Albert King

E63322

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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Label	Occurrences
Albert King canonical	56

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

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Albert → isGivenNameOf → Albert King ⓘ

Stax Museum of American Soul Music → highlightsArtists → Albert King ⓘ

Gary Moore → associatedAct → Albert King ⓘ

Gary Moore → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ

Blues Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Albert King ⓘ

Stevie Ray Vaughan → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ

Rock Me Baby → isCoveredBy → Albert King ⓘ

Indianola, Mississippi, United States → hasNotablePerson → Albert King ⓘ

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Albert King → name → Albert King self-link ⓘ

Albert King → stageName → Albert King self-link ⓘ

Stax Records → notableArtist → Albert King ⓘ

Booker T. & the M.G.'s → associatedWith → Albert King ⓘ

After Hours → hasGuestMusician → Albert King ⓘ

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble → associatedAct → Albert King ⓘ

Double Trouble → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ

Pride and Joy → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ

Kenny Wayne Shepherd → influencedBy → Albert King ⓘ

T‑Bone Walker → influenced → Albert King ⓘ

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Fantasy Records → releasedArtist → Albert King ⓘ

Booker T. Jones → associatedAct → Albert King ⓘ

Albert Nelson → stageName → Albert King ⓘ

Albert Nelson → alsoKnownAs → Albert King ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign → artist → Albert King ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign → performer → Albert King ⓘ

Crosscut Saw → popularizedBy → Albert King ⓘ

Crosscut Saw → notablePerformer → Albert King ⓘ

Crosscut Saw → hasRecordingBy → Albert King ⓘ

Laundromat Blues → artist → Albert King ⓘ

Laundromat Blues → performer → Albert King ⓘ

Laundromat Blues → vocalist → Albert King ⓘ

Laundromat Blues → guitarist → Albert King ⓘ

Laundromat Blues → recordedBy → Albert King ⓘ

I'll Play the Blues for You → artist → Albert King ⓘ

I'll Play the Blues for You → performer → Albert King ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album) → artist → Albert King ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album) → performer → Albert King ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album) → vocalist → Albert King ⓘ

Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album) → guitarist → Albert King ⓘ

Live Wire/Blues Power (1968 album) → artist → Albert King ⓘ

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Live Wire/Blues Power (1968 album) → performer → Albert King ⓘ

subject surface form: Live Wire/Blues Power

Live Wire/Blues Power (1968 album) → notableWorkOf → Albert King ⓘ

subject surface form: Live Wire/Blues Power

Years Gone By (1969 album) → artist → Albert King ⓘ

subject surface form: Years Gone By

Years Gone By (1969 album) → performer → Albert King ⓘ

subject surface form: Years Gone By

I'll Play the Blues for You (1972 album) → artist → Albert King ⓘ