Performance · Production
Curtis Ousley
also recorded as King Curtis
Curtis Ousley is credited on 1,108 releases across 306 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,108
Credits
306
Albums
8
Decades active
337
In collections
Biography
Saxophonist, songwriter and producer better known as King Curtis.
Born 7 February 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas, died 13 August 1971 in New York, New York.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,108 releases · 306 albums · active 1953–2025
- Performance · 1,528
- Production · 11
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Atlantic Studios · Fame Recording Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Sunset Sound
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
1967

Eric Clapton
1970

Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963
1985

The Minstrel Show
2005

Aretha Arrives
1967

History Of Eric Clapton
1972

Live At Fillmore West
1971

Silk & Soul
1967

My Feeling For The Blues
1970

The Simpsons Sing The Blues
1990

West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
2010

Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective
2013

30 Greatest Hits
1986

The Best Of Aretha Franklin
1984

This Land
2019

Aretha In Paris
1968

Kingdoms In Colour
2018

Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26, 1971
2022

Deep, Deep Trouble
1991

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
Prehistoric Sounds
1978

Live At The Berlin Philharmonie
1972

Original Album Series

Culture Bunker 1978-82
2023
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