie King and Albert King often played with rock and soul musicians (Eric Clapton and Booker T & the MGs) and had a major influence on those styles of music.
Eric Clapton
10 linksEnglish rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Clapton cites Muddy Waters, Freddie King, B.B. King, Albert King, Buddy Guy and Hubert Sumlin as guitar-playing influences.
Ike Turner
7 linksAmerican musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.
American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.
In 1961, Turner played piano on Albert King's first hit record, "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong".
Al Jackson Jr.
7 linksAmerican drummer, producer, and songwriter.
American drummer, producer, and songwriter.
During his tenure at Stax, he became one of the most influential drummers in the history of recorded music, providing an instantly recognizable backbeat behind the label's artists, including Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and blues guitarist Albert King (whose work Jackson also produced).
B.B. King
5 linksAmerican blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.
American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.
King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are related).
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
5 linksAmerican instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul.
American instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul.
In the 1960s, as members of the Mar-Keys, the rotating slate of musicians that served as the house band of Stax Records, they played on hundreds of recordings by artists including Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and Albert King.
William Bell (singer)
6 linksAmerican soul singer and songwriter.
American soul singer and songwriter.
As a songwriter, Bell co-authored the Chuck Jackson hit "Any Other Way" (which was a cover since Bell issued it first) as a follow-up to "You Don't Miss Your Water"; Billy Idol's 1986 hit "To Be a Lover", which was first a hit for Bell under its original title "I Forgot to Be Your Lover"; and the blues classic "Born Under A Bad Sign", popularized by both Albert King and Cream.
Booker T. Jones
6 linksAmerican musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
He wrote, with Eddie Floyd, "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)", Otis Redding's "I Love You More Than Words Can Say", and, with William Bell, bluesman Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" (later popularized by the cover version recorded by the British power trio Cream).
Born Under a Bad Sign
4 linksBorn Under a Bad Sign is the second compilation album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records.
Freddie King
4 linksAmerican blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and B.B. King, none of whom were blood related).