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Albert King
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chitarrista e cantante statunitense (1923-1992)
Film & TV
Indianola, Mississippi, USA
Albert King (né Nelson; April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), 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. B. B. King, Freddie King, and he, all unrelated, were known as the "Three Kings of the…
Known for
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Jammin' with the Blues Greats — Himself2004
- Gary Moore With The Midnight Blues Band: An Evening Of The Blues1990
- Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival — Himself1989
- B.B. King & Friends — Self1987
- Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session — Self1983
- Albert King: Live in Sweden 19801980
- Wattstax — Self1973
- The Midnight Special — Self1972
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 1992
Discography
- I Get Evil / What Can I Do to Change Your Mind1962
- The Big Blues1962
- Lonsome / You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong1964
- Worsome Baby / C O D1964
- Laundromat Blues / Overall Junction1966
- Oh, Pretty Woman / Funk-Shun1966
- Born Under a Bad Sign1967
- Cold Feet / You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain1967
- (I Love) Lucy / You're Gonna Need Me1968
- Live Wire / Blues Power1968
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- Listeners
- 604,892
- Total plays
- 6,273,362
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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 <a href=
Key facts
- Born
- Albert Nelson , ( 1923-04-25 ) April 25, 1923, Indianola, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21) (aged 69), Memphis, Tennessee , U.S
- Genres
- Blues rhythm and blues
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter producer
- Instruments
- Guitar drums vocals
- Years active
- 1949–1992
- Labels
- Bobbin King Stax Atlantic
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Family name
- King
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianola
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Albert King.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-04-25
- date of death
- 1992-12-21
- Commons category
- Albert King (musician)
- name in native language
- Albert King
- handedness
- left-handedness
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Article · Italiano
Albert King, pseudonimo di Albert Nelson (Indianola, 25 aprile 1923 – Memphis, 21 dicembre 1992), è stato un chitarrista e cantante statunitense di blues.
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