Only a badass like Albert King could have a one armed trumpeter ,and a drummer with a dead mans stare

@roberttornello8062

7 жыл бұрын

And "The only black man with a white son."(Stevie Vaughan)

@BackToTheBlues

7 жыл бұрын

It's possibly Son Seals on drums, he played with Albert around that time. He went on to become a great blues guitarist and singer in his own right, as KZread can testify!

@everready2903

5 жыл бұрын

@@BackToTheBlues If it was Son Seals he lost his left leg.

@BackToTheBlues

5 жыл бұрын

@@everready2903 Yes, in later life due to diabetes. I think someone idenitfied the drummer as not being Son somewhere in all these posts. I met him when he played over here in the UK,. He did a great gig, then came back into the venue, immaculately dressed in three piece suit, hat, and carrying a classy cane. I said I first heard him on the live album Blues Deluxe, and loved how his version of Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong was full of energy, saying it 'kind of jumped out of the speakers and grabbed you', and he laughed and replied "I hope it didn't choke you!"

@quicksite

5 жыл бұрын

Dead man's stare! hah

i listen to albert king literally every day,quite possibly my favorite guitar tone in the wide world of famous tones...

@grantmarcus5675

7 жыл бұрын

Ha! You and me both. I was just appreciating his first live album on Utopia, a 2LP job featuring 11 and 15 minute jam tunes. Rory Gallagher and Louisiana Red and Lowell Fulsom were there with him. Wow, a great LP! What's great about the LP besides the music are the black and white photos, and the biography that dresses the entire album, written by NY Times publicist, Robert Palmer. I was curious about the 1970 Fillmore East Concert. You'll luv this story why. Albert King, who lived in Illinois at the time, was doing his California tour in 1970. The Fillmore East concert, I believe, started that tour. I had won tickets on a rock radio station to see him in Ventura CA (near Santa Barbara) for his pass-through our town in 70. We had front row seats. Unfortunately, King Albert was scheduled to play after a "battle-of-the-bands" yearly event. The event went on way longer than it should have, and by the time King hit the stage, it was quarter to midnight. He played a solo instrumental for 15 minutes, for which he got a standing ovation, then casually looked at his big gold watch, and said, "Do you know what time it is? Do you know what time it is? It's midnight, and that means Albert King is here to play all night!" The crowd went nuts, but the janitor took Albert at his word, and way too seriously, and shut the sound off, and killed the lights. But before he could just skip the scene and go home to his family, a riot broke out. People refused to accept it and demanded the sound be turned back on. Bottles then chairs started flying like rockets through the air. And the only concert ever that I got a front row seat for, was now a target. Had I known then what I know now, I would have felt like I was in Syria. Anyway, the only way for me and my friends to be saved from "friendly fire" was to jump the stage and follow the band's escape route. It was at this point, just on the other side of the flimsy curtain dividing the stage, I bumped smack-dab into Albert King, who was as black as the killed lights. After my apology, he laughed and said, "What the hell did I do wrong? Man, I was in the groove, I wanted to play so bad." I informed him that the janitor must have believed every word he said, including "all night." He said, "Shit. Man I wanted to play. Do you fellas know where I can play?" We looked at each other and I piped up, "We could work up a few ideas, check out some places, and they might be willing. Sure we could. We got into his limo and to make a long story short, the next thing we were doing was smoking a joint in the back seat of Albert King's limo, and like scouts, looking for a place for him to play. After four tries and two country bars that had never heard of Albert King, we sadly departed but were oh-so-grateful for the experience! And, by the way, he had the best weed I had ever smoked, still to this day.

@bishlap

6 жыл бұрын

it's all about the(that) tone.

@BCBlue

6 жыл бұрын

I met Albert King once at the Omni in Oakland, maybe 1989. He was real kind and engaging. I stood on the side of the stage and was blown away by his playing. One of my best memories.

@bishlap

6 жыл бұрын

I met Otis Rush in 1986 in NYC, he was the same way, a truly decent man... a lot of the older blues players hold grudges, and rightfully so. All I said was, Hey, Otis, and he told me how his truck had broken down and introduced me to his Japanese wife who didn't speak a word of english. Peace.

@macfunkey

5 жыл бұрын

@@grantmarcus5675 great story

I was at this show. Albert King was so terrific.

@jesusman8888

4 жыл бұрын

Albert and Stevie Ray are 2 of my fav. blues guitarists…….awesome stuff Bob thanks for sharing

@mikejr8604

4 жыл бұрын

I bet.

@edcherry9282

3 жыл бұрын

Dizzy knew Albert..played ‘different ‘ styles of music but they were similar in that they dressed in a similar fashion,i saw them together once and they had the SAME color and style stacy adams high top shoes..lol ..dizzy looked down and said ‘ those some mean kicks you got on there brother ‘..they both laughed out loud...

@davejones5745

3 жыл бұрын

Sure

@chuckyoneill9289

3 жыл бұрын

You lucky prick.lol

As good as BB and Freddy were Albert will always be my favorite King.

@liamnaughton7996

4 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Marcus

6' 4" tall, dark handsome, blues guitar playing genius. We miss you Albert.. You will never be forgotten. Thanks for all the fabulous music you gave to us.

Super heavy blues guitar player. "What a brilliant singer" Nothing but the best.

@kennyc388

3 жыл бұрын

Always loved Mr. King's work as an axe man but his blues vocals are second to none. Some real stuff he did.

AK remains my fav of the male blues singers; I was one of the house MD's at the FE ('69-closing 6/71) and I tried to never miss his performances. Just the best!

Albert King is one of the reasons I wanted to play a right-handed guitar (I'm a lefty too) because of those awsome string-bends he can get when he solos. By the way, did anyone else notice that one of the trumpet players had one arm missing?

@crampystiltson7253

6 жыл бұрын

Cyrus Galloway see the glass half full... he has one arm not missing

@joelwoods2732

5 жыл бұрын

Cyrus Galloway it's a 58 or 59 v they never made leftys then that's why

@acornsonata

4 жыл бұрын

I play a righty upside down too. There are advantages and disadvantages . Albert wisely exploited the advantages.

@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070

3 жыл бұрын

He had an odd tuning as well but he was definitely tuned lower so those bends are achievable if you down tune

@kennyc388

3 жыл бұрын

Uh yeah, I'm pretty sure we all did.

In the late eighties my friend and I saw Albert King in the Lone Star Cafe in New York City only about 10 people in the audience. Like a private show. Talk about a gift from God. We got to hang out with him for a while backstage and he signed my album Livewire Blues power. He signed on the back cover Albert King loves you. It's sitting right next to me all these years later. Joy

@berniceholmes9657

5 ай бұрын

That is awesome. I was married to Albert's Bass player. However, in this video, he was playing guitar...he could play both. It gives me great pleasure to see compliments about Albert and/or his band members from the 70's. It allows me to share these times with the 2 children that Neal and I share. Thank you for sharing.

@ramsesstafford4640

4 ай бұрын

​@@berniceholmes9657I saw your comment about your husband on the Wattstax performance KZread video and I noticed that this particular bass player on this video was different it's nice to hear you clear up where your husband was on this superb performance. Albert and the whole band destroyed the stage on this night, this is a really classic performance. 👌🏽

@AFaceintheCrowd01

2 ай бұрын

I would’ve done the same thing with the very same album if I’d been invited.

When I was just 18 Albert played at a local club near my home, The Plantation Club, and he provided me with my first guitar lesson. He was the top of the heap. After that, spent much time with Uncle Al.

The best I have heard from Albert. On top of his game. A true master. His guitar sound is of another world.

@kennyc388

4 жыл бұрын

Love that Gibson flyin V.

Loved Albert. Met him in person and sat with him on his tour bus when he took a brake. We were speechless. You know he OWNS that guitar. And what a voice. And his touch on the strings.... Mmmmmmmmm man. Man do I miss this man.

Was there. Bunch of us came up from Laguna Beach to see this concert. Was fkn killer. He was brilliant, a pure blues singer and guitar player genius. SRV copied him note for note.

This guy plays with taste, feel and nuance. Love his style. Plus, he's a V guy too.

@ybblue2732

Жыл бұрын

It’s an A in his case

@ronaldlane1597

Жыл бұрын

He bought his first Flying V in1958 in Memphis TENNESSEE. The serial number indicated it was the fourth one ever made.

@uslegions2619

Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldlane1597 Wow that's awesome. Never knew that.

Saw him live about 1976 in the zepher club in salt lake city Utah. He rocked he place!

@MrSkaterpunk12

3 жыл бұрын

I live in American fork, I never knew he came to salt lake. That would’ve been an AMAZING show!

How can today's music sound sucks when I listen to the blues King played?

@motherlovegoodwin7821

6 жыл бұрын

DANIEL THEY HAVE NO SOUL AND CAN'T FEEL THEIR MUSIC

@gordonlewis4280

2 жыл бұрын

Music has been gone for 30 years you have a lot of class .

@ChainNonSmoker

2 жыл бұрын

There's still lots of Blues artists keeping the tradition going, don't know what you're on about.

@pb12661

3 ай бұрын

@@ChainNonSmoker none play this real. and none are as original as Albert.

ALBERT KING 1 of the true 👍 fathers of THE BLUES OMG 😲💙😍👏🙌 4 26 2O22

Luv 'dat one winged horn cat. Awesome tune. 50 friggin' years ago.....where did it go ? Flyin' V kicks major ass especially when hammered with big fat fingers left handed with no pick. Miss you AL.

A true bluesman for all to learn from 😀

One of the biggest pieces of the electric blues puzzle. Guitar flipped upside down!!!

I’ve only discovered Albert king happily listening to his music and playing along with my PRS custom 24.

Devastating, Albert in his prime didn't take no prisoners, that's for sure!

Albert King the best of the best!!👍🎸🎶 🎵🎶 🎵

Best show I've ever been to! Bobby Bluebland, Albert King and B.B. King. Tickets for the best seats were $5.50

@FrancescoAlcozer

4 жыл бұрын

Albert King and B.B. King they are two geniuses of blues music. Regards kzread.info/dash/bejne/ea6My8txlcq1eKw.html *ONLY CHILD* Twangy Blues Guitar in the style of *Duane Eddy*

@gordonlewis4280

2 жыл бұрын

You the greats for almost nothing now you see one act like justin Timberlake for 600 dollars a ticket I gave up on music 25 years ago.

The King! Its Great!

King is superb cool!Great flying V!

this is music 🎶🎵👌🙌👏❤ when music was music not the music of today OMG 4 26 2O22

when i see people hit the Dislike button on this video! it reminds me there are people who don't know what SOUL is..

@williampaul8556

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! No one like Albert. Soul to the core.

really great ... One of the best blues guitarists w has influenced so many!

THE King of the blues! Albert king at his peak!

Hail to the King 👑

National Educational Television taped a show on September 23, 1970 for broadcast. It featured The Byrds, Elvin Bishop Group, Albert King, Sha Na Na, Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers, and Joe's Lights. The show, "Welcome To Fillmore East" was aired on WNDT channel 13 in NYC and simulcast on WNEW-FM radio on October 10, 1970 at 10:00 PM in the NYC area. A thirty minute clip from that show of the Allmans can be seen on KZread.

@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002

3 жыл бұрын

I did they call it a small time operation?

A Great Blues Guitar Player and a Wonderful Blues Singer

ALBERT KING is one of the King of the BLUES !!! ... Willie G.😎

In his prime! Willie Basso (sic?) on tenor sax, one-armed trumpet player, and as usual James Washington on organ. This is the Albert I remember!

@berniceholmes9657

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget Neal the Bass Player...in this video, he was playing Guitar behind Albert. They all were AWESOME.

From Brasil with the Man Who made the Blues Power.The only one Mr. ALBERT KING.

This man was a real badass, elegant, but badass.

Albert King the greatest ever!

The one & only blues king.

50 years ago.....un.....fuckin'......believable !! Real Goddamn music !! Yes.......!

Gorgeous. Beautiful. Music.

Yes I have always lovet him!! Hes the king of blues!!♥️

the King! he could get more out of a handful of notes than some people get out of a basketful

Good GOD ALBERT IS AMAZING 👏 😍

Drummer watching him like a hawk.

@WildDismay

5 жыл бұрын

150% present at the gig he was hired for. Great band all around.

@abbysdaddy323

5 жыл бұрын

He is making shure he does it Albert's way. LOL

@WildDismay

5 жыл бұрын

@@abbysdaddy323 The mark of a GREAT sideman.

@mountainstartemple6041

4 жыл бұрын

one could only wish to have a drummer with such hawk-like attention

@MDee-db7by

4 жыл бұрын

Most stoic drummer I ever seen haha but he works!

SAW HIM FOUR TIMES. GOT TO SHAKE HIS HAND THREE TIMES. INCREDIBLY NICE MAN.

This is where Stevie Ray Vaughan got half his stuff! I LOVE the love record of Blues Power.

@jonnehayesjr.9299

Жыл бұрын

I love SRV but his stans will never admit what you said

That lick at 4:31....

LORD HAVE MERCY!!!!

@motherlovegoodwin7821

6 жыл бұрын

YES ANTHONY -- DON'T IT FEEL GOOD - YOU HAVE TO ASK THE LORD FOR MERCY-- IT FEELS GOOD TO ALBERT

A legend this man is... Amazing Vibrato 🎸

Ain't nobody played the blues like The Albert King! Pure expressive emotion and a raw, low down.......to the nitty gritty, ground....Blues Powerhouse!

One-armed trumpeter.... pretty badass......

@mountainstartemple6041

6 жыл бұрын

just noticed tat ... pretty interesting ... would like to know more about him!

@davidwile1277

4 жыл бұрын

He was in Vietnam and the 1000 yard staring drummer

Albert King is one of my favorite blues singers, at one point I thought him and B.B. King were brothers but Albert King real last name is Nelson but changed it to King when he started out in show business.

It's cool when he brings it down during blues power sounds like a baby crying in the crib it's incredible.

Of the Three Kings, my favorite. He gave me chills when I saw him.

Super concert,love,legend guitarist 🙏🍀❤️👌🎼🎶🎵✌️🎸🎤🥁🎹

Incomparable greatness.

I got introduced to this guy on a station, KPFA Blues By The Bay Show, this guy is one of a kind, very unique, wow.

@markpreston6930

8 ай бұрын

unique can't be very

i was going to a jonny winter concert with a buddy at filmore east but jonny got sick and so Albert King N BBking filled in i was blow away by both Albert King n BB 'BIG' SOUND n amazing style .. i knew bout both i was in second row my high school homeroom friend always gave 2 tickets at filmore Edger Winter was the sad but played after ..i was on Osley Albert playes a righty guitar but string stay 4 a righty . crushing sound Thanks Richard Lawerance RIP

The roots of it All!!! Albert was the King of Kings!! 💪🎸

The KING❤️Unhuman ,monster,maestro...wowwwww

Excellent. First time I have seen him play. Always just heard it. Great footage.

Look at the band... Their eyes show how was so hard to follow Albert, they pay attention all the time! Albert always wanted his band to play perfectly...

@kennyc388

3 жыл бұрын

Just like my old boss. When ya go out there today just remember, "Perfect is Close Enough" !

@loutylee

Жыл бұрын

Many years ago at a Seattle show, he asked his keyboard player to leave the stage in the middle of a show.

@ericspagnoli1594

11 ай бұрын

​@@loutyleewhy?

@ericspagnoli1594

11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure every band leader wants that

He was singing speaking thru his guitar and was one of the very best just knockout solos!!

that note at 10:52 is just beyond beyond beyond beyond awesome :D gotta love those old blues stuff

@MARKIEBANUNCE

2 жыл бұрын

Just sick, sick, sick....💙

@michaelconolan2254

Жыл бұрын

Even my wife was impressed with that note! What a legend.

KING means Albert to me. He is the first blues player who showed me what real blues was.

Albert King The Master 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🎸

He was playing his heart and soul out no doubt👍🏿

One of the most important concert of the XXth century. ( as a lot of important players learnt of this, plus my personnal pleasure).

Man on man!! Albert could say it all with the same handful of notes. Genius

Bill Graham was a schmuck for using the Star of David on Albert's shoulders for a photo op, then denying him to wear the necklace for the concert. Albert King is a legend. I'm blessed to have felt his huge hand in mine.

@MisfitsFiendClub138

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty well known in the Bay Area that Bill Graham was a huge D-Bag

@steviestuff2909

3 жыл бұрын

I caught that too. A real dick move.

@jr13227

3 жыл бұрын

@@MisfitsFiendClub138 you kind of had to be to do what he did

@charleswinokoor6023

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t a photo op. It’s obvious they were just staying loose and fooling around before the show.

band was very in sync with alberts every move, great preformance

Oh I dig everything hes ever played, so real and raw, love his sound!!

Albert is great. This is five days after Jimi Hendrix`s death. What a time!

@jr13227

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidespinosa1910 he clearly said at the start “the Fillmore East”

@davidespinosa1910

3 жыл бұрын

@@jr13227 Thanks !

@themagicminstrels476

2 жыл бұрын

@@MontyCantsin5 Yes it is

The Church of Albert !!!.

@9:30 " I ain't seen my main squeeze in 10 long weeks today. You know I got'em". Always gives me chills

tHIS IS PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Albert King. The drummer is so great too!

why was the concert so short?? Albert king best blues singer and guitarist ever.. omg there's no one in the world that can bend those notes like he does

The band is fire, and Albert King is surfing on it

@berniceholmes9657

5 ай бұрын

You're right. They were AWESOME. I was there...I was married to one of the band members. Awesome I say, just AWESOME.

What a intense drumming! i like it!

My favorite of the Kings

I saw Albert King live at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted in Chicago at least a half dozen times in the mid-to-late 1980s. The cat was phenomenal. I was less than five feet away from him at the foot of the stage each time.

Albert was a monster on guitar man. A tone you could scale a fish with.

KING OF KINGS....no doubt !!!

Lord I feel badly for those who never experience the holiness of the Fillmore. Great stuff. Sha na na-to funny.

That speaker is still buzzing & humming after what he did to it. Hit that one cord so Hard. Dam! . Jazz & perfect Blues all rolled in to one. WOW!

o bluesman que eu mais gosto e admiro... me emociona, de Verdade!!!

Doesn't get better than this good god!

The King of Kings,, and The Lord of Lords,,,,

Albert's tuning is lower than standard -- that's one of the secrets to his awesome bends.

@kilowattmac

9 жыл бұрын

All u guys are right.Its about a "feel" that u have developed over years b4 anybody heard ya...b.b.,buddy,collins,muddy,wolf,R.johnson,......even steve n jimi.

@turdrhinofiend

9 жыл бұрын

***** the lower than standard definitely helps, especially with the crappy thick strings back in the early days. BB and even Clapton resorted to Banjo strings to get decent bends in their guitars in the 60s and 70s, Hendrix used a down tuning to get the bends. But obviously the upside down thing helps a lot, love Otis Rush's style with it.

@Dominiqueuqinimod

8 жыл бұрын

It's not just drop D either. It's also the relatively undistorted sound of a plastic pick on metal strings and the genius 8 bar arpeggio based blues riffs he and BB were both famous for making up on their own.

@Dominiqueuqinimod

8 жыл бұрын

I love that he personally often played with no pick too. I love finger picking blues riffs like that. I think leaving the pick behind can lend the sound a subtlety and lend your fingers a versatility that is often imitated and never duplicated.

@davidespinosa1910

8 жыл бұрын

According to Dan Erlewine, Albert's tuning is CFCFAD, low to high (www.vintageguitar.com/3813/albert-kings-flying-vs/). So it's only a whole step low on the high strings. But it's not too hard to figure it out from the video.

To all the pretty women...I love you all......the great Albert King, from Ark...left handed bass ass......underrated and a musician......check him out back in the day ....u dig . 1970

Still get goose bumps! Oh man!

Hell paved his own way because he surely was not like the other guitar players. I talk to someone who knew him and he said if Albert knew 5 chords he was lucky. :)

@haloskater24

9 жыл бұрын

What do you mean if he knew 5 chords he was lucky ??

@whawkins8636

9 жыл бұрын

The person I spoke to said he could not read music and only knew 5 chords. Not sure if that is true but he is great

@haloskater24

9 жыл бұрын

He played upside down so i don't think there's much he had to work with.

@Rockodona

9 жыл бұрын

W Hawkins B.B. King also had in many ways not knew a lot about chords. He rearly ever played Chords througout his career. Sometimes a Feel is priceless.

@dalecraft5112

8 жыл бұрын

alot of musicians don't read music im one of them

I was going to ask what kind of Fender amp he's playing thru... but it doesn't matter one bit. He could plug into a can of spinach and it would sound stellar.

@mlwsf

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, that shit was definitely in his hands and Lucy helped a little.

@davidwile1277

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the fender is helping though

@daviddequasie6816

4 жыл бұрын

It's probably a Dual Showman. Fender's loudest amp.

@tazmankb26

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddequasie6816 yes dual showman with 215 JBL cabinets cranked

@brettbrandstatt8589

3 жыл бұрын

Dual Showman Reverb, pretty standard concert equipment at the time. Chuck Berry would stipulate 2 of those as part of his live rig, and Peter Green got some mean tone through those amps as well!

Imagine how even more insane of a player he'd be if he played the guitar facing the right way and used a left-handed guitar. Then again, if it's all he knows it's all he knows and we're the weird ones to him with our strings upside down.

@ASSman864

6 жыл бұрын

made it easier to bend high strings his way

The Boss 🔥🤙🏻

Great !!!

Man raw talent.

Good Lord! Thank you! What a treasure to have found!