Pvt. Albert King’s body was still warm when his killer’s trial began at 3:02 p.m. on March 24, 1941. Sgt. Robert Lummus faced the charge of manslaughter — of willfully, feloniously and unlawfully ...

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Electric blues giant Albert King recorded this excellent live set in Chicago in February 1978. It’s unfortunate that no one documented the musicians with whom he was playing that night, but in the end ...

Pvt. Albert King, a Black soldier killed by a white military police officer, was buried in an unmarked grave in 1941. On Sunday, he received a full military funeral. It was the Army’s latest effort to ...

Joe Bonamassa plays Albert King's 1971 custom-built "Lucy" Flying V-style guitar made by Dan Erlewine. After the 1960s blues boom, the genre began to lose traction as rock, metal, punk, rap and ...

Since its vinyl release in 1967, blues aficionados have put Born Under a Bad Sign on a pedestal—many considering it one of the best electric blues albums of all time. While it is a true classic, it’s ...

Albert Eugene "Gene" King has a framed collection of medals from his service in the military -- among them a Purple Heart, awarded for being wounded at the hands of the enemy, and a Bronze Star, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Blues master Albert King was a huge influence on Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton to name just ...

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 ...