Albert King
アルバート・キング
- BORN: April 25, 1923, Indianola, Mississippi
1923年4月25日、ミシシッピ州インディアノーラ生まれ - DIED: December 21, 1992, Memphis, Tennessee
1992年12月21日、テネシー州メンフィスにて死去 - vocals guitar drums
同名のB.B.と並んで、ロック・アーティストに最も影響力があったギタリスト。彼のスタイルはジミ・ヘンドリックス、エリック・クラプトン、スティーヴィー・レイ・ヴォーンに研究され、模倣された。若い頃にブルドーザーを運転していた身長195センチ、体重110キロのこの大男は左利きで、ギブソンのフライングVを右利き用に弦を張ったまま逆さにして弾いていた。そして、力自慢のようなベンドがトレード・マークだった。1953年にパロットに初録音。59~63年にボビンとキングから活気に満ちたいくつかのシングルをリリースした。彼が本当の意味でスタイルを確立したのは、66年にスタックスと契約してからだった。ブッカーT&MGズとメンフィス・ホーンズをバックに最高のアルバム『ボーン・アンダー・ア・バッド・サイン』が吹き込まれた。ホーンなしのバンドをバックにした68年のライヴ盤『ブルース・パワー~ライヴ・ワイア』も傑作。
Recordings
- November 30, 1953, Chicago, Illinois
- 1959, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Ooh-Ee Baby
- Ooh-Ee Baby (alternate take)
- Why Are You So Mean To Me (take 4)
- Why Are You So Mean To Me
- Need You By My Side
- The Time Has Come (take 1)
- The Time Has Come
- 1960, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Let's Have A Natural Ball
- Blues At Sunrise
- Blues At Sunrise (alternate take)
- 1960?
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- I Walked All Night Long
- I've Made Nights By Myself
- I've Made Nights By Myself (alternate take)
- Old Blue Ribbon
- March 1, 1961, St. Louis, Missouri
- September 20, 1961, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Travelin' To California
- Dyna Flow
- September 22, 1961, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
- This Morning
- April 12, 1962, St. Louis, Missouri
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- I Get Evil
- What Can I Do To Change Your Mind
- July 19, 1962, St. Louis, Missouri
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- I'll Do Anything You Say
- Got To Be Some Changes Made
- April 17, 1963, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- This Funny Feeling
- Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It Is)
- 1964, East St. Louis, Illinois
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- C.O.D.
- Lonsome
- You Threw Your Love On Me Too Strong
- Worsome Baby
- March 25, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Laundromat Blues
- Overall Junction
- August 3, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Oh Pretty Woman
- Funk-Shun
- November 2, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Crosscut Saw
- Crosscut Saw (alternate take)
- Down Don't Bother Me
- May 17, 1967, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Born Under A Bad Sign
- Personal Manager
- June 9, 1967, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Kansas City
- The Very Thought Of You
- The Hunter
- The Hunter (alternate take)
- When I Lost My Baby (I Almost Lost My Mind)
- As The Years Go Passing By
- As The Years Go Passing By (alternate take)
- December 12, 1967, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Cold Feet
- You Sure Drive A Hard Bargain
- March 22, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee
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- I Love Lucy
- You're Gonna Need Me
- 1968, Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
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- Born Under A Bad Sign
- June 26/7, 1968, San Francisco, California
- June 26, 1968, San Francisco, California
- June 27, 1968, San Francisco, California
- 1968, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Left Hand Woman (Get Right With Me)
- Wrapped Up In Love Again
- You Don't Love Me (Shimmy Shimmy Walk)
- Cockroach
- Killing Floor
- Lonely Man
- If The Washing Don't Get You, The Rinsing Will
- (I Think I'm) Drowning On Dry Land
- (I Think I'm) Drowning On Dry Land (instrumental)
- (I Think I'm) Drowning On Dry Land (alternate take)
- Heart Fixing Business
- Heart Fixing Business (alternate take)
- You Threw Your Love On Me Too Strong
- The Sky Is Crying
- The Sky Is Crying (alternate take)
- I Believe To My Soul
- Albert's Groove
- May 29, 1969, The Cue Club, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Introduction
- Why Are You So Mean To Me
- As The Years Go Passing By
- Please Come Back To Me
- Crosscut Saw
- Personal Manager
- 1969, Memphis, Tennesse
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- Love Me Tender
- Don't Be Cruel
- Hound Dog
- Jailhouse Rock
- Blue Suede Shoes
- All Shook Up
- One Night
- That's All Right
- Heartbreak Hotel
- 1969, Memphis, Tennessee
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- What'd I Say
- Tupelo
- Tupelo
- Opus De Soul
- Baby What You Want Me To Do
- Big Bird
- Homer's Theme
- Trashy Dog
- Don't Turn Your Heater Down
- Water
- Knock On Wood
- January 7, 1970, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Can't You See What You're Doing To Me
- Cold Sweat
- circa 1970, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Don't You Lie To Me (I Get Evil)
- You're Treating Me Mean (Got To Be Some Changes Made)
- March 1970, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Lovine'st Woman In Town
- Put It All In There
- Need More Mamma
- Love Me To Death
- September 23, 1970, Fillmore East, New York
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- Backstage at the Fillmore
- Oh, Pretty Woman
- Blues Power
- December 1970, Los Angeles, California
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- Honky Tonk Woman
- Bay Area Blues
- For The Love Of A Woman
- Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
- Shake 'Em Down
- January 11, 1971, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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- Lovejoy, III
- Corina Corina
- She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride
- Going Back To Luka
- Like A Road Leading Home
- Shake 'Em Down
- January 18 & April 13, 1971, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Angel Of Mercy
- Funky London
- Finger On The Trigger
- I'll Play The Blues For You, Pt. 1
- I'll Play The Blues For You, Pt. 2
- Breaking Up Somebody's Home
- Little Brother (Make A Way)
- High Cost Of Loving
- I'll Be Doggone
- Answer To The Laundromat Blues
- Don't Turn Down The Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back)
- June 27, 1971, Fillmore East, New York
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- Knock On Wood
- Blues Power
- August 17, 1973
Influences
影響関係
Infl by: T-Bone Walker, B.B. King
受けた影響←Tボーン・ウォーカー、B.B.キング
Infl to: Otis Rush, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan
与えた影響→オーティス・ラッシュ、ロバート・クレイ、スティーヴィ・レイ・ヴォーン