OH MY GOSH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Albert King - I'll Play the Blues for You REACTION

[@atuuschaaw]

Every time I think of Albert, the words "Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die" comes into my head. He was amazing! ♥

[@sunnystormy4973]

-cheers !-

[@Jude_196]

HE SURE WAS!!! Great quote!

[@DaveB-hg7el]

Yes

[@MOS650]

Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan- Born Under A Bad Sign ( In Session).

[@rebeccamcvey8600]

Also Stormy Monday, Blues At Sunrise, Don't Lie to Me.

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

Don't forget Match Box Blues live!

[@stevensheegog3942]

I mentioned before that I live in Memphis. One day my wife and I were driving in southwest Memphis looking for a farm house selling fresh produce. We ending up driving down a road in a field. Near the end we saw an abandoned bus. When we got closer we saw it was Albert King’s old tour bus! It was nice surprise.

[@garywalker9753]

Albert King was also SRV's mentor. There is a great Canadian Television documentary of him and SRV talking about how they met and all the history they have together. Most of all they took turns playing each other tunes. SRV had total respect, called him sir, and treated him like the Blues Master he was. You two are always awesome! Doing my best to pass on your Joy.

[@1dkappe]

They played together a few times, but SRV‘s mean older brother, Jimmy Vaughn, was more of a mentor.

[@db-gb5xi]

Another blues guitartist to check out is Albert Collins. He was from Texas and he was an influence to folks like Robert Cray and The Vaughn brothers. Check out his songs Frosty, Honey Hush, If Trouble Was Money. He was influenced by John lee hooker. Check out his songs like boogie chillen’, crawling king snake, boom boom, one bourbon, one scotch, one beer, I’m in the mood (solo or with bonnie raitt), dimples, mr. lucky (w/robert cray).

[@Mary-xo7ue]

Albert, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Lonnie Mack at The American Caravan is another must check out.

[@maureenloftus6717]

I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Albert King at a small club in Santa Cruz, CA. He was an absolute gentleman… I thanked him for the performance, as he walked past me, he spun around, grabbed my hand & said “Thank you little lady “ & kissed my hand 🥰

[@seanellio]

Nothing but props for Albert King.

[@davidruvalcaba6740]

He was one of the "King of the Blues", a trio that comprised of BB King, Freddie King and Albert (who's given name is Nelson,). You can hear the similarities in his and BB's vocals. I hear Stevie Ray Vaughan in the guitar 🎸🎶🎶

[@cazgerald9471]

Trio? Did they ever play together?

[@davidruvalcaba6740]

@@cazgerald9471 , they were referred to as the "Kings" because of their influence on future musicians (Clapton, Vaughan, Hendrix to name a few). There was also a fourth King (Earl) but his influence was not as impactful. None of them were related, they never all played together - those BB and Albert did "gig" together at times. Interesting side note is that BB's (for Baby Blues) father's name was Albert.

[@RogerWyatt365]

I'd love if someone would react to Freddie King. Out of the three Kings, I think he has been the least recognized. Try "Have You Ever Loved A Woman", or "Going Down" but my favorite of his is "Palace Of The King". Just mut $0.02.

[@tobias_dahlberg]

@@RogerWyatt365 Freddie is overlooked today. He was every bit as cool as the two others. B.B. was gentle, sweet, melodic. Albert was powerful and very rythmic-based. Freddie was a combination of both and had one hell of a powerful voice (they all had to be honest).

[@mikeguerrero72]

I was lucky enough to see Albert King play in a small venue. About 150 people. Damn, it was good. Saw BB King in the same place about 6 months later.

[@johnsilva9139]

Where and what venue?

[@mikeguerrero72]

​@@johnsilva9139it was in San Antonio Texas at a placed called King Arthur's Court. Held around 200 people, give or take. During those times, you never passed a chance up to see great performers. I saw some really good bands in San Antonio. Saw Santana 3 different times. 2 here in SA, and once in Austin. They never disappointed. Got to see, The Moody Blues, Yes, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, (He was damn good live) The Lovin' Spoonful, Grand Funk Railroad, Jethro Tull, saw the Stones twice, and Linda Ronstat and James Taylor and others I'm probably forgetting. It was truly a time of fantastic music.

[@MichaelWilson-ql8si]

Wow Mike, that's awesome! It's so cool when that happens! I saw Kenny Wayne shepard when he was about 18 or so. A small place, maybe 200 people. Fantastic!!

[@mikeguerrero72]

@MichaelWilson-ql8si yeah, it's like people are just finding out how good someone is so word of mouth travels fast. It's the small venue that makes the difference. Someone that's good sounds better in a small place. Yeah, like 150 or 200 people is good.

[@albertsmith9315]

One third of the three kings: Albert, Freddie and B.B. Jay, you have to react to Albert and SRV playing together from Canadian TV. So many songs with video from their performance. You will love any song from that session.

[@myownchannel247]

Albert, Freddie an.B.B. The three Kings of the blues. ✨

[@carlhunter3844]

Bobby Blue Bland "Call on Me", "That's the Way Love Is", "Ain't Nothing You Can Do"

[@carlaharrington5120]

ANYTHING by Bobby Blue Bland!!

[@J.R.Steel85]

Ain't No Love In the Heart of the City

[@billyt9987]

​@@J.R.Steel85 was gonna say the same

[@jdw5678]

Also "Farther On Up the Road"

[@deniseg812]

I was at concert with Bobby Benny and Muddy Waters. They played way past midnight. People had to leave, at one point a woman threw her wig on the stage to Bobby Blue. It was at the Newark symphony hall, in New Jersey

[@LemmyD_from_Germany]

Blues and nothing but Blues - what do we need more? Greetings from northern Germany ❤

[@sunnystormy4973]

-ikr ... !-

[@surlechapeau]

to quote Steely Dan 'Nothin' but blues and Elvis And somebody else's favorite song'.. (from their song "FM")

[@andymageen5308]

Moin Moin ✌️

[@LemmyD_from_Germany]

@@andymageen5308 MOIN ! 😎

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, I’d recommend bluesman Albert Collins(one of Robert Cray's hero). These are songs from his album Ice Pickin’: "Master Charge”; "Conversation with Collins", "Honey, Hush!, "Too Tired" or "When the Welfare Turns Its Back on You"!!! He had his own unique tuning on his Fender Strat. Saw him live and met him after.

[@JoanieBC]

Agree! The blues is the gift that keeps on giving. So much to explore and appreciate.

[@njt2347]

Don't forget "Snowed In“ where he makes his guitar sound like his attempt to start a car. Or there's the hilarious "Brick" or his epic instrumental "Frosty"...

[@Mary-xo7ue]

Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Lonnie Mack at American Caravan 😂❤is another must do.

[@1dkappe]

Saw him on campus in college. He had a 300 ft guitar cable and walked all around the student union wowing all the kids who hadn‘t made it to the show.

[@surlechapeau]

@1dkappe He used that cable to go out into the street for a song at a small club. His 'Ice Pickin' ' album is a masterpiece.

[@darrellhickey1990]

Albert is my fav 'King.' Had the pleasure of seeing it once.

[@vrvaughn]

Albert King, Albert Collins, Freddy King, Luther Allison, Johnny Copeland… so many great blues guitarists.

[@surlechapeau]

Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray did and album together called 'Showdown'. What a treat for the ears!!

[@vrvaughn]

@@surlechapeau I forgot to mention Otis Rush

[@danjmcs]

Just so brilliant... one of my Dads favorites when he finished his work day early on a Friday and I'd come home from school and this would be on the turntable and he'd be playing his horn along with it... timeless music and memories... so glad that guys like Joe B are carrying on the legacy of the greats and that is in turn giving guys like Albert King the recognition of the source of inspiration...

[@WendellBurkhart-g9v]

Albert King and SRV were the ones that found Jeff Healy .

[@debibailey2968]

Wow I've been listening to the Blues all day. And Albert King was many of those!!! Cool! I'm going to recommend also Koko Taylor! She's an amazing Blues singer. Wang Dang Doodle is such a fun one and I think you'd love I Don't Care Anymore! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@miketracy1064]

Albert just knows how to let the song BREATHE.😊

[@ericbonnet2031]

Finally!! I love me some Albert! Nobody bends the strings better!

[@jennhurl]

Albert King was one of SRV greatest influences

[@clarkcraig6959]

So was Lonnie Mack. He played with Lonnie on one of Lonnies albums. There is also two videos of them playing together on the show American Caravan.

[@maureenloftus6717]

Albert King was indeed a big influence on younger guitarists, notably SRV . Check out “Crosscut saw” and “Born under a bad sign “ 🎸❤

[@peterwilliams6239]

His best, yeah!

[@robertmorin1493]

A few bluesmen from that era collaborated on albums with well-known rock musicians that are really worth a listen. Howlin‘ Wolf ”London Sessions”(Eric Clapton. Steve Windwood, Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr, etc.) and ”Hooker and Heat” ( with Canned Heat) are both exceptional albums.

[@jvandervest2578]

Albert is one of the best ever!!

[@peterwilliams6239]

Now, you'll need to complete the "Three Kings of Blues" trilogy with the great Texas Cannonball, Freddie King! Love this stuff...

[@ElCoyoteLaffs]

The Stumble one of Freddie’s best covered by John Mayall’s Bluebreakers.

[@peterwilliams6239]

That's a great one

[@bretthemminger6133]

You have to watch the video of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Its really amazing.

[@ZacCostilla]

This is my favorite Albert King song! You can hear how much he influenced SRV’s playing in his fills and guitar solo.

[@TSM-908]

A legendary blues guitarist who influenced so many U.K. players like Clapton, and Jimmy Page and many 60’s and 70’s guitar icons of today.

[@tonydagostino6158]

Now you're getting to the good stuff. If you don't listen to some of the Albert King/SRV session recordings you're cheating yourselves. King was one of Stevie's biggest inspirations

[@waynecanning4122]

One of the coolest things about Albert King is that he played the guitar strung upside down. With the (little strings as Jay likes to call them) at the top of the guitar, rather than down at the bottom. This meant he had to bend everything downward.

[@richdiddens4059]

And Joe played this song on the same guitar. He has Albert King's own guitar.

[@waynecanning4122]

@@richdiddens4059 Exactly- it’s a right handed guitar that Albert just flipped over. No need to change a thing for Joe

[@J.R.Steel85]

King was left-handed. Very common for lefties to play a righty guitar upside down.

[@waynecanning4122]

@@J.R.Steel85 Yes of course - famously Hendrix did it- but most lefties re-string the guitar so the strings go Low E at the top and the high E at the bottom.

[@andymageen5308]

Anyone who was lucky enough to see Albert King live will always remember the performance. He brought so much lived life and emotion to his playing it just reached right inside you and touched your soul. Thanks to RSR for bringing this truly great performer to your audience. ✌️

[@michaelriffee4526]

Nice to see you reacting to REAL blues!

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

Whiskey-sipping music right here! Match Box Blues should be next to check! Live is best!

[@williamcarr7347]

More of Albert King, please.

[@georgesykes394]

Favorite blues artist of all time.

[@jamesbiddle-f1e]

The first time I heard 1:39 Albert King was back in the 1980’s. I found a cd of Alberta king and SRV called “in session”. And then I found a dvd of “in session” great music. They talked during the performance, and at the end, it was like Alberta was passing the torch on to Stevie. Everyone was expecting Stevie to go there and out play Albert with his guitar playing, but it was the complete opposite, Stevie stayed in the background showing the respect Albert deserved. Check it out

[@John-c9k8k]

No matter how you feel it always brings you up

[@chetcarman3530]

As always, the true Greats know they don't need to show off -- the notes not played are at least as important as the ones played. Everything he does, including silence, is in service to the music. ❤

[@EricBenzing]

When I was introduced to Albert King's music, I finally knew!

[@b.christophergordon9562]

Albert..Freddie...and B.B..the 3 Kings!

[@armandogarza6181]

Albert is just a great bluesman with a whole bunch of soul.

[@davemcbroom695]

I could listen to this shit all night!

[@charlesc7950]

SRV's hero.

[@miked2445]

Classic. My personal favorite 'KING'.

[@steveyaworsky6170]

Great stuff from one of the three Kings of blues (B.B., Albert, and Freddie). Thanks so much for sharing this one with us.

[@leisastalnaker3790]

The Blues, is where you are so low down you have to reach up to touch bottom. That’s THE BLUES.❤

[@youarehere4902]

Please Play the Happenings - Go Away Little Girl.

[@mikemullikin8229]

Now this is music..❤❤

[@joannecunliffe8067]

Albert King - what can you say? Late night music, glass of red wine ... just chillin' ! Smooth as velvet and killer blues. Utterly awesome 🥰

[@-R.Gray-]

There is a specific Albert King string bending and partial releasing technique that became a big part of Stevie Ray Vaughan's style - so much so, that when I first heard SRV soloing on a David Bowie song on the radio, I thought it was Albert. His big hit was "Born Under A Bad Sign". He was left handed, so he played a right handed guitar upside down, using a custom tuning, so he would use a lot of extreme bends.

[@bjdefilippo447]

So, so good. Just next level, and perfect.

[@jackieburchell2187]

So cool soul/jazzy loved it never heard it b4 ❤😊

[@redzone77p]

I did see Albert once live, they had blue lights flooding the stage and adding to the atmosphere, he was smoking a pipe onstage and the smoke and the blue light was magic.

[@RodneyFrazer]

I'm so glad you mentioned his voice! It can be hard to realize how good it is when you're focusing on his incredible guitar playing. For me, this is definitely a "vibe" song, one that you chill out with with lights dimmed, and maybe a glass of Crown Royal with your gal.

[@BaDHabitS4]

One of my top 5 blues songs!!!

[@TheLoner73]

Albert King was great, a real master of its own. He played with many other artists who worshipped him. A few were mentioned already, I throw in as well Gary Moore, who also dedicated his song “King of the Blues” to Albert!

[@lesal.1373]

I was fortunate to see Mr. King and Bobby Bluebland(sp?) at a little jazz/blues club in L.A. in the 70s. Excellent show!

[@cathyyonce8492]

I just found you two and went through some of your reaction. So ill be following you guys to now.❤

[@carlaharrington5120]

Welcome to the Rob Squad family!

[@gregwasserman2635]

One of the Three Kings of Blues - Albert, BB, and Freddie - Albert was a very big man. It is rumored he used banjo strings in the middle two strings of his guitar so he could bemd them easier. He was known for the way he would bend the strongs, but he certainly didn't need banjo strings to bend them more easily since he had huge hands! He was left handed and played a Gibson Flying V so he could go all the way to the base of the neck to utilize all of the neck more easily. He's one of my favorite blues artists. You should check out John Lee Hooker and the song "Boom Boom".

[@kevinhennessey3189]

Albert King playing "Blues Power" at the Fillmore East is a True classic he had a great band backing him. Wore out a couple of copies of thar album.

[@dannymoore6886]

Albert was one of the 3 Kings of the blues. There was Albert, Freddie and B.B. I saw Joe Bonamassa at Red Rocks during his Three Kings tour. Great show.

[@JeanPierreWhite]

Goosebumps!! This is a classic blues number. Desert Island disc!

[@stuckinarkansas1]

Albert King-Stevie Ray Vaughn Blues at Sunrise (In Session) recorded just before Stevie hit it big and his reverence for Albert King is beautiful. There is video of it here on youtube.

[@Friend_Of_The_Muse]

Albert King is one of your favorite guitar players favorite guitar player. He has influenced them all. My favorite song by Mr King is "Born Under a Bad Sign"...I been down since I began to crawl...If it wasn't for bad luck....I wouldnt have no luck at all". Now that is some blues right there!

[@johnp4100]

Love, love, love me some Albert King! 🎸🎸 RIP My King.

[@adambowman4076]

Albert was the 2nd person to play this song. He was the one that made it famous though. It was originally done by Jerry Beach of Shreveport. I had the opportunity to meet Jerry and listen to him play. Very wonderful guy and you would have never known how influential he was.

[@sonsofthesportsguy]

Need to do "Going Down" by Freddie King

[@kj320175]

Raining in my heart- Lazy Lester Have you ever really loved a woman- Freddie King Cheatin in the next room- Z.Z. Hill

[@reginawilkins1924]

“Crosscut Saw” is fantastic! Thanks for getting into Albert King-he’s a legend.

[@piedmontish]

Of all the blues players, my absolute favorite! Like Amber said, he has just a great voice!

[@RandomGuyDan]

Amber, one of these Female Fridays you need to do Wang Dang Doodle by Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor

[@cheryljackson5659]

Jay & Amber: Thanks SO MUCH for showing Albert King some love! I love that you explore different musical genres, exposing yourselves and others to these amazing artists.

[@revaflowers3115]

There is this man named Jimmie Rodgers.He was a song writer singer who died of TB back in the early 30s.He was also a yodeler.His music has been covered by a lot of people.Both Merl Haggard and Boz Skaggs did covers of his song "Waitng On A Train". Clint Eastwood made a movie called Honky Tonk Man based on the life of Rodgers. Rodgers is widely regarded as the Father Of Country Music,and was called the singing brakeman because he worked as a brakeman on the railroad.

[@IisDeeps]

Next time you listen to SRV, remember Albert King's guitar tone. You'll be able to hear with more appreciation what SRV absorbed from developing his sound chewing on King's licks as one of his major influences.

[@dggydddy59]

I believe Albert King always played a Flying V, didn't he? Just purely tone-wise, his sound is quite distinctive.

[@IisDeeps]

@@dggydddy59, true. However, listen to both one right after the other. It's not just tone, but technique. You can literally hear King in SRV sound.

[@dggydddy59]

@@IisDeeps Cool. I'll check it out. Cheers!

[@ronniesmith8941]

The late Jerry Beach wrote this song, I actually got to meet him and he & his band signed a CD.

[@tobysmith3351]

Ah, blues royalty.

[@dignity0327]

Love Albert King!!! Such a great guitar player....Chris Cain is another great blues guitarist with a connection to Albert...give him a listen sometime!

[@roydownes2458]

this song partakes of a relaxed urgency...

[@kroft6799]

As others have said, one of the primary influences and mentors of Stevie Ray Vaughn.

[@CaptainTedStryker]

One of the Three Kings Of The Blues, along with B.B. and Freddie King. Albert King AKA "The Iceman" because of his guitar tone!

[@ddullaway]

Albert is bad ass . A lefty playing a right handed strung flying v upside down which contributed to his sound. The live session with Stevie ray Vaughan is a must. You can just watch songs from it, texas flood gas a good back and fro from the two legends.

[@marsanchez2500]

What’s so Amazing, is I’m kinda of envious that you two have had a crash course of music, in the years that you’ve been doing your channel, and still have Soooo much more to explore, it’s taken me decades to find and appreciate what you’re doing!!

[@mack1305]

I'm going to keep suggesting it 😂. You guys need to check out B. B. King's "Lucille" great story and the guitar work is amazing. She even plays" a little Mahalia Jackson ". When you listen you'll get it. Lol

[@dabluzman64]

Blues at Sunrise off of the live album was awesome

[@jrhaughey2481]

Beings you both love BB King and Bono from U2, you should really do "When Love came to town" their colobration is Fire !!!!

[@db4982]

Love that one, too. I suggested it a while back. Hope they get around to it sometime soon.

[@JimboKM]

I think SRV got a lot of his licks from Albert King.

[@carlaharrington5120]

SRV cited Albert King as one of his main influences. Check out some of the stuff they did together.

[@BC-cp8nv]

Blues at Sunrise(live)with Albert king and SRV is awesome (and a lot of fun).

[@lonfowler9843]

In worship to the 3 KINGS-BB, Albert, and Freddie.

[@cltsfn1976]

Nothing better then a good blues bass line

[@PhunnyPhotos]

Sampled by Big Daddy Kane for the song Young Gifted and Black

[@nobody_special]

Legend! Born Under a Bad Sign is another classic.

[@Mister_Samsonite]

Interesting to note that Albert was a lefty who played his guitar strung right-handed, with the treble strings at the top and bass strings on the bottom. Only a handful of players I can think of who did that - Doyle Bramhall II and Eric Gales. They all had to learn that way because right-handed guitars that belonged to others were all they had access to. It's easy to get a lefty guitar now, but that wasn't always the case.

[@cazgerald9471]

Albert, B.B. and Freddie - the three Kings.

[@kevinsmith4429]

Saw him at Bull Island festival, he had Big Momma Thornton singing lead.1970

[@KenRoerden]

Glad to hear more blues on the channel. Some more to listen to from Albert King are Cold Feet, Down Don't Bother Me, You're Gonna Need Me and Crosscut Saw. As others have mentioned he did a tv special with SRV. It is definitely worth checking out.

[@scottcog1]

I've heard interviews where Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan cite "the three kings" (Albert King, Freddie King and B.B. King) as among their major influences. I think the way SRV bent the strings sure sounds like he absorbed some of Albert's style. On Cream's first or second album, they covered Albert King's classic "Born Under a Bad Sign". Never did see any of the three kings, but did see other favorite blues guitarists like Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland and Billy Gibbons in the late 70s and early 80s. So cool that even young folks can still appreciate the old masters :)

[@EarlRice-g2u]

Very good choice of classic blues my young squires ! Let us complete the legend of the three Kings to include the" Texas Tornado" Freddy King !("Have You Ever loved a woman") Please carry on to Gary Clark jr. , Antoine "Kingfish" Ingram ,Robert Johnson and the Family and there is always more room for Robert Cray , Robin Trower , Eric Clapton , Gary Moore , SRV and Buddy Guy ! Rock On

[@jimmuratori5625]

The first weekend in June Chicago has it's Bluesfest. Dozens of great blues artist. You should come up here and check it out.

[@raydotzler9117]

Angel of Mercy 🔥🔥🔥

[@vicprovost2561]

Albert was a true blues classic with biting guitar and growling vocals who influenced all the 60s/70s guitar greats. He does an awesome duet with SRV in Born Under a Bad Sign, please check it out sometime, dope performance by 2 legends, RIP. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶