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Early life. Albert King was born on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During childhood he sang at a church with a family gospel group, in which his father played the guitar. One of 13 children, he grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest City, Arkansas, where the family moved when he was eight years old. [7]
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Albert King (born April 25, 1923, Indianola, Mississippi, U.S.—died December 21, 1992, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American blues musician who created a unique string-bending guitar style that influenced three generations of musicians.
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Albert King, a blues guitarist standing at six feet four inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, towers above countless guitarists who have made their mark in the development of post-war blues. He is instantly recognizable by his height, the ever-present pipe clenched between his teeth, and, of course, his futuristic Gibson "Flying V" guitar.
Albert King Biography. Born Albert Nelson, April 25, 1923 (some sources say 1924), in Indianola, Miss.; son of Mary Blevins (a church singer); stepson of Will Nelson (an itinerant preacher). Addresses: Home-- Lovejoy, Ill. "Albert King is a legend," stated guitarist Joe Walsh in Guitar World.
May 13, 2023 · Bluesman Albert King was one of the premier electric guitar stylists of the post-World War II period.
Albert Nelson, known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track.
Albert King, often billed as “King of the Blues Guitar,” was arguably at one time the world’s most widely imitated blues guitarist, although his self-taught left-handed method of playing with his axe turned upside down was a technique only a few of his followers (notably Otis Rush) would use.
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