Blues
United States
Earl King
About Earl King
Hometown
New Orleans, LA, United States
Born
February 7, 1934
Genre
Blues
True to his name, Earl King was one of the kings of New Orleans R&B in the 1950s and '60s. A disciple of Crescent City bluesman Guitar Slim, King starting recording in 1953, and worked on the Savoy, Specialty, and Ace labels throughout the '50s. In the early '60s, King was a part of the vibrant New Orleans R&B scene centered on Imperial Records (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, etc.). He later worked as a songwriter and producer for other New Orleans artists, writing classics like Professor Longhair's “Big Chief.”
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