Albert King

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blues guitarist human singer songwriter

Albert King was an influential American blues guitarist and singer, renowned for his powerful left-handed playing style and major impact on electric blues and rock music.

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instanceOf blues guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1992 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ
birthName Albert Nelson ⓘ
BluesHallOfFameInductionYear 1983 ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-04-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1992-12-21 ⓘ
genre Chicago blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
soul blues ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Blues Hall of Fame ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
handedness left-handed guitarist ⓘ
influenced Eric Clapton ⓘ
Gary Moore ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
Joe Bonamassa ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ
influencedGenre blues rock ⓘ
modern electric blues ⓘ
instrument electric guitar ⓘ
name Albert King self-link ⓘ
nickname The Velvet Bulldozer ⓘ
notableAlbum Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album) ⓘ
I'll Play the Blues for You (1972 album) ⓘ
In Session (with Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1999 release of 1983 recording) ⓘ
Live Wire/Blues Power (1968 album) ⓘ
Years Gone By (1969 album) ⓘ
notableFor influence on electric blues ⓘ
influence on rock music ⓘ
powerful string-bending guitar style ⓘ
notableWork Born Under a Bad Sign ⓘ
Crosscut Saw ⓘ
I'll Play the Blues for You ⓘ
Laundromat Blues ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianola, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fantasy Records ⓘ
King Records ⓘ
Stax Records ⓘ
residence Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
RockAndRollHallOfFameInductionYear 2013 ⓘ
stageName Albert King self-link ⓘ
uses Gibson Flying V guitar ⓘ
vocalType baritone voice ⓘ

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Gary Moore → associatedAct → Albert King ⓘ
subject surface form: Indianola, Mississippi
Gary Moore → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ
Rock Me Baby → isCoveredBy → Albert King ⓘ
Albert → isGivenNameOf → Albert King ⓘ
Albert King → name → Albert King self-link ⓘ
Stax Records → notableArtist → Albert King ⓘ
Blues Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Albert King ⓘ
Albert King → stageName → Albert King self-link ⓘ