Album: The Blues Collection 26: Blues Power by Albert King (1994)
Genre: Blues
Record Label: Stax
Format: Album

Artist Background: One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) (some reports say 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)) and weighed 250 pounds (110 kg) and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family gospel group at a church where his father played the guitar. One of 13 children, King grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest Cit... Part of the Memphis, USA music scene. Associated with Blues movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Memphis, USA music scene. Associated with Blues movement.

Tags: Blues, 1990s, Album, Stax


The Blues Collection 26: Blues Power

Albert King

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