i listen to albert king literally every day,quite possibly my favorite guitar tone in the wide world of famous tones...
@grantmarcus56757 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.
@bishlap6 жыл бұрын
it's all about the(that) tone.
@BCBlue6 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.
@bishlap6 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.
@macfunkey5 жыл бұрын
@@grantmarcus5675 great story
@henryfrost85427 жыл бұрын
Super heavy blues guitar player. "What a brilliant singer" Nothing but the best.
@kennyc3883 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.
@juha-pekkaberg8427 жыл бұрын
THE King of the blues! Albert king at his peak!
@kennyc3884 жыл бұрын
50 years ago.....un.....fuckin'......believable !! Real Goddamn music !! Yes.......!
@Alanoffer8 жыл бұрын
Only a badass like Albert King could have a one armed trumpeter ,and a drummer with a dead mans stare
@roberttornello80628 жыл бұрын
And "The only black man with a white son."(Stevie Vaughan)
@BackToTheBlues8 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 KZbin can testify!
@everready29035 жыл бұрын
@@BackToTheBlues If it was Son Seals he lost his left leg.
@BackToTheBlues5 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!"
@quicksite5 жыл бұрын
Dead man's stare! hah
@tomgorblues9 жыл бұрын
The King! Its Great!
@paullauria51623 жыл бұрын
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
@g.i.gmuzikbeatz90583 жыл бұрын
A legend this man is... Amazing Vibrato 🎸
@frogeregis9 жыл бұрын
Great !!!
@Bronncohowie244 ай бұрын
I was at the opening night of the Filmore East - Tim Buckley, Big Brother & the Holding Company AND Albert King !
@JerrySwift-l5c Жыл бұрын
Albert King I'll play the blues
@whawkins86369 жыл бұрын
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. :)
@haloskater249 жыл бұрын
What do you mean if he knew 5 chords he was lucky ??
@whawkins86369 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
@haloskater249 жыл бұрын
He played upside down so i don't think there's much he had to work with.
@Rockodona9 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.
@dalecraft51128 жыл бұрын
alot of musicians don't read music im one of them
@petermarsh57622 жыл бұрын
Albert King really was “The Velvet Bulldozer”.
@sandralibertad2 Жыл бұрын
Juste quelques mots à dire, c’est trop beau
@paulweaver562 жыл бұрын
My man the one and only with the Thundering. Fingers and. Lightning. Guitar remind. Me of me.
@kikiu26196 жыл бұрын
Why is not the concert longer?
@humanbn10573 жыл бұрын
That man's skills are bigger than the vest he's wearing.
@harringtonbenton3342 ай бұрын
YOU SEE B.B. YOU THINK HES THE BEST YOU SEE FREDDIE YOU THINK HES THE BEST YOU SEE ALBERT YOU THINK HES THE BEST
@turnerthemanc3 жыл бұрын
6:11 SRV had Albert running around in his head
@teeroh995 жыл бұрын
It's funny to see the guy in the beginning with the old style beer can. . . pull tab, throw on ground.
@adamschubert16264 жыл бұрын
Bill Graham was the best!
@Gravyballs20114 жыл бұрын
Read in the Howlin Wolf biography "Moanin at Midnight" that Wolf & Mr. King got into a bit of a tussle. Imagine those two big guys -each was over 6 ft- having a physical altercation.
@andrewfiles41842 жыл бұрын
Albert at 6’8 and Wolf at 6’5 both Alphas.. would have been a sight… lol..
@bobporter83147 жыл бұрын
I was at this show. Albert King was so terrific.
@jesusman88884 жыл бұрын
Albert and Stevie Ray are 2 of my fav. blues guitarists…….awesome stuff Bob thanks for sharing
@mikejr86044 жыл бұрын
I bet.
@edcherry92823 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...
@davejones57453 жыл бұрын
Sure
@chuckyoneill92893 жыл бұрын
You lucky prick.lol
@gsanchez905 жыл бұрын
As good as BB and Freddy were Albert will always be my favorite King.
@liamnaughton79966 ай бұрын
Don’t forget Marcus
@bilyg5689Ай бұрын
@@liamnaughton7996Earl
@PlayingWithMyselfGuitar6 ай бұрын
I would love to know why this is filmed spectacularly, (as well as the Allman Brothers Band) yet less than a year earlier the Band Of Gypsys, concerts were filmed like shit? Same venue and the same technology and capabilities were there, why not get perfectly clear footage of an even bigger name at the time in Jimi Hendrix? It baffles me to this day
@barbarajames77472 жыл бұрын
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.
@stigohara65934 жыл бұрын
Think Clapton is God? listen to this, hey Eric is no slouch but he copied Albert more than anybody.
@MisfitsFiendClub1383 жыл бұрын
All those classic rock musicians copied the classic blues artists. The original concept of Led Zeppelin was ultra heavy rock band that plays blues inspired music
@tomdodds38763 жыл бұрын
ClaPTON COPIED fREDDY kING'S TONE AND PHRASING, NO BIG DEAL, WHITE BOYS
@msaintpc5 жыл бұрын
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.
@caniican10 ай бұрын
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
@berniceholmes96577 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.
@ramsesstafford46407 ай бұрын
@@berniceholmes9657I saw your comment about your husband on the Wattstax performance KZbin 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. 👌🏽
@AFaceintheCrowd015 ай бұрын
I would’ve done the same thing with the very same album if I’d been invited.
@bluesisgold5 жыл бұрын
Devastating, Albert in his prime didn't take no prisoners, that's for sure!
@cyrusgalloway92639 жыл бұрын
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?
@crampystiltson72536 жыл бұрын
Cyrus Galloway see the glass half full... he has one arm not missing
@joelwoods27325 жыл бұрын
Cyrus Galloway it's a 58 or 59 v they never made leftys then that's why
@acornsonata5 жыл бұрын
I play a righty upside down too. There are advantages and disadvantages . Albert wisely exploited the advantages.
@benjaminwoodrowmusic60704 жыл бұрын
He had an odd tuning as well but he was definitely tuned lower so those bends are achievable if you down tune
@kennyc3883 жыл бұрын
Uh yeah, I'm pretty sure we all did.
@haloskater249 жыл бұрын
That lick at 4:31....
@michaelswanger96729 жыл бұрын
Drummer watching him like a hawk.
@WildDismay5 жыл бұрын
150% present at the gig he was hired for. Great band all around.
@abbysdaddy3235 жыл бұрын
He is making shure he does it Albert's way. LOL
@WildDismay5 жыл бұрын
@@abbysdaddy323 The mark of a GREAT sideman.
@mountainstartemple60414 жыл бұрын
one could only wish to have a drummer with such hawk-like attention
@MDee-db7by4 жыл бұрын
Most stoic drummer I ever seen haha but he works!
@clarencetrice44422 жыл бұрын
this is music 🎶🎵👌🙌👏❤ when music was music not the music of today OMG 4 26 2O22
@ghostguy15 жыл бұрын
the King! he could get more out of a handful of notes than some people get out of a basketful
@kennyc3884 жыл бұрын
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.
@greggjensen13505 жыл бұрын
Saw him live about 1976 in the zepher club in salt lake city Utah. He rocked he place!
@MrSkaterpunk124 жыл бұрын
I live in American fork, I never knew he came to salt lake. That would’ve been an AMAZING show!
@ThePoetchwartz9 жыл бұрын
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 KZbin.
@massttrshrdrharmonicminor20023 жыл бұрын
I did they call it a small time operation?
@p1nesap4 жыл бұрын
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.
@MisfitsFiendClub1383 жыл бұрын
Pretty well known in the Bay Area that Bill Graham was a huge D-Bag
@steviestuff29093 жыл бұрын
I caught that too. A real dick move.
@jr132273 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.
@supedersen4 жыл бұрын
The best I have heard from Albert. On top of his game. A true master. His guitar sound is of another world.
@kennyc3884 жыл бұрын
Love that Gibson flyin V.
@clarencetrice44422 жыл бұрын
ALBERT KING 1 of the true 👍 fathers of THE BLUES OMG 😲💙😍👏🙌 4 26 2O22
@Tipledan2 жыл бұрын
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.
@baileydyas8 жыл бұрын
Must've been hot that day
@thedude47958 жыл бұрын
Albert was always sweating all over the plage, watch him with SRV on the guitar lesson they did. he just overdressed since he wanted to give a proper show, but, sure, maybe not so romantic, LOL!
@aricfroze89716 жыл бұрын
literally one song in and he's already dripping
@daviddoyle45165 жыл бұрын
Its the stage lights Bailey,,,its the Goddamned lights
@RobWagmanGuitarMan5 жыл бұрын
It was! Bobby Bluebland, Albert King and B.B. King!! No way that I could describe the Feeling of the Blues that special night.
@everready29035 жыл бұрын
@@RobWagmanGuitarMan You were there?
@uslegions26192 жыл бұрын
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.
@tonym9944 жыл бұрын
if this isn't a testimonial to his huge influence on Stevie Ray,nothing is .looks like video tape, and like it was shot yesterday. nearly 50 yrs. old. 9/2/20
@arthurlebowitz22877 ай бұрын
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!
@beachcomber41416 жыл бұрын
One of the biggest pieces of the electric blues puzzle. Guitar flipped upside down!!!
@williampaul85563 жыл бұрын
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.
@luisneves23112 жыл бұрын
From Brasil with the Man Who made the Blues Power.The only one Mr. ALBERT KING.
@daviddoyle45165 жыл бұрын
King Albert in his prime,,,want to play blues guitar guys? Study his recordings and play,,,,
@mlwsf5 жыл бұрын
Always stunned when things claim to be the "full concert" and it's all of 15 minutes long with three minutes of talking. Lol
@diegoa.morera30004 жыл бұрын
This man was a real badass, elegant, but badass.
@danielprasetyo90089 жыл бұрын
How can today's music sound sucks when I listen to the blues King played?
@motherlovegoodwin78216 жыл бұрын
DANIEL THEY HAVE NO SOUL AND CAN'T FEEL THEIR MUSIC
@gordonlewis42802 жыл бұрын
Music has been gone for 30 years you have a lot of class .
@ChainNonSmoker2 жыл бұрын
There's still lots of Blues artists keeping the tradition going, don't know what you're on about.
@pb126615 ай бұрын
@@ChainNonSmoker none play this real. and none are as original as Albert.
@clake19762 жыл бұрын
His band looks like they hate him lol
@JmichaelPeeplesJmpmovement5 жыл бұрын
when i see people hit the Dislike button on this video! it reminds me there are people who don't know what SOUL is..
@williampaul85563 жыл бұрын
Yep! No one like Albert. Soul to the core.
@scoots85194 жыл бұрын
Eric Clapton copied him and I don't blame him for that, he was great!
@ramsesstafford46402 жыл бұрын
Right, everybody copies Albert whether they give props to him or not. The guy who Eric Clapton gives major props to a lot is Freddie King, that was his dude but no doubt he he got a lot from Albert.
@mountainstartemple60418 жыл бұрын
really great ... One of the best blues guitarists w has influenced so many!
@kellyneese52162 жыл бұрын
SAW HIM FOUR TIMES. GOT TO SHAKE HIS HAND THREE TIMES. INCREDIBLY NICE MAN.
@tdrtx7 жыл бұрын
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!
@berniceholmes96577 ай бұрын
Don't forget Neal the Bass Player...in this video, he was playing Guitar behind Albert. They all were AWESOME.
@IarumaSorfA9 жыл бұрын
One-armed trumpeter.... pretty badass......
@mountainstartemple60417 жыл бұрын
just noticed tat ... pretty interesting ... would like to know more about him!
@davidwile12774 жыл бұрын
He was in Vietnam and the 1000 yard staring drummer
@MilesColtrane. Жыл бұрын
Wow, Hendrix had been dead for only five days when this concert took place. :(
@whawkins86369 жыл бұрын
The comment about bb king is not true. He knew chords amd music theory but he relied on scales
@douglassmith52112 жыл бұрын
A true bluesman for all to learn from 😀
@Ariesmount2 жыл бұрын
Strange to think this performance is only five days after Jimi died.
@dougsie87913 жыл бұрын
The one & only blues king.
@sandypawz645 Жыл бұрын
Albert King the best of the best!!👍🎸🎶 🎵🎶 🎵
@RobWagmanGuitarMan5 жыл бұрын
Best show I've ever been to! Bobby Bluebland, Albert King and B.B. King. Tickets for the best seats were $5.50
@FrancescoAlcozer4 жыл бұрын
Albert King and B.B. King they are two geniuses of blues music. Regards kzbin.info/www/bejne/fau7mpxumsyCfqs *ONLY CHILD* Twangy Blues Guitar in the style of *Duane Eddy*
@gordonlewis42802 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.
@BatmanBoss5 жыл бұрын
Hail to the King 👑
@WilbertoGonzalez-n1v Жыл бұрын
ALBERT KING is one of the King of the BLUES !!! ... Willie G.😎
@kbkesq3 жыл бұрын
This is where Stevie Ray Vaughan got half his stuff! I LOVE the love record of Blues Power.
@jonnehayesjr.92992 жыл бұрын
I love SRV but his stans will never admit what you said
@carloseugeniocarlos42873 жыл бұрын
King is superb cool!Great flying V!
@jameslyddall Жыл бұрын
I’ve only discovered Albert king happily listening to his music and playing along with my PRS custom 24.
@TheAntman12659 жыл бұрын
Albert is great. This is five days after Jimi Hendrix`s death. What a time!
@jr132273 жыл бұрын
@@davidespinosa1910 he clearly said at the start “the Fillmore East”
@davidespinosa19103 жыл бұрын
@@jr13227 Thanks !
@themagicminstrels4762 жыл бұрын
@@MontyCantsin5 Yes it is
@doseofreality1008 жыл бұрын
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.
@ASSman8646 жыл бұрын
made it easier to bend high strings his way
@pedrorobertomoraes29046 жыл бұрын
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...
@kennyc3883 жыл бұрын
Just like my old boss. When ya go out there today just remember, "Perfect is Close Enough" !
@loutylee2 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 Жыл бұрын
@@loutyleewhy?
@ericspagnoli1594 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure every band leader wants that
@pleximanic7 жыл бұрын
Albert King the greatest ever!
@soulsurvivor55557 жыл бұрын
A Great Blues Guitar Player and a Wonderful Blues Singer
@juster3.1465 жыл бұрын
I like how Albert King looks like he ran ten miles with all that sweat on him.
@chuckyoneill92893 жыл бұрын
Good GOD ALBERT IS AMAZING 👏 😍
@terry47family9 жыл бұрын
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
@Farrusco913 жыл бұрын
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
@marvinwhittaker17602 жыл бұрын
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.
@berniceholmes96577 ай бұрын
You are right. I was married to Neal, Albert's Bass / Guitar player in this video...he played both. Awesome music.
@madarhorsev3 жыл бұрын
The KING❤️Unhuman ,monster,maestro...wowwwww
@theguitarprogresschannel19077 жыл бұрын
jimi hendrix died not even a week before this performance.
@jokkergar3 жыл бұрын
@The Trashman wut
@PrincessSilverDawn7 жыл бұрын
Oh dear sexy dark chocolate!
@motherlovegoodwin78216 жыл бұрын
YES
@HammerHeadGarage3 жыл бұрын
Albert was a monster on guitar man. A tone you could scale a fish with.
@slowdevil2 жыл бұрын
Can we get some air conditioning?
@michaelhoward70097 жыл бұрын
Lord I feel badly for those who never experience the holiness of the Fillmore. Great stuff. Sha na na-to funny.
@meshplates5 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. Beautiful. Music.
@gdansk123495 ай бұрын
Full concert? They sure had no stamina in those days. 14:55 minutes. Jeez.
@bennylaines11708 жыл бұрын
no1 guitarist ever Hendrix went after that sound but only Albert nail it...n lucy
@ASSman8646 жыл бұрын
hendrix had it when he wanted it. look up "rare red house blues" its 16 minutes, youll hear much albert king and buddy guy sounds
@midwaymonster30 Жыл бұрын
Nobody has ever looked cooler playing a flying V.
@EricBoothe-u6y11 ай бұрын
13:58 " Blues At It's Finest "
@anthonyjames54839 жыл бұрын
LORD HAVE MERCY!!!!
@motherlovegoodwin78216 жыл бұрын
YES ANTHONY -- DON'T IT FEEL GOOD - YOU HAVE TO ASK THE LORD FOR MERCY-- IT FEELS GOOD TO ALBERT
@kfoster0098 жыл бұрын
Amazing that he played a right handed guitar and didn't even switch the strings around to lefty, not to mention no pick....
@beenderedonedat7 жыл бұрын
well, this way he bended inside of his hand not outside. the outerwordly otis rush did so too.
@Exakta667 жыл бұрын
He did some enormous bends at times as well...very powerful stuff. Yeah, he didn't restring the guitar, but he did use non-standard tunings from what I understand...
@blackieLTD7 жыл бұрын
i've heard that to different (open?) tuning en using only a few strings skipped the B string
@chucksmithNYC2 жыл бұрын
The roots of it All!!! Albert was the King of Kings!! 💪🎸
@davidespinosa19109 жыл бұрын
Albert's tuning is lower than standard -- that's one of the secrets to his awesome bends.
@kilowattmac9 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.
@turdrhinofiend9 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.
@Dominiqueuqinimod8 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.
@Dominiqueuqinimod8 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.
@davidespinosa19108 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.
@EchoesOfBlues14 күн бұрын
He plays to my soul. Better guitar player or singer? I'll give you that perhaps. Can't deny he hits deep and strong.
@daveweed2765 Жыл бұрын
Texas Blues through and through. Not Mississippi Delta or Chicago blues. I like Albert King way better than BB King. What a legend.
@liljimitwofeatherz9735 Жыл бұрын
Mississippi delta blues via Chicago....not Tejas
@hallo4034 жыл бұрын
that note at 10:52 is just beyond beyond beyond beyond awesome :D gotta love those old blues stuff
@MARKIEBANUNCE2 жыл бұрын
Just sick, sick, sick....💙
@michaelconolan2254 Жыл бұрын
Even my wife was impressed with that note! What a legend.