Albert King
- Type: Musician
- Born: April 25, 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi, United States
- Died: December 21, 1992, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Biography
American blues guitarist and singer from Indianola, Mississippi, one of the most influential electric bluesmen of all time. Albert King played a Flying V upside down and left-handed, bending strings into a vocal cry that defined his #Stax Records# classics, above all 'Born Under a Bad Sign' (1967). His style runs through rock guitar from *Eric Clapton* to *Stevie Ray Vaughan*.
Genres
Albert King Discography
- The Big Blues (1963) - Compilation - rated 3.66/5
- Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - Album - rated 5/5
- Live Wire / Blues Power (1968) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- King, Does the King's Things (1969) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- Years Gone By (1969) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- King of the Blues Guitar (1969) - Compilation - rated 3.98/5
- I'll Play the Blues for You (1972) - Album - rated 3.82/5
- I Wanna Get Funky (1974) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- King Albert (1977) - Album - rated 3.34/5
- Blues Masters: The Very Best of Albert King (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.11/5