Albert King - Red House

"Red House" (Castle/Essential 1992)
"If you don't dig the blues you got a hole in your soul"

[@Nightdog1978]

I was there for all these sessions. God Bless Mr. Albritt. That's what I called him and he called me Mr. SongRoller. I wrote 9 songs for him and loved every minute of my time with him,. I sat between Carla Thomas and her Dad, Rufus at Mr. Albritt's funeral.

[@marksexton5518]

Ooohhh good for you. JK. Lol

[@RichieRich64]

Jimi wrote it in '66 i believe and Albert recorded it in '92 and passed away that same year,,,,, long live the KING, KING ALBERT!!!

[@leoscheibelhut940]

I'm a white guy that grew up in the suburbs, great parents, good childhood, went to a good college, yet a have a sadness deep inside me. I stumbled across the blues in college. Albert King sings the soundtrack of my life. "If you don't dig the blues you got a hole in your soul"

[@ClassicRockBoy1]

@boxingin Im a boy of 14years old and i realy like musicians and bands like; Jimi Hendrix, Led zeppelin, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan(SRV), and B.B. King etc. Blues is a feeling, just like other kinds of music genre's Greetz from ClassicRockBoy1 =D

[@walterangelucci9039]

You're very young, buy if you like this music, you will grow very well🤟🏻!

[@therobinthrushjrband]

I saw Albert with BB King at the Fillmore west in '68. Albert was great that night. I heard the real electric blues for the first time. I met Albert and shook his hand . A very nice gentleman.

[@DonDeering]

When you get to the heights attained by Albert King, Jimi Hendrix and others of their calibre, one isn't better than the other, they are just different.

[@tuckerknisell8035]

Translation: Albert Just destroyed a Jimi song

[@DonDeering]

+Tucker Knisell You mean that in a good way, right? Like "Nice to hear A.K. sing that!"

[@sd3falco]

+Don Deering It was great. I'm not sure which way Don meant it but for me, I can't help but feel like this takes away from the mood of Hendrix version and makes it blend in with many other blues songs. Just my opinion.

[@tuckerknisell8035]

+Don Deering Yes, of course

[@DonDeering]

I thought Albert King's version was beautiful, just perfect. They were both giants and I don't question anything either of them did. I really liked hearing Albert King's version; when your comment first came in, I was out walking, put it on my headphones and listened three times.

[@taildragger53]

For all those disrespecting this version it has to be noted this was the last recording Albert ever did and he wasn't in good health . He passed not long after it was made. The mixing was very low and Albert's guitar has a hard time competing with the backing .his singing is not at it's strongest. I still love this LP, done on a UK label, as it serves as a landmark however it didn't sell well. I play the recording quite a bit though.

[@DonDeering]

+taildragger53 Thanks for the info, from what I heard this record pretty much disappeared after the first pressing. Maybe I should look around again, maybe someone reissued it. I was always wondering how it sounded. I think this is the first one I've heard from it.

[@BorsosGabor2023]

Thank you very much,taildragger53!

[@fabi60441]

i can`t understand why anyone can say that this isn`t a powerful performance of Albert!I think he plays and sings as mean as it can get here :)

[@motherlovegoodwin7821]

ALBERT IS JUST AWESOME-- IF HE JUST STOOD THEIR HE'S STILL GREAT AND GIFTED----YEAH PLAY ALBERT

[@nastyhardcore7641]

His voice sounds strained but he still sings well. Guitar sounds good too

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Even when he wasn't in the best of health, the mighty Velvet Bulldozer could still bring it. I'm sure Jimi would have been honored with Albert King's version.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

King Of the Toughest Kings and the Best to hear when the Blues aint got no color. Mr. Albert King adds more color to the Blues Spirit !

[@jimmunding6009]

This is my favorite version of Red House....miss all the blues greats !!!

[@richarddelgado2723]

The best version of Red House 🏠 for me ever was the “In the West” version where Jimmy takes it to a new level that no one can touch 😙 That’s pretty much it…..

[@RealDapperDude]

This is a MONSTER version of the song. I can't imagine anyone getting down on the King for this. Man, it's just toooo SWEET!!

[@pbellak8064]

My personal guitar God

[@jimmunding6009]

I like everything about this side.....VERY soulful....RIP King Albert !!!!

[@wowojeejee]

He is one reason why Stevie Ray Vaughan was so good. Both are amazing.

[@fabioterlizzi5289]

Albert King, king of blues.. great vesion, i love his sound

[@gallefodpudder5686]

Jimi's vertion is great, but Albert's speak to my soul :) Rockin' guys both of them were :D

[@b.rodclark7349]

King was one of Jimi's favorite blues guitarists

[@waydeepinside]

I'll never ever forget having scene and heard Mr. Albert King in person...with His beautiful Flying-V with ALBERT KING inlaid with peal in the strut board.. A brilliant Musician and giving Gentleman... ENDLESS THANKS TO YOU MR. ALBERT KING !

[@ABlackCountryWoman]

Saw him in some crappy blues dive in Chicago years ago - one of the best shows I have ever seen...and he was a giving gentleman...very humble and kind. One of the greats - grew up listening to the likes of him and JL Hooker.

[@danmaltby3271]

Love that pic of Albert hanging with Morrison

[@oldwindsorblues]

Good lord! Love it... Albert is the "kingest" of the kings!

[@danielf.markham5980]

Here here!! The Best King Indeed. They are all great, but let's face it, the most soulful, deep groovin' effort is found right here with Albert

[@ivanchoblues4492]

Oh Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bubbahazelitt1612]

i love Albert king music💯😎

[@JazzCatzs]

Just discovered this gem ! The song comes a full circle back to one of Jimil's enfluences, Albert King; keeping Red House alive, or maybe it's Jimi channeling back thru Albert. In any case it's beautifull...

[@grahamlivingstone1068]

Absolutely epic....probably the guy i'd most like to meet and buy a beer...he the man.

[@JonathanBurdenSongs]

Stellar Albert. Great version!

[@jimmunding6009]

Albert at his finest.....these blues make me feel so good.....

[@user-ei3gk4wi2n]

Albert King Albert Kang Alberg King!!!

[@stephancoleman-prest2224]

This to me is one of Albert king's best he was really talented with his upside down guitar

[@theselector4733]

"If my baby don't love me no more, I know that her sister will" 😁

[@walterangelucci9039]

Not politically correct for today, but who cares!?! Almost all the good blues and rock masterpieces are so: good music for the soul, the rest doesn't matter at all🤟🏻🎸🎶

[@mitchmitchell68]

Albert is like pure base....his notes are better sounding than others....he is magic...

[@stevenbrown3694]

... i do ab crunches to this track ... gives me the correct momentum, inspiration, and a sense of self. i love mr. albert king ~

[@dajoneneal1063]

Steven Brown

[@cultfan5227]

Thanks for sharing Steven.

[@daneck5337]

Albert's. One 10th the musician Jimi was .... Red House is a blues master piece ...every lick different and composed...Studio version and San Diego version.

[@ahmetberkayezgu8457]

Woaw! Albert King! Good version...

[@petercalo3426]

Albert is the King, of the Three Kings!

[@mdcarmenramirez9503]

I just found this video a couple of days ago. What I’ve been missing. It’s absolutely great, and even more amazing if he had all those things against. One of my favorites now

[@despinaluigini7991]

Il blues è "espressione " dell'anima e ogni cantante la mette in luce interpretando in modo diverso dagli altri lo stesso brano.

[@despinaluigini7991]

Hi Rick you are always polite and I thank you very much Why can you understand exactly what I mean say. I would comment in English, but I don't want to lose the music of my language: the Italian.!.!.!

Great song..

[@MontyCantsin5]

It was certainly inspired by old blues songs, but Hendrix did in fact write 'Red House'.

[@leroyfoster5861]

Exactly Monty !!! Actually, he wrote the song for Linda Keith!!

[@oldschool70s]

this aint no fukin hendrix but then hendrix was no fukin albert king either. they share a common gift to play some soul grabbin, spirit risein hella sweet music. both are equally as good at what counts, playing some fukin great music !!!!

[@boxingin]

One blues great covering another blues great! Jimi "The Guitar Master " Hendrix!

[@Mindboggle100]

Mindboggle100 Albert was simply the best, the Red House album is special because its a mix of styles and genres. I think its a great place for people who aren't die hard Blues fans to start listening to his style of lead playing. The Red House album holds my interest throughout, it never gets old. Albert was definitely a pioneer & an exceptional Blues man. His vocals are way better than a lot of clones that came after him IMHO. Even Stevie Ray Vaughan cites Albert as his main inspiration... who would dispute the influence SRV has had subsequently had? Albert lives on in the music for sure.

[@AndrewVOdom]

This is Albert King's last album and sadly it's long out of print and at that had limited distribution in the U.S. It is a great send-off and deserves a reissue. As I recall, some or all of it was produced by the Eagles' Joe Walsh and it's a gem of a title. Find it if you can...!

[@kernal616]

one of jimmy's songs. both are awesome!

[@garcivaldi]

Es una versión Magnífica, por no decir la mejor versión que e oído en mi vida de esta canción.

[@blackdude57]

and by the way that guitar is singing man and jimi really respectedlearning from these older musicians he woild stand there laughing of joy hearing these older guys play he really respected them when he was alive nd .. he still does.........

[@anthonymaye597]

I only knew the Jimi Hendrix version but this is brilliant. I'm also digging his original version of The Hunter

[@coravisser727]

Brilliant i love it.

[@robertosozio3425]

Great BluesMan Albert R.I.P

[@ishawnm]

If memory serves, this was his last recording before he died in December of 1992 four months shy of his seventieth birthday.

[@craigwalker7415]

WoW !

[@pesachBtov]

I saw Albert King play at the Ash Grove, Los Angeles, around 1969. Also, Charlie Musslewhite, there.

[@fansminnemanncanal]

ALL YOU HAVE REASON.ALL YOU HAVE REASON. The Blues are met and mass events by European musicians that gave way to the African style, efectuandole arrangements that gave birth to Rock. The Americans had their noses in the origin of popular music and have not seen them are excellent sellers and excellent English musicians

[@TheMouko]

Davita Muzik #253 Lmn ( last play 7year ago ) Enjoy........

[@taildragger53]

@vincepetrovic Absolutely-- Jimi Hendrix actually wrote this with Albert in mind. Albert was his favourite guitar player, being a lefthanded player. It's great also to see Jimi play this at the Isle Of Wight Concert where he uses a 'Gibson Flying V' in tribute to Albert.

[@labelmejay]

everyone who is arguing about who wrote red house, it WAS jimi, this recording was in 92'. Blues artist frequently 'covered' each others songs, not stealing but sharing, for all those people that say shit like 'he stole this song from him' and 'he stole this song from this guy' you obviously don't know shit about the blues. Blues was something for people that could relate to it, unlike music today where it shows you everything you cant have like money cars and so on.

[@albertdaniel1000]

Thank you 👣🎸🕶🤙

[@user-kl7ru1ez4q]

Long lived the king

[@K131399]

cool to hear albert do this one

[@adapterman2]

and there s gotta be Rock n Roll to fill the hole in your soul

[@DWGERRY26]

Many did this song well. My favorite was Buddy Guy covering it on the Stone Cold Jimi Hendrix tribute album.

[@hendix2200]

Buddy cover is fire, Gary Moore's (the one in the 50th strat) was also amazing

[@FORTYSIXANPRETTY]

MR. ALBERT KING YES, HOLD ON BABY~~I MIGHT AS WELL GO BACK YONDER, WAY BACK OVER THE HILL SOME COLD SHIT~~~LOVE THIS SHIT~~

[@toddwhitlatch6454]

wonderfull

[@Narzylok]

saludos desde calama san pedro de atacama Chile

[@anthonymaye597]

another left-handed guitar genious, like Jimi.

[@alanhardman2447]

Anthony Maye - He's actually more of a genius.

[@stevefrost9893]

now they're all great

[@louisortiz6686]

Jimi's is great but the original is always the best. Long live Albert King .

[@RebelThoughts82]

Jimi Hendrix wrote this song. King is covering it.

[@hesch-tag]

God you are funny and uneducated.

[@keiranbradley3238]

Great to hear Albert show some respect to Jimi, he made some strange statements in the past that Jimi "couldn't play the blues'"?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, No idea what prompted that but maybe Albert had probably been listening to some idiot drone on about Jimi like he was the only guitarist who knew the blues and Albert was pissed at that? Who knows but it's clear Albert knew the strength of Jimi and knew that Jimi often made it clear how much he loved Alberts' playing/tone. Jimi played Born Under a Bad Sign many times in concert along with many other tunes Albert did.

[@jimpetkoff]

love it both legands

[@jordanposnik6663]

I’ll take this over Jimi’s any day.

[@stevefrost9893]

i ve liked Albert King since adventures in babysitting when he was babysitting his bros

[@jwavada]

That was Albert Collins....but yeah, they’re both great!!!

[@MCShapiro88]

interesting, to hear albert king recorded with early 90s production. Slick sounding...perhaps almost too slick haha

[@richsingh8845]

I don't know who originally wrote it but it sure sounds good hot damn!

[@mitsuswag8595]

Rich Singh Jimi Hendrix

[@coffeesnob7600]

Not to mention that his strings are strung upside down too (high top low down). Absolutly amazing tone, when he bends the string it sounds like bending steel, like taming a beast.

[@carypasseroff3331]

GOIN BACK YONDER!

[@richardhughes6403]

To Gary Clyman----- ME TOO... !!!!!

[@RichieRich64]

Right on bro,, that's what it's about......

[@moonpie22399]

@xXBlinDXx12 I've never called you an idiot or anything out of your name, so i would appreciate it if you did the same.I am the biggest Albert King fan so there is no need to tell me to enjoy anything done by this wonderful man. All I was saying is Jimi got his bends from The Velvet Bulldozer himself. No need to lose your cool. Its obvious that he did it in tribute to Jimi but he played it exactly like Albert King, NOTHING like Jimi Hendrix. Over the years I along with millions of people have recognized Albert's style apart from everyone else's. So take a chill pill and enjoy the music.

[@tlares5589]

moonpie22399 well said , i dont see the need for all these idiots comparing oranges to apples, all the greats played their guitars because they loved the blues not to compete with anybody else .

[@The17122008]

Dernier album😭😭

[@richardmbowman]

Albert!

[@TheLostThieves]

I know what you mean. I really dig it though! Love his tone on this track!

[@pinkme12345]

another wow!

[@boxingin]

The man took the song and made it his own. Just like Hendrix did with All Along The Watchtower. I'll tell you, Albert would've given Hendrix a run for his money!

[@LostSoulAscension]

gotta admit he did a greeat job at attaining hendrix's bends and tone with the feel that hendrix uses to approach this song. I must say its obvious Hendrix is the one who wrote this, and was versatile in playing this song. This version is a very pleasant tribute to Jimi, and must be an honor.

[@moonpie22399]

Hahahahahahahahahahahhaahahhahahaahhahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa. You said hendrix's bends lmfao. You must not know who Albert King is. Look at some of Albert's work and see who "attained" who's bends.

[@gerthie]

jimi would have loved it

[@taildragger53]

It's a great track and i loved the CD , although it's hard to find now because it came out on Castle Communications (small UK label). The trouble is , they mixed Alberts guitar far too low on many tracks.

[@rickslickrickharvey9112]

Sounds like a live board. Bc i have one fm 91

[@EddieHazel74]

In his bio, room full of mirrors, it says he wrote it in 1966 and it was about hi girlfriend when he was in the military. From what i understand, the lyrics were based on a real experience of his aswell (sans the "her sister will line" lol) In reality, her house was brown, but jimi knew well enough the "red" had a much better ring to it. ~pce

[@smoothsam7]

get down albert

[@diamondbackseye]

I wasn't aware King ever covered this. The people stating that Hendrix is the writer of this song are 100% correct.

[@wapudblues]

A lot of blues albums are out-of-print, especially small independent labels. Certainly Red House is one that fits that category.These record companies should reissue these hard-to-find cds, at least in mp3 format.

[@taildragger53]

This CD didn't sell well because the mix was very poor( Albert was low volume and too much reverb). First issued on a London UK label "'Castle Communications"'. King wasn't pleased with it . I bought it when it appeared and Albert can only be heard clearly on a few tracks. I liked the track "'When you walk out the door"'

[@shadowrunner138]

That's what I love about metal, production can be shit and we all still love it anyway for the song itself. I kinda figured the blues would be the same but I guess not huh?

[@labelmejay]

hahaha well said my friend! Led Zeppelin 'You Shook me' 'I cant quit you babe' Cream, 'born under under a bad sign' (alberta was not happy about that one) Crossroads, Little Wing, Jimi Hendrix 'Hey joe' 'All along the watchtower' 'Catfish blues (Rolling stone)' All covers..lets not forget the 'Jeff Beck Group' Blues deluxe (Stone Crazy - Buddy guy) 'You shook me' (release within a few months of the first zep album 'Superstitious' List goes on. No such thing as stealing in the blues. Remaking.

[@ramsfire]

Only The Big Daddy had the pipes for Red House

[@stevefrost9893]

play the Blues like Jeff Healy

[@user-ei3gk4wi2n]

Albert King (Kang as niggaswouldsay)"baby"!)

[@ChrisJimenez2010]

Redhouse at Woodstock is my favorite version.

[@SeanRosati]

....well Yea!!!

[@aleksandarm1542]

i like the San Diego 1969 version the most

[@stanvanderlugt8271]

Listen to the version on Hendrix in the West, best version.....i think Alek must be right, San Diego

[@thebriansrock]

@taildragger53 I thought I read a while back there was more to Jimi using the Flying Vee in later years. I think there was money problems and he was getting a deal from Gibson or was upset about not getting a deal from Fender..maybe someone here knows more about it..

[@gerthie]

magic

[@labelmejay]

ohhhh yeaaaaa, some people dont even know about his blues album. I loved seeing his versions of some of those songs, like muddy waters catfish blues..what a groovy track. I read an article in GP magazine and Albert kinda was all like 'i could play any hendrix song, but he couldnt pick up my guitar and play any of mine' he wasnt too overly fond of white people (except for SRV) especially not clapton and the boys for cream for making born under a bad sign a radio hit, when he was barely getting by

[@wapudblues]

Sad this LP is out of print and hard to find. I may not be a big fan of mp3 downloads, but mp3 stores like iTunes and Amazon have albums that are out of print and wouldn't otherwise be availible. Hopefully they'll release Red house in mp3 format in the future. It seems the record companies are releasing albums in mp3 instead of replinshing out of print CDs. MP3 is the future of music if we like it or not.

[@wowojeejee]

Written by: KING, DAVID A. / WAGNER, CHRIS SCOTT / PINNELLA, DANIEL A. / MARKMANN, RIC according to many sites on the internet.