My husband (Neal Setzler) played bass guitar for Albert King in the late 60's and early 70's it was a pleasure for me, a young musicians wife, to have been a part of such a great legend. Along with the great sound of Music that he preformed, he was a man of integrity and had great character and didn't put up with a whole lot of foolishness from his band members. I will always have great memories of Albert Kings music and his leadership style. RIP... A legendary Hero!!!
Bernice Holmes God bless you and I believe it was a gift to have been in the presence of such a legend. I always drift away when I listen to Albert and a few others in his class. I would love to hear some stories of just what that whole experience was like
He fired many many musicians that ever worked for him... leaving them stranded on the road in timbuktu or NYC. He didn't put up with any nonsense whatsoever.
Hey Bernice, those men made some great music...as a kid in the 60's I Ioved (and still do) their great work. I still have the old vinyl I bought back then - Laundromat, Assembly Line, etc., etc. - I love it all.
Albert king and all them other blues musicians should've been filthy ass rich like today's music artist that don't know a drum from a guitar or sing a note "it's really ass backwards"
Where would electric guitar be without Albert King? He taught us all how to bend a note.Not just a half step either. Right to the moon and back! Thank-you Albert King!
@@vaultboy5492 Not necessarily, Alberts bending style was a huge influence on guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, two of the most important guitarists for shaping the way rock and blues would be played through the late 60's and 70's all the way to now. I would say he had a pretty big impact!
I actually attended Wattstax when I was in the 5th grade! Can you imagine me and two of my friends same age were dropped off at the Coliseum by ourselves! Sign of the times! I remember Richard Pryor, Rufus Thomas, Staples Singers & Issac Hayes which we left before he finished because of course we were told to meet the parent who took us at a designated time. I will never forget it!
Such a cool story. Got to see albert once in about 87 with bb and bobby blue bland. Never seen so many actual pimps and hoes that came out for the show. Albert kicked ass and took names.
Every time I listen to Albert King, I picture tan leather coats, cadillacs, trash-strewn city streets, everything 70's. They should've used this music in the movie American Gangster.
MASTER KING looks like a straight majestic African warrior with soul up there playing that Blues Guitar. His presence on that stage just sings GOD's glory!!
Saw Albert at hart plaza Detroit bout 2 months before he died… he also passed the torch that nite to a young black guitarist in his band.. Albert let him take the spotlight and stood back nodding with approval.. he wore a brute pink suit and a Gibson Flying V.. priceless history I witnessed that nite. Bless you Albert
Albert King was Clapton's favorite blues player and I can see it when I listen to him ..I found a video of him and SRV doing "Don't Lie to me "...King's style is so effortless. 🎸
The Velvet Bulldozer....The king of the cool....The heavyweight champion of the blues. God bless you, Albert. You provided me with the foundation of my love for the blues, along with an inspiration I have taken & learned from. If it's good enough for Stevie...That's more than enough for me.
I can hear Albert Kings influence in Stevie Ray Vaughns playing..this song is a real good one and I can still hear Stevies playing in my head through this song and many others.
This is where STEVIE VAUGHAN got ALL of his Blues licks. You are lookin' at THE MAN! Albert was truly the very best at Phrasing, and at "Less is More" Just try to get tone like that with an upside down/backwards strung Gibson Flying V plugged straight into a 300 Watt ACOUSTIC SOLID STATE AMP! No Pedals, No Compression, No Echo, No Reverb, Not even a Guitar Pick! Whooo Eeeee! ALBERT BE DA MAN!!!
Man so well said . I aint got no talent for music but i bought a guitar ,and ai gotta learn to play ... because like you I swear the guitar speaks to me and expresses what i feel
That's my grandson playing bass here in this video. I was so damn proud of him back then and I still am today. He's grown into such a good family man and a wonderful musician. Bless that child and rest in peace, Mr. King.
Seems like your grandson is right above you in the comments haha, badass that he played with a legend like that man, must have been the experince of a lifetime.
If you're down and out and you feel real hurt Come on over to the place where I live And all your loneliness I'll try to soothe I'll play the blues for you Don't be afraid come on in You might run across some of your old friends All your loneliness I gotta soothe I'll play the blues for you I got no big name and I ain't no big star I play the blues for you on my guitar All your loneliness I'll try to soothe I 'll play the blues for you
man those albert king licks. just goes to show you can do a whole ton and never get anywhere, but do a little and do it well and you might become a legend
Way to compare apples to dvd players. What if you do a lot and "do it well"? If you do anything well on guitar you'll be great! I love Albert King, but he didn't slave for years on one technique (alternate picking) like shredders do to achieve their ability. They're also very proficient at more than one technique. What you said was not only stupid, but naive.
Anybody who puts the three "Kings",(BB, Freddie and Albert) at the top of their greatest blues guitarist's list has it going on as far as I'm concerned. Albert gets my nod, but I was lucky enough to have seen and learned from them all. God bless the Kings.
Total class. Among other things I love the sweetness of his voice and the subtlety in the playing of the backing band. This number still moves me every time i hear it.
One of the greatest blues men of all time. Albert King epitomizes everything GREAT about blues. Awesome, creative musician, guitarist, singer, song writer. I first heard his music in 1964. His crying, stinging guitar licks touched the core of my soul. I'll always love and respect him. RIP, Sir Albert King. May your music and legacy continue for time and eternity.
This was on the documentary Wattstax!! Nothing comes close to how I felt the first time I heard the blues. Except for the first time I heard Albert King, playing his blues so sweet!
Seen them all from the front row, biggest names like BB King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, and newer legends like Melvin Taylor (check him out). Albert King killed me dead, his playing and tone on guitar knocked the shit out of me and always will. I saw Albert King from the front row on 3-4 occasions and he was my favorite player by a mile!!! Thanks for posting this video!!!
This is one of the best funky blues songs. Albert is King. So powerful and with so much soul. I love his music so much I have "Born Under A bad Sign" tatted around my collar bone with 2 Flying V's at the ends. Iknow I have the blues.
young people, we do not necessary hear the music it is a feeling one gets, it is almost spiritual, you dig? its about the spiritual rip when the whole of the matter grips you.........You dig? As young people would say "you feel me", ck out Mr King Live at Fillmore, Cal, late 70s, I think.....Man when he would play the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival back in the day, ripped 60,000 or so fans, it was magic. From Mississippi. Thank you again,
Albert Kings’ guitar was strung with light to heavy strings, basically upside down.. Also used no pick giving him the unmistakable sound which you can detect from one note..all the Kings had that going for them. Great!
I’m no Albert King.. but I’ve learned that there is a whole lot more tone and fullness from using the fingers vs a pick. Powerful..they just don’t make em like this anymore. The space between the notes is silently sublime..
I first heard this song and Albert King on University FM one night. Since then I have owned the "I'll Play the Blues for You" Cd 4 times. This is my go to song. Never get tired of it.
before that show I was hooked on the Blues but also enjoyed all the new rock and roll. But when I saw Albert King he reeled me in and landed my for life. Can't get enough of him.
Love this song right here. Philippians 4:8 Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise, dwell on these things.
When he played at The Boston Tea Party, in the late 60s, I was helping with the light show and helped him with a broken ground wire. Very nice man, who made beautiful music.
I had the chance to see Albert King in Chicago in around 84 or so...I was a young rock n roller then, but was very impressed with Al Kings gritty sound and chops. It opened my mind to the blues. What an icon....really dig his style with the flying V.
The bass player's phrasing is sooo exemplary, someone should put a Fender Stratocaster in his hands. The fella on the Hammond B3 is a killer too. Hats up for them!👍👏🔔
I have this on a compilation Blues CD with this fabulous track on it, that I have owned for 30 years. It STAYS in my car CD player...and I play it every time I am driving!
Gone, but not forgotten: Some have gone on to bigger and better things, others have joined their ancestors. They gave us the gift of their time and talent, and for that we are grateful.
