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Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American blues guitarist and singer.
One of the “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6’ 4”, weighed 250 lbs 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. One of 13 children, King grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest City, Arkansas where the family moved when he was eight years old. He began his professional work as a musician with a group called In The Groove Boys in Osceola, Arkansas. He had 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”.
King was a left-handed “upside-down/backwards” guitarist. He was left-handed, but usually played right-handed guitars flipped over upside-down so the low E string was on the bottom. In later years he played a custom-made guitar that was basicall...
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Top 10 Albert King Songs
Born Under A Bad Sign
Crosscut Saw
Laundromat Blues
As The Years Go Passing By
Kansas City
Cold Feet
The Hunter
Personal Manager
Born Under A Bad Sign - Single/LP Version
The Very Thought Of You
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Top 10 Albert King Albums
King Of The Blues Guitar
The Very Best Of Albert King
In Session
Born Under A Bad Sign
I'll Play The Blues For You
Live 69
The Best Of Albert King
Blues At Sunrise
The Big Blues
Blues Six Pack
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