Albert King
CDLCs:
7
Creators:
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Albums:
4
Views:
74
Workshop:
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Wishlist:
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5810
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About the Artist
Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American blues guitarist and singer.
One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6' 4", weighed 250 lbs and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family gospel group at a church. One of 13 children, King grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest City
One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6' 4", weighed 250 lbs and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family gospel group at a church. One of 13 children, King grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest City
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B.B. King
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Common Tunings
Setlists (1)
All CDLC
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| Breaking Up Somebody's Ho... | I'll Play The Blues For Y... | 1972 |
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| Crosscut Saw | Born Under A Bad Sign | N/A |
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| Crosscut Saw | Born Under a Bad Sign | N/A |
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| I'll Play The Blues For Y... | I'll Play The Blues For Y... | 1972 |
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| Oh Pretty Woman | Still Got The Blues | 1990 |
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| Oh, Pretty Woman | Born Under A Bad Sign | N/A |
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| The Sky is Crying | The Definitive Albert Kin... | 2011 |
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