King Curtis
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934-02-07
- Died
- 1971-08-13
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Blues at Montreaux
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- 221,931
- Total plays
- 1,291,790
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Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the stage name King Curtis, was an American saxophone virtuoso known for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk and soul jazz. Variously a bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. Adept at tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, he was best known for his distinctive riffs and solos such as on The Coasters - Yakety Yak <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/King+Cu
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Key dates
- Born
- 7 February 1934
- Died
- 13 August 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- funk
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
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1934 births1971 deaths20th-century American saxophonistsAmerican bandleadersAmerican jazz saxophonistsAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male saxophonistsAmerican rock saxophonistsAmerican session musiciansAmerican soul musiciansAtco Records artistsAtlantic Records artistsDeaths by stabbing in New York (state)