Albert King-The Sky Is Crying (Sweden 1980) & interview)

          Albert King   (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) 

 

                "The Sky Is Crying" is a blues standard written and initially recorded by Elmore James in 1959. Called "one of his most durable compositions","The Sky Is Crying" became a R&B record chart hit and has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists.                                  

                                                                Albert tells his story           
 

                                                                    The Sky Is Crying 

                  https://arthurfromholland.blogspot.com/2011/09/elmore-james-sky-is-crying.html

Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (Sweden June 9,1980)

Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists. He is perhaps best known for the popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track. He, B.B. King, and Freddie King, all unrelated, were known as the "Kings of the Blues." The left-handed King was known for his "deep, dramatic sound that was widely imitated by both blues and rock guitarists

"Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues",the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference. "Born Under a Bad Sign" appeared on the R&B chart and became a blues standard. 

 

Albert King - Oh Pretty Woman ( Fillmore East - New York, NY 9/23/1970)

     Oh, Pretty Woman
     Recorded Live: 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East - New York, NY

Oh Pretty Woman is from the album Born Under a Bad Sign it was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King recorded between March 3, 1966 and June 9, 1967, with additional studio tracks. Providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, featuring the Memphis Horns.

Albert King (geboren als Albert Nelson; Indianola (Mississippi), 25 april 1923 - Memphis (Tennessee), 21 december 1992) 

Albert King - Like A Road Leading Home

Mooi nummer van die geweldige(letterlijk en figuurlijk)bleusman Albert King

Like A Road Leading Home van het album Lovejoy. Opgenomen in de Skyhill Studios in Hollywood Dec.1970 Albert King -zang,guitar,Tippy Armstrong/Wayne Perkins-Rythm guitars, Barry Beckett -Keyboards,David Hood-bass,Roger Hawkins-drums. Jeanne Green & MT Zionsingers
backgroundvocals.



 

Albert King - I Wonder Why (18th July 1992 )

                                       

                                          live at Ohne Filter
 Albert King Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known professionally as Albert King, was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing. One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), he is perhaps best known for the 1967 single "Born Under a Bad Sign".

                  I Wonder Why

Albert King: Vocals, Guitar-Randall Boykins: Guitar-Derek Harris: Guitar-
James Kinard: Bass -Dave Jefferson: Drums

Albert King - The Very Though Of You

                                             Live in Sweden June 9,1980

"The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard published in 1934, with music and lyrics by Ray Noble. In addition to Noble's own hit recording of the song with his orchestra, featuring the vocals of Al Bowlly, there was also a popular version recorded that same year by Bing Crosby.

Bluestime with Albert King - Blues Power

Prachtig optreden van Albert King  in de legendarische Fillmore East in New York
The Velvet Bulldozer  op zijn best!

Albert King - Blues Power (September 23,1970)


Albert King (geboren als Albert Nelson; Indianola (Mississippi), 25 april 1923 - Memphis (Tennessee), 21 december 1992) .
Hij was één van de "Three Kings" van de Bluesgitaar (samen met B.B. King en Freddie King). King mat 1.98 meter en woog 118 kg .

Albert King beïnvloedde honderden bluesgitaristen, inclusief beroemdheden als Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green, Gary Moore, Johnny Winter, en een generatie later weer Stevie Ray Vaughan of bijvoorbeeld Robert Cray. Zo was Eric Claptons gitaarsolo in de Cream-hit "Strange Brew" een letterlijke cover van Kings solo van zijn Stax Records-hit "Personal Manager" en "Oh,Pretty Woman". Ook niet-bluesgitaristen als Alex Lifeson van Rush zijn indirect schatplichtig aan Albert King - Lifeson raakte, via een omweg, geïmponeerd door Kings karakteristieke geluid nadat hij de Cream/Clapton-cover van Born Under A Bad Sign - een compositie van Booker T. Jones en William Bell - had gehoord op de Cream-LP "Wheels of Fire" (1968).