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  Albert King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of the "Three Kings" of the Blues guitar (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), he stood 6 foot 4" weighed in at 260 pounds (118 kg) and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer".
Albert King was a left-handed "upside-down/backwards" guitarist: he was left-handed but usually played right-handed guitars flipped over upside-down so the low E string was on the bottom.
Albert King died on December 21, 1992 from a heart attack in Memphis, Tennessee.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_King   (803 words)

  
 Albert II of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie de Belgique), (born June 6, 1934), is a European constitutional monarch and the current King of the Belgians.
He is the younger son of King Léopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935).
Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_II_of_Belgium   (590 words)

  
 Trenches on the Web - Bio: King Albert I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert ascended the throne on the death of his uncle, Leopold II, in 1909, due to the death of the intended heirs.
Albert was aware of the German invasion plans, but could do nothing, as Belgium's neutrality prevented the country from arming itself.
In 1918 Albert finally gave in to pressure and cooperated with the allies in the final offense of 1918, being made commander of the Flanders Army Group by General Foch of France.
www.worldwar1.com /biocbka.htm   (347 words)

  
 Blues Legends - Albert King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert King is truly a "King of the Blues," although he doesn't hold that title (B.B. does).
Albert King plays guitar left-handed, without re-stringing the guitar from the right-handed setup; this "upside-down" playing accounts for his difference in tone, since he pulls down on the same strings that most players push up on when bending the blues notes.
In the mid-'80s, Albert King announced his retirement, but it was short-lived -- Albert continued to regularly play concerts and festivals throughout America and Europe for the rest of the decade.
www.allblues4u.com /legends/aking.htm   (356 words)

  
 Albert King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert King (April 25, 1923 - December 21, 1992) was an influential American Blues guitarist and singer.
One of the "Three Kings" of the Blues guitar (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), he stood 6 foot 4" weighed in at 260 pounds and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer".
Albert King influenced thousands of blues guitarist including famous musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Gary Moore.
www.paducah.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Albert_King   (490 words)

  
 Albert King
Albert King was a master of the single-string attack and was intrigued by Blues performers that he heard while growing up outside of Memphis.
Albert King was born Albert Nelson, on April 25, 1923, in Indianola, Mississippi.
King was laid to rest across the Mississippi River in the Paradise Gardens Cemetery in Edmondson, Arkansas, not far from where he spent his childhood.
www.cascadeblues.org /History/AlbertKing.htm   (1387 words)

  
 Albert King w/Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session - Stax/Fantasy Jazz - SACD
Albert always took it to the edge, over the top, and back again, and, as the liner notes attest, he was a notoriously cranky dude, his personality not as friendly nor as accessible as B.B. 's, thus, perhaps, explaining the latters public acceptance and the former's lack of same.
King's sound is a bit right of center and thinner than Vaughan's, who seems to be dead center stage, with a heftier sound.
This was a mutual respect thing between the king of the blues and the young guitar-slinging soon-to-be king of the blues (and while King definitely holds his own, even in holding back, Stevie wipes the floor with him).
www.musictap.net /Reviews/KingAlbertSRVInSessionSACD.html   (1018 words)

  
 Albert King, Steve Cropper, Pop Staples, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
Albert King is truly a "King of the Blues," although he doesn't hold that title (B.B.
Albert King left Bobbin in late 1962 and recorded one session for King Records in the spring of 1963, which were much more pop-oriented than his previous work; the singles issued from the session failed to sell.
King's subtle shift in style was evident on his first albums for Tomato Records, the label he signed with in 1978.
www.emusic.com /artist/10562/10562341.html   (1406 words)

  
 Albert King, Mississippi Blues musician
Albert King also performed on Sunday, January 28, 1973, at Jackson, Mississippi’s white First Baptist Church, where several (Black) people were not allowed to attend the Sunday worship, including the wife of the white civil rights attorney Frank Parken (Swell and Dwight 329).
Blues man Albert King was one of the premier electric guitar stylists of the post-World War II period.
Albert King (Albert Nelson) was born in Indianola, Mississippi, and raised in Osceola, Arkansas.
shs.ee.msstate.edu /mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/King.html   (1576 words)

  
 Albert II of Belgium: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/albert_ii_of_belgium1.htm   (1663 words)

  
 Delta Musicians - Albert King
Albert King was born in Indianola, Mississippi in 1923.
Albert King moved to Memphis in the sixties where he signed with Stax in 1966.
But when the solos came back around to Albert King he always took it to the next level and gave the audience a great show.
www.deltaboogie.com /deltamusicians/kinga   (348 words)

  
 Blues Guitarist Albert King - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
A major influence on blues and rock guitarists around the world, Albert King began his career with the Memphis-based Stax/Volt Records label.
Though he was aware of the soul sound popular on the label, his recordings kept the emotion and grit of the blues.
King was flexible enough to weather the changes in blues music, though he clearly never lost sight of his musical roots.
encarta.msn.com /media_461535916/Blues_Guitarist_Albert_King.html   (132 words)

  
 albert-king Mp3 Albums Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert King's phrases were all statements from the very deepest of his heart, both vocally and on his guitar leads; and all this is perfectly noticeable on this album in spite of it all.
Albert King was always overshadowed by BB King and thus never received the credit he deserved for the way he shaped how the electric guitar is played.
Albert's comments as the song was starting off indicate that they have played the song together before and the smooth way they played off one another would seem to verify that.
www.mp3-find.com /albums_review_albert-king.asp   (5359 words)

  
 LivinBlues- Albert King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert met Willie Dixon shortly after moving to Gary, and Willie helped him get a record deal with Parrot Records, and became known as Albert King.
Albert King also had a minor hit with 'I’m a Lonely Man', and stayed with these 2 labels from 1959/62.
Albert King was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1983 and passed away on December 21, 1992.
www.livinblues.com /bluesrooms/albertking.asp   (527 words)

  
 Albert I, king of the Belgians. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
1875–1934, king of the Belgians (1909–34), nephew and successor of Leopold II.
Albert spent the entire war at the head of his army, and in 1918 he led the Allied offensive that recovered the Belgian coast.
The king and queen did much to improve social conditions in Belgium and in the Belgian Congo.
www2.bartleby.com /65/al/Albert1Bel.html   (167 words)

  
 ALBERT KING
Bluesman Albert King was one of the premier electric guitar stylists of the post-World War II period.
King went on to become a regular at the Fillmore; his album Live Wire/Blues Power was recorded there in 1968.King was also one of the first bluesman to record with a symphony orchestra: in1969 he performed with the St. Louis Symphony, triumphantly bringing together the blues and classical music, if only for a fleeting moment.
King was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1983.He continued touring throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, playing festivals and concerts, often with B.B. King.
staxrecords.free.fr /king.htm   (1472 words)

  
 Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan / In Session
Vaughan was enormously influenced by Albert King, Lil' Stevie sitting in with Albert whenever the legendary bluesman came to town.
Albert King was a groundbreaking bluesman, but like many of his background and generation, he wasn't a "guitar slinger".
And for Albert King to GIVE someone that room, just HAS to prove that Albert himself was extremely impressed with the player.
bluesroad.free.fr /English/Albums/akwsrv_is.html   (920 words)

  
 Albert King Discography at CD Universe
One of the most significant figures of the mid-1960s blues boom, Albert King was overshadowed in the public eye by his namesake B.B. King for much of his career, though of the two musicians Albert's guitar style was the more fluid.
Albert King is one of the most important post-war blues guitarists.
King was also one of the first blues players to enter the R&B world, recording on Stax with Booker T. & the MG's.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/King%2C+Albert/a/king+albert.htm   (224 words)

  
 Albert King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert Nelson was born in Mississippi in 1923 and died while on tour in 1992.
Albert King was one of the best blues guitarist of all time.
I believe Albert King achieved a superior tone when he had the opportunity to take advantage of the recording technologies that came along with the 80's and early 90's.
www.geocities.com /jimwalsh.geo/aking.html   (247 words)

  
 English Bio
The Albert King Tribute Band was born in August 30, 1997, almost 5 years after Mr Albert King passed away.
A group of Albert's fans put all the bluespower to make a band in His honor and play his stuff to remember him forever and teach to the blues fans and new blues fans generations about the ALBERT KING legacy.
The Albert King Tribute Band’s musican had the pleasure to shared stage with big ones like Eddie C Cambell, James Wheller, John Primer, Larry Mc Cray, Bruce Ewan, Phil Guy, Raful Neal, Little McSimons, Lorenzo Thompson, Eddie King, Aron Burton, Dave Myers, Lurrie Bell, Dave Mayers, Billy Branch, Carlos Johnson, and more...
albertking.org /_wsn/page2.html   (440 words)

  
 Albert King, B B King, Freddie King on Rev Rabia BLUES UP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After 40 years of struggling with his music and twenty years of career in 1983 Albert King was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.
King slower style with shorter riffs own to the left handed restringing guitar where low string was close to the ground and to tuning a full three notes down with preferences to minor scales.
Unfortunately Freddie King died from heart failure at the age of 42 on December 29, 1976.
www.bluesup.com /CDreviewsK.html   (1457 words)

  
 Amazon.com: In Session: Music: Albert King,Stevie Ray Vaughn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The songs are mostly King concert staples, with the exception of "Pride and Joy"; highlights include the T-Bone Walker classic "Call It Stormy Monday" and one of King's own, "Overall Junction," which features some excellent guitar solo work.
King was greatly appreciated in both the blues and rock world.
SRV and Albert King are great musicians and deserve all the praise they get, but compared to their other work, this CD is a yawner.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000JTB2?v=glance   (1481 words)

  
 The last known photograph of Albert King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
During the last set of what was destined to become his final performance, blues great Albert King called his adopted "cousins" Lee and Sam King to the stage.
Lee was to meet up with Albert again in 1980 when he was employed as guitarist on a Japanese tour starring the great B.B. King.
Albert's name is inlaid in mother of pearl on the fingerboard and the name Lucy is likewise inlaid in the headstock.
bluesnet.hub.org /pics/tadg/king.html   (441 words)

  
 Albert King : Blues for Elvis: Albert King Does the King's Things - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Albert King : Blues for Elvis: Albert King Does the King's Things
Originally titled King Does the King's Thing, here's Albert King adding his own touch to a batch of Elvis Presley tunes.
Because King's style is so irreducible, the concept actually works, as he fills this album with his traditional, high-voltage guitar work and strong vocals.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,114642,00.html   (238 words)

  
 The Covers Project: Albert King
The cover version of this song appears on the Albert King album Born Under a Bad Sign.
The original version of this song appears on the Albert King album Born Under a Bad Sign.
The original version of this song appears on the Albert King album King of the Blues Guitar.
www.coversproject.com /artist/albert%20king   (1084 words)

  
 ALBERT KING Vinyl Records ~ Used, Rare, Collectible and Vintage Vinyl LPs & 45s
We are continually scouring the country and the world for the rarest & finest vintage ALBERT KING records, LPs & 45s.
You'll find that our ALBERT KING records are always in excellent condition and are painstakingly graded so you'll know exactly what you're getting.
ALBERT KING: that's what the blues is all about / breaking up somebody's home
www.recordsbymail.com /static/artistSearch.php/artistFirst/ALBERT/artistLast/KING/LITTLE%20MILTON   (251 words)

  
 Sheet Music Plus - Albert King: Albert King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Features lessons and tips on re-creating the Albert King style through an in-depth analysis of 8 tunes, including Born Under a Bad Sign, I Wanna Get Funky, Laundromat Blues and more.
Albert King: The Essential Albert King For guitar, vocal...
Albert King: The Very Best of Albert King For guitar, vocal...
www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=10255&item=5380527   (277 words)

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