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Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time.
The "original" Lucy, named for Lucille Ball, was a right-handed 1959 Gibson Flying V [3] made of korina, [2] and it is the guitar King used on almost all of the important recordings he made for Stax Records. The guitar was stolen but later recovered. [3] King bought it in his St. Louis days, in the late 1950s, when his career was beginning to ...
This Lucy was delivered to King in May 1972. Since then Erlewine has made a number of copies, all from the same slab of walnut; Erlewine said in 2009 that he had enough wood to make 20 or so Lucys. [5] The guitar he built for Albert King was named Lucy and it is in the style of a Gibson Flying V. Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa played Albert King ...
When asked about King's style of play, Jackson said: "Albert's guitar was always out of tune with everything else, but he was such a strong man he would just bend the notes back in!" [5] Side one of Born Under a Bad Sign features six short songs, which are all under three minutes long. [2] Side two features longer, more ballad-like songs.
Originally recorded on 7-String Guitars tuned down, the band switched to 8-String Guitars shortly after the album was released. The band play the song live a full step up from the original in F Standard Tuning on 8-String Guitars. D tuning – D'-G'-C-F-A ♯-d-g / D'-G'-C-F-B ♭-d-g Four and one half steps down from standard.
King of the Blues Guitar is a compilation album by American blues guitarist and singer Albert King, released by Atlantic Records in 1969. The album contains songs that Stax Records originally released on singles, including five that were also included on King's 1967 compilation, Born Under a Bad Sign. [1]
In 1969, Albert King recorded "The Sky Is Crying" for the album Years Gone By. [10] Unlike James' who played it with a slide, King used a fretted approach on guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughan later performed the song regularly as an apparent tribute to King. [11]
Years Gone By is the third studio album by Albert King, released by Stax Records in 1969. [3] In the same year, the album reached number 46 on Billboard R&B Albums chart and number 133 on Billboard 200 .