Not many players earn the title ‘king of the blues’, but then not many players have been as influential as the great Albert King. One of the leading players of his generation alongside fellow blues ...

Joe Bonamassa plays Albert King's 1971 custom-built "Lucy" Flying V-style guitar made by Dan Erlewine. After the 1960s blues boom, the genre began to lose traction as rock, metal, punk, rap and ...

There's little need for explanation when it comes to Albert King. Though he never had a profile near that of B.B., the "other" King, he has been incredibly influential on generations of blues ...

Harrell is stopping in Reading in between a Blues Cruise and a European tour, and Castiglia is also touring in support of his ...

The late guitarist and singer Albert King is being honored on the Mississippi Blues Trail.A marker commemorating King's career is being dedicated Tuesday in Indianola.The Mississippi Development ...

Here's all you need to know about Albert King: When he played with Stevie Ray Vaughan on the television series "In Session," Vaughan spent most of his time watching King. The guitar great will be ...

Here's all you need to know about Albert King: When he played with Stevie Ray Vaughan on the television series "In Session," Vaughan spent most of his time watching King. The guitar great will be ...

It took a while for Albert King to wend his way to Memphis and Stax studios but when he finally did, in 1966, it was worth the wait. Although King wasn’t a total unknown at the time (“Don’t Throw Your ...

Albert King (1923-92) was one of the "kings" of the blues, along with B.B. and Freddie. His recording career began during 1962 and continued until his death in 1992. His most creative and commercially ...

RACINE — He was known by the stage name Albert King as well as “King of the Blues Guitar.” He was born in 1923 in Mississippi and started off life as a farm laborer, but his heart was in the blues and ...

Electric blues giant Albert King recorded this excellent live set in Chicago in February 1978. It’s unfortunate that no one documented the musicians with whom he was playing that night, but in the end ...