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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Bonamassa plays Albert King's 1971 custom-built "Lucy" Flying V-style guitar made by Dan Erlewine. After the 1960s blues boom, ...

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 ...

Born in Indianola Mississippi Albert King remains one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time and enjoyed a successful career that spanned four decades with wide critical and commercial ...

RACINE — He was known by the stage name Albert King as well as “King of the Blues Guitar.” ...