Albert King is one
of three blues singers/guitarists, Freddie, BB and Albert, with the surname,
“King.” Of the three, BB King is by far the most famous, but blues purists will
often point to Albert as the best of the trio. King was born in Indianola , Mississippi in
1923 and died in Memphis , Tennessee
King made his first
recordings during the early Fifties for the Parrot label, but his career didn’t
get started in earnest until the early Sixties with singles for the King label.
King recorded for the legendary Chess Records, but may have produced his best work,
“Born under a Bad Sign” (1967) for the soul label, Stax.
Other fine albums by
King include, “The Big Blues” (1963), “Live Wire/Blues Power” (1968), “Years
Gone By” (1969) and “King of the Blues Guitar” (1969). King appears on the
superb compilation, “The Complete Stax/Volt Singles” series along with the rest
of the stellar Stax roster of blues and soul stars.
