Don't Burn Down the Bridge - Albert King | The Midnight Special

[@brucestewart5939]

Oh Lord! No one else could wear a pink suit and be as cool as this legend! Completely rockin badass.

[@To.Si.Ma.]

Rufus Thomas did.

[@brucestewart5939]

@@To.Si.Ma. good point!

[@To.Si.Ma.]

@@brucestewart5939 Wattstax legend

[@zegumazim6107]

I'll buy that for a dollar

[@MrUltraworld]

The 3 Kings, B.B. King, Albert King, and Freddie King.

[@annunacky4463]

Add Martin Luther…

[@MrUltraworld]

@@annunacky4463 Of Guitar.

[@mrhenning27]

Earl too

[@OM10PYE]

and my favourite, Burger King

[@simonvanderheijden432]

@@OM10PYE 😂🤘

[@costellogus]

One of the most under rated guitarist he can adapt to different styles i feel very lucky to have watched him play with Thin Lizzy live at the first Slane concert in Ireland .

[@kekotorres3700]

Love it! Albert makes that Flying V look like a toothpick!

[@tomstiel7576]

met and shook hands with him in Detroit,,,his hands were MASSIVE like shaking hands with a baby,,mine disappeared,,really nice gentleman

[@zegumazim6107]

🤣🤣🤣

[@levondarratt787]

They are very small guitars. He wasn't that tall, 6ft3 I think at best

[@oscarpolo6310]

Please post more Albert King videos, please, please, please. I love Albert King, everyone should know him and appreciate his Art.❤

[@toekid7179]

Agreed

[@rebeccawagner4167]

Albert King is killing it on the Midnight Special 🎉🎉, I love the blues music 🎉🎉

[@gerhardgubler]

I have an original Albert King autograph. My father got it from him after a show in Oslo when they where dining in the same restaurant. It's the only autograph that I own 😅

[@berkenerenusar6607]

You're so lucky! I would like to have something precious like that.

[@tonoselectricos]

Most badass man on a pink poly suit ever

[@StephanieJeanne]

Love it, and his pink suit! 🔥😊

[@coreyoliphant3268]

The man can tell a story with that Gibson...❤

[@HopeIanHope]

On this show Albert was so happy and relaxed . He's just sensational

[@markgigiel2722]

Now, THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE. One of the 3 Kings just playing around.

[@mga2899]

God help the performer that followed King.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Sounds sooo good I Love the blues and Albert King 👑

[@rodrigocanales4579]

The King of Kings

[@pedruxxo]

Albert Blues Power King!!!!!!!!

[@paulamontana9970]

That king guitar 🎸 sound -is so recognizable isn’t ? Amazing so many years ago . Thank you BB King , and the other Kings ? Here in 2024 -still great , and special ! Bless you all !!❤🌈✝️🪁🔆☮️🌀

[@Diaperdonnie]

Blues Power ❤

[@TheKristyle79]

These Midnight Specials are the best! ✨RIP Mr. King✨Truly awesome. 💥💥💥💥

[@mannybravo237]

Incredible playing. He flips the V, and doesn't flip the strings! First string is on top, sixth string on bottom! Great soulful rockin' blues, Mr. King🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@chrislancaster7162]

What a find! The velvet bulldozer himself

[@that70sgirl90]

That's some fine pickin'! Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

[@gusblues]

what a treasure!!!!! terrific jewel!!!!!! ALBERT at his best happinest scene!!!!!! the # 1 !!! MR ALBERT NELSON KING

[@williammarthe4827]

His playing puts a smile on my face !

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

Incredible! And that base and drummer? Wow!! just smoothly rambling on like a train.

[@robmatlock7675]

He makes the hard look easy by being so smooth 😁. Wonderful clip from s legendary blues man.

[@ronmanfredo9550]

Midnight Special was the best! Albert King was great!

[@mikestroud9969]

Albert King. Amazing 👋👋✌️✌️🎸🎸

[@pimpystronghand]

I miss the Midnight Special.

[@gabe6182]

More Albert King please!

[@petermay3861]

Big Albert made that Flying V look like a ukulele. 6' 6" 280lbs. You had to see him to believe how large of a man he was.

[@martingreenwood3394]

6’4”

[@lazlomattachine8334]

Such killer guitar 🎸 tone! Pure genius-

[@kynyrdskynyrd]

That is the most incredible guitar tone.....whaoa!

[@eduardostupnik8261]

Excellent.

[@charleswilliams8248]

Albert King back up players on the bass, drums and rhythm guitar 🎸 are awesome as well.

[@levondarratt787]

They are not backup players. It's called the band. You're thinking of backup singers. Calling musicians backup players is an insult

[@MrStanleyMilton]

Don't forget the Hammond organ player.

[@andrewshawn2808]

BB,Albert,Freddie AMEN such total pleasure

[@danerickson1632]

Bad ass Blues from this Man for certain 😊

[@KittyGrizGriz]

0:10 cool expressions on the face of the groovy bass player, too - I love the bass! 🎉 I keep coming back to this fabulous performance! Albert sounds like he’s in vocal pain while absolutely blowing our little minds!!

[@gusblues]

name of the bass player?

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@gusblues That seems to be the million dollar question 🙋🏼‍♀️, someone else here posted Bill Rennie - I’m not sure as I’ve looked for information on him and can’t find anything. He’s sure laying down some great bass lines though, eh? In the pocket.

[@gusblues]

@@KittyGrizGriz uffff what a solid band. they are perfect to Albert. unfortunatelly he use to chage a lot the members

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@gusbluesYep! Wish we had their names, too. Just now realized after watching umpteen times that the bassist & guitarist are dressed “the exact same way.”

[@samsamtheguitarman]

​@KittyGrizGriz came here to ask the same question: anyone found out the name of the bass player yet?

[@tripleH-kl7mq]

That bass line groove is deeper than the Marianas Trench! …… Bha da; da da da da; bha da; da da da da

[@LisaGrisham]

Great bluesman!!! There shouldn't be any negative comments, about anything on this video. It's a part of amazing history. 🙏🤗👍

[@wonder6789]

unusual super tight accompaniment of bass and guitar in octave unison.

[@PaulBooth-ve3qz]

4 people makeing great music!

[@BenPrevo]

5

[@SabiArtStory777]

Appreciloving ❤

[@tcb190]

Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 very well done.

[@treeslayer2275]

First time seeing this and I am starting to wonder where we went wrong. This is the time I belonged not today how awesome 😎. That guy has five souls in his fingers and and a hundred life time of the blues in his blood

[@ErickStrada-p4n]

Real King!❤

[@KittyGrizGriz]

SMOOTH as strawberries 🍓 dipped in cocoa butter chocolate! Love Alberts huge “Ahhhwww” at the very end!

[@kathleenmiller994]

I remember this! I remember thinking, his hand is as big as that guitar! Also the pink suit! Great song, great pickin & grinnin!

[@caniican]

My buddy and I saw King Albert in 1987 or so .. Lonestar Cafe NYC. Small intimate crowd.. heavenly experience. on break he kindly welcome ed us into his green room area... signed my Album cover Live Wire Blues Power.."Albert King Loves you" It's sitting here next to me ...most cherished thing I have ✌️🎸😁

[@badtonestudio]

Legend 🤘

[@baj5025]

SRV counted Albert King as his influence. I definitely hear it. Great finger work.

[@benday1218]

yeah, SRV bends notes just like King.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Stevie Ray had enormous hands for his size too & played heavy gauge strings - up to 17s. It’s like he was perfectly formed to be a guitarist - perfection!!

[@petedazer3381]

Spectacular!

[@thelethargics]

MASTER!

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

Forever great blues with Albert King 💪❤️💞, very very nice,👌👌👌🎸🎸🎸

[@oxfuzz]

The BIG Man. EPIC. TY.

[@jamesdurney2475]

We three kings of the blues are

[@jacquelinelapthorne3920]

Brilliant and not an award in sight 👏 thanks from mac the mod BCFC 1875 .

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Awesome upload MS. Hope he did Born under bad sign too. His Gibson Flying V pickups sound soooooo mellow and smooth on this upload.

[@mrJimCharles]

He also did "I'll Play the Blues for You"

[@jeraldhammond303]

Hello he was a class act, I met him at Kustom Accessories and not knowing who he was. I worked on some of his vehicles he was nice man. And talked shit.

[@rickruggiero2403]

He's Stevie Ray's step daddy, for real! They're father and son. Albert uses a guitar strung for a righty upside down and only uses the 3 top strings. Amazing!

[@ottoschneider7182]

Que classe! Incrível!!!!

[@GeliBusch]

The pink gift , great.

[@leonardhilliard2636]

My grandfathers friend here in orange 🍊 mound memphis ,tn

[@oscarferrerbernal3824]

“most important player in blues. Nobody played like that before him, everybody plays like that after him” JBonamassa

[@TheAnomaly01010]

PIMPIN SINCE BEEN PIMPIN

[@tonoselectricos]

King of Kings

[@craigjohnson5590]

Love when AK says....Awwwww @1:43 & 1:54!!

[@jacquelinelapthorne3920]

Brilliant and not an award in sight 👏 from mac the mod BCFC 1875 .

[@johnned4848]

Wow cool AF

[@victorcarrillogonzales7560]

A great left hand guitarrist and siger ¡

[@joelark2007]

Hammer down

[@HopeIanHope]

Never seen Albert so happy

[@Robt.Velasquez]

The first hard rock guitarist.

[@scottycunningham1413]

Lotta tone he's getting here

[@archstanton3763]

I want a suit like Albert’s. Everyone dresses the same these days !

[@gregfabb869]

Wow

[@ronchamberlain8392]

Can see where SRV got his influence

[@BIZARBIES]

There wouldn't be a SRV without Albert. Every lick SRV played was either a King or Hendrix lick.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Yep! I love Stevie Ray & could kick myself for missing a live performance of his, he lived only one state away & I had the opportunity, huge regret.🩵🤍🤍

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

@KittyGrizGriz I caught SRV and Double Trouble live back around 84 at William & Mary. They were the warm up act for The Pretenders. Tbh I hadn’t heard of him at the time. In fact none of my friends had. Their set was electric but I was there for Chrissie Hynde.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@curtisphilumalee1447 Can’t remember the exact year but it was around the same time as Page/Plants tour because I recall my lady friend telling me about going to see both acts & I hadn’t “heard” of SRV then. This was in Tulsa, OK & I’m still chagrined for missing both of those performances - Can’t imagine. You were lucky to see the Pretenders & SRV too I love Chrissie & didn’t see them either, so many greats back then we were blessed! I’ve got a t shirt that says “I may be old but I got to see the best bands!”

[@dancingfirefly5974]

Oh yeah 💙✌️💃💃

[@eflows]

❤

[@BIZARBIES]

Who has that '58 Korina Flying V now? Got to be worth a fortune.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

I’m not sure who owns Lucy. It’s a definitely a unicon. There’s a guy here in northern Mississippi that collects them. Can’t remember his name at the moment but I read an article about him years ago. He once saved one from a dump. Think it may have been an Explorer though. The article may have been in a Vintage Guitar magazine. Imagine this one could fetch 500K or close to it.

[@BIZARBIES]

@curtisphilumalee1447 especially if it Albert Kings V, maybe $800k.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Rightttt. Here of late guitars are going through the roof in prices. Hopefully they have a down turn in the future.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Does anyone know who ended up with Alvin Lees “Big Red?” Last I heard it was up for auction from his family & that Joe Bonamassa had played it in concert. Hope he didn’t get it as I don’t care for his playing sorry, not sorry.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

@KittyGrizGriz Not off hand. I do know Gibson did a reissue of his 335 though. Last time I saw a reissue they were ridiculously priced. 7K and that’s been a while back. Imagine Joe has it in his possession if he was playing it. The Colts owner Jim Irsay ( not sure if it’s spelled correctly ) is a big collector of vintage guitars owned by musicians who were stars. If I’d have to guess it’s probably owned by another musician though. Sorry

[@sainbainauu2784]

거인 💕 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Neglelakkogrockruler9625]

6'7 250 lbs "the velvet bulldozer" was 6'4 when he died RIP 1923-1992

[@martintramil8084]

♨️💥🎸💯

[@russellelias4725]

The velvet bulldozer

[@travisthornton1792]

You might be cool, but you’ll never be Albert King level cool

[@albklang1272]

The roots of Robert Cray.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I saw Robert Cray with the Memphis Horns. B B King, Jimmie Vaughan, J. Geils, Magic Dick and Blues Time in 1997 at a Tulsa, OK Blues Festival - what a great show!

[@PJ-wm9nq]

Scary to think that Bonamassa owns that flying V. Wonder if we'll be seeing him sometime in a pink suit?!!

[@MontyCantsin5]

Wrong. Joe Bonamassa does not own the guitar seen in this video. He does, however, own three 1958 korina Vs: Donny J, Amos, and the Trash Bag.

[@andrestarks8338]

Boy that big joker know he could play

[@HopeIanHope]

Great backing group, anyone know who ?

[@martinbedford4530]

I love Jimi's music and of course he was a better overall guitarist than Albert, but Albert played much deeper Blues than Jimi.

[@davidlibolt1264]

Anyone else notice the spot where his finger hits the guitar is all worn down?

[@dennisjackson6526]

B B king said hendrix was the best rock and roll guitar player

[@brianlock2647]

Surely lost a good king in Albert and his flying v

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Whose the bassist - what a bass line humming along like a fricken freight train!?

[@mrJimCharles]

I believe it's the same guy that's on the album Blues At Sunrise, Bill Rennie

[@wimweender1306]

❤😅

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

Albert King’s epitaph: “C’mon drummer-you’re draggin’!”

[@carypasseroff3331]

BLAM!

[@HopeIanHope]

Albert on 100% top form 👎😀

[@gusblues]

names of the musicians? seems to be Donald Kinsey on guitar?

[@bmp-2267]

Stevie "borrowed"

[@craigjohnson5590]

I beg to differ bmp....Stevie "learned". That's what your ears are trying to tell you. SRV sat at the feet of Albert King!! Go research it. Props to the King

[@GPR100]

Anyone know who the backing band members are??