{"title":"Albert King","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cigar box, a piece of bush and a strand of broom wire made Albert King's first guitar. A self-taught left-hander, he turned conventional instruments upside down, while a dropped tuning and light-gauge strings fed a deep, dramatic bending style that blues and rock players widely copied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn on a Mississippi cotton plantation, he worked St Louis clubs for years before breaking through at Stax in Memphis. Backed by Booker T. \u0026amp; the MGs, he cut 'Crosscut Saw' and 'Born Under a Bad Sign', sparse and clean with a slick R\u0026amp;B lift; Jimi Hendrix and Cream covered the latter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunk with the Bar-Kays followed on \u003cem\u003eI'll Play the Blues for You\u003c\/em\u003e; a four-year recording break brought him back to bare 12-bar arrangements with bass, drums and piano. Stevie Ray Vaughan named him his greatest influence. He died of a heart attack in 1992, two days after his final concert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Albert King you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/b-b-king-vinyl\"\u003eB.B. King\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stevie-ray-vaughan-vinyl\"\u003eStevie Ray Vaughan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/buddy-guy-vinyl\"\u003eBuddy Guy\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/muddy-waters-vinyl\"\u003eMuddy Waters\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/howlin-wolf-vinyl\"\u003eHowlin' Wolf\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/booker-t-the-m-g-s-vinyl\"\u003eBooker T. \u0026amp; The M.G.'s\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-lee-hooker-vinyl\"\u003eJohn Lee Hooker\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jimi-hendrix-vinyl\"\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/otis-redding-vinyl\"\u003eOtis Redding\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/isaac-hayes-vinyl\"\u003eIsaac Hayes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"albert-king-stevie-ray-vaughan-in-session-vinyl-lp-1999-blues","title":"ALBERT KING \u0026 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN 'In Session' Vinyl LP (1999 Blues)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eFilmed in December 1983 at a TV studio in Hamilton, Ontario, this catches Stevie Ray Vaughan, just as \u003cem\u003eTexas Flood\u003c\/em\u003e was breaking, sitting knee to knee with one of his idols. They swap solos and banter, King gently ribbing the youngster, and their pleading 'Blues at Sunrise' is spine-tingling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68392966291677,"sku":"GM00163","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/albertkingstevierayvaughan1.jpg?v=1724762429"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/albert-king-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}