Play Albert King Radio

Albert King

1,001,288 plays (140,104 listeners)

56 shouts

Add to my Library Share
Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American blues guitarist and singer.

Albert King was truly a “King of the Blues”. Along with B.B. King and [artist, Albert King is one of the major influences on blues and rock guitar players. Without him, modern guitar music would not sound as it does — his style influenced both black and white blues players from Otis Rush and Robert Cray to Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. It’s important to note that while almost all modern blues guitarists seldom play for long without falling into a B.B. King guitar cliché, Albert King never did — he had his own style and unique tone from the beginning.

Albert King played guitar left-handed, without re-stringing the guitar from the right-handed setup; this “upside-down” playing accounted for his difference in tone, since he pulled down on the same strings that most players push up on when bending the blues notes. King’s massive tone and totally unique way of squeezing bends out of a guitar string had a major impact. Many young white guitarists — especially rock & rollers — were influenced by King’s playing, and many players who emulate his style may never have heard of Albert King, let alone heard his music. His style is immediately distinguishable from all other blues guitarists, and he was one of the most important blues guitarists to ever pick up the electric guitar.
Read more… Edit

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1 Play
1,209
2 Play
Crosscut Saw full track
701
3  
344
4 Play
Personal Manager full track
268
5  
214
6  
193
7 Play
168
8 Play
164
9 Play
162
10  
150
11 Play
134
12 Play
Blues At Sunrise full track
128
13 Play
Overall Junction full track
125
14  
124
15 Play
Angel Of Mercy full track
113
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 56 shouts

Videos

See more

Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Labels

Email Newsletter

Universal Music Group Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Albert King from Universal Music.