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    Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), 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.

  2. Dec 23, 1992 · Albert King, a blues guitarist and singer who became a major figure in postwar American music, died on Monday in Memphis, where he lived. Mr. King, who was 69, died after a heart attack, the N. J ...

  3. Dec 22, 1992 · Blues guitarist Albert King, who influenced Eric Clapton and other rock greats and saw his own career revive as they popularized the blues, has died at age 69. The Indianola, Miss., native, who died Monday after a heart attack, made his first recordings in the 1950s - ``Bad Luck Blues'' and ``Be on Your Merry Way.'' During the '50s and '60s, he hit the blues charts with songs such as ...

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  4. Dec 23, 1992 · Albert Nelson (Albert King), guitarist and singer, born Indianola Mississippi 25 April 1923, died Memphis Tennessee 21 December 1992.

  5. Apr 21, 2024 · Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2013) 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. He was one of 13 children born to an itinerant Mississippi ...

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  7. Apr 25, 2023 · But he was a road warrior to the last: Albert King died of a heart attack on December 21, 1992, at age 69. He’d played his last show two days earlier, in Los Angeles. Albert (left) and B.B. King, seated together backstage in Cleveland, Ohio on February 20, 1991 (Image credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

  8. Dec 23, 1992 · Albert King, the larger-than-life, free-swinging blues guitarist whose languishing career soared after such rock greats as Eric Clapton acknowledged his influence on their music, has died.

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