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Albert King

real name Albert Nelson

well‐known US blues guitarist & singer

United States · 1923-04-25 – 1992-12-21

Albert King is credited on 1,014 releases across 289 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,014

Credits

289

Albums

8

Decades active

448

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American singer, guitarist and songwriter, born 25 April 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi, died 21 December 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Like his peers B.B. King and Freddie King -both unrelated-, Albert King is one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s. A recording artist since the late 1940s, he enjoyed his biggest commercial successes while signed to the Stax label from 1966 until 1974.

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1,014 releases · 289 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 1,698
  • Production · 18
  • Other credits · 10

Studios: Fillmore Auditorium · Wally Heider Recording · Stax Recording Studios · Carnegie Hall

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