For You Lot Albert Rex - 1989 Rex Of The Blues Guitar

Atlantic's master copy vinyl edition of this was comprised of Albert's Stax singles -- a few from Born Under a Bad Sign, along amongst "Cold Feet," "I Love Lucy" (two of King's patented monologues), as well as the beautiful "You're Gonna Need Me." Great stuff. Even greater, though, is the CD reissue, which includes those singles (which didn't look on whatever other LPs) as well as all of Born Under a Bad Sign. Need I tell more?

These 17 tunes come upwards from King's virtually fertile period, his 1966-68 tenure at Memphis's Stax Records. Stax primary Jim Stewart had been reluctant to sign blues artists because he felt forthwith blues wouldn't meshing amongst Stax's patented Memphis soul. Ironically, the fusion of King's precipitous guitar wails amongst the dynamic rhythms of Booker T. & the MGs--the Stax family band--was what laid upwards King apart from other bluesmen. The unique blend produced classic later classic: Booker T. Jones' rolling pianoforte propels "Laundromat Blues." Al Jackson's drum shuffle supports "Crosscut Saw." The driving horns of Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, as well as Joe Arnold accent "Born Under a Bad Sign." King's ripe as well as mellow vocals are a perfect fit for the soul-drenched music piece his dramatic string bends bound out.

ALBERT KING-KING OF THE BLUES GUITAR: Memphis somebody label STAX/VOLT's biggest blues star, ALBERT KING honed a fashionable fob mass of passionate licks that has schooled guitar heroes for decades...CREAM, GARY MOORE as well as FREE dusted off BORN UNDER H5N1 BAD SIGN, OH PRETTY WOMAN as well as THE HUNTER respectively, piece protégé STEVE RAVE ON guested on the minute classic IN SESSION album. The Mississippi born string bender, noted for earthy, low-key vocals (which STAX oftentimes buried inward the mix) as well as reflective monologues, is represented hither past times funky standards such every bit CROSSCUT SAW as well as PERSONAL MANAGER...in fact, his best known album BORN UNDER H5N1 BAD SIGN is included inward its entirety. Ably supported past times BOOKER T & THE MG'S as well as the MEMPHIS HORNS, the large homo besides flooded covers of WILBERT HARRISON's KANSAS CITY as well as IVORY JOE HUNTER's I ALMOST LOST MY MIND amongst his downward dwelling family construct of estrus sinking soul. Although many of his smoky chestnuts (CALL MY JOB, CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE as well as THE SKY IS CRYING) are available elsewhere, KING OF THE BLUES GUITAR stands every bit a powerful contention for rabid fans of roots rockin' royalty.

King of the Blues Guitar (Atlantic 8213) is a compilation album past times blues guitarist as well as vocalizer Albert King. It was released past times Atlantic Records inward 1969 as well as re-released on CD format inward 1989.
King of the Blues Guitar essentially combines the entire Stax Records album Born Under a Bad Sign, as well as 6 of King's Stax singles.
In add-on to King on guitar as well as vocals, the album besides features the next musicians:

    Steve Cropper: Guitar
    Donald "Duck" Dunn: Bass
    Wayne Jackson: Trumpet
    Booker T. Jones: Keyboards
    Andrew Love: Tenor Saxophone
    Al Jackson, Jr.: Drums

Track listing

  01  Laundromat Blues
  02  Overall Junction*
  03  Oh, Pretty Woman
  04  Funk-Shun*
  05  Crosscut Saw
  06  Down Don't Bother Me
  07  Born Under a Bad Sign
  08  Personal Manager
  09  Kansas City
  10  The Very Thought of You
  11  The Hunter
  12  I Almost Lost My Mind
  13  As The Years Go Passing By
  14  Cold Feet*
  15  You Sure Drive H5N1 Hard Bargain*
  16  (I Love) Lucy*
  17  You're Gonna Need Me*

    previously released singles.