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Albert King

PORTRAITS

Happy Birthday John Mayall. ‘More Room To Move’

This day (November 29, 1933), in Macclesfield, England, is born John Mayall, an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Digest Tracklist : Parchman Farm (2019) . (They Call It) Stormy Monday (2018) . Nature’s Disappearing (2017) . Drifting Blues (2015) . Room To Move . w/ Eric Clapton & The Bluesbreakers – I’M Tore Down […]
BLUES LEGENDS

This month In Blues Legends 03

T Bone Walker, John Mayer, Lonnie Brook, Gary Moore, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B B King, Albert King, Paul Butterfield, Etta James, John Mayall, the Bluesbreakers, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, John Hammond, Taj Mahal, Big Joe Turner, Lucky Peterson. They are the “Blues Legends” performers selected among the 1124 Posts we […]
SINGING WITH

Singing & Playing With Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan who would have turned 65 today, has duetted with a myriad of blues and non blues artists. We have selected twelve of them : Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, BB King, Dick Dale, Albert King, Jeff Healey, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lonnie Mack , Night Music Band, Jeff Beck, Colin James, Albert Collins Here, […]
FOCUS

Bonamassa’s Role Models

In the excellent ‘Live At Greek‘ album, released today in 2016, Joe Bonamassa pays a tribute to the ‘Three Kings’ : Albert King, B.B.King and Freddie King. We searched our archives for the original audio and video versions and mirrored the Bonamassa’s ‘LAG’ album. Here are ‘Bonamassa’s Role Models’
VIDEOS

Albert King rocks Fillmore East (1970)

September 23, 1970 – Albert King and his Gibson Flying V take part in the filming of “Welcome To The Fillmore, ” a Bill Graham’s project at The Fillmore East on Second Avenue near East 6th in New-York City
BLUES LEGENDS

This month In Blues Legends 01

R L Burnside, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Eric Clapton, Luther Allison, Albert Collins, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Copeland, Albert King, Jeff Healey, B.B. King, T Bone Walker. They are the “Blues Legends” performers selected among the 1226 Posts we publish this month. Here, […]
GUITAR VIRTUOSI

This week In Guitar Virtuosi 21

Freddie King, Duane Allman, Albert King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, John McLaughlin, Steve Howe, Steve Hackett, Terje Rypdal, Shawn Lane, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie. They are the Guitar Virtuosi selected among the 289 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! […]
VIDEOS

Stax Records artists gather at “Wattstax” (1973)

August 20, 1973 – Stax Records organizes a concert with all their roster – The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, The Bar-Kays, Albert King, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Luther Ingram, Isaac Hayes and many more – to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
GUITAR VIRTUOSI

This week In Guitar Virtuosi 19

Magic Slim, Eric Clapton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Winter, Paul Butterfield, Duke Robillard, Roy Buchanan, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Gary Moore, John Mayer, Eric Gales, Shawn Lane. They are the Guitar Virtuosi selected among the 303 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Magic […]
GUITAR VIRTUOSI

This week In Guitar Virtuosi 15

Warren Haynes, Mick Taylor, John Mayer, Johnny Winter, Albert King, Vernon Reid, Joe Perry, Brian May, Tommy Iommi, Prince, Slash, Stone Gossard. They are the Guitar Virtuosi selected among the 300 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Warren Haynes – Endless Parade (w/ Gov’t […]
GUITAR VIRTUOSI

This week In Guitar Virtuosi 04

Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore, Otis Rush, Gary Clark Jr., Albert King, Jeff Baxter, Ronnie Van Zant, Dave Stewart, Pete Townshend, Mike Campbell, Daryl Stuermer. They are the 12 Guitar Virtuosi selected among the 215 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Carlos Santana […]
1990

Gary Moore releases ‘Still Got the Blues’ featuring Albert King,…

Gary Moore’s ‘Still Got the Blues’ is an album featuring Albert King, Albert Collins and George Harrison and released on March 26, 1990 by Virgin. Track Listing : 1.Moving On (Gary Moore) – 02:39 . 2.Oh Pretty Woman (A.C. Williams) – 04:25 . 3.Walking By Myself (Jimmy Rogers) – 02:56 . 4.Still Got The Blues […]
MARCH

Me:nu Du Jour Mar. 3 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOL TODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, Metallica, U2, Gorillaz, Jethro Tull, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Duffy, Patti Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Satriani, Frank Zappa, Albert King We Watch Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Little Eva, Manhattan Transfer, Linda Ronstadt, Steppenwolf, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Joe Satriani, Metallica, Rachelle Ferrell, Jennifer […]
1967

Albert King records ‘Born Under a Bad Sign’ with Booker T. &…

Albert King’s ‘Born Under a Bad Sign’ is his second studio album recorded on March 3, 1966 & June 9, 1967 and released in August 1967 by Stax. Track Listing : 1.Born Under A Bad Sign (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 02:47 . 2.Crosscut Saw (R.G. Ford) – 02:35 . 3.Kansas City (Jerry Leiber, […]