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Albert King

1923 - 1992

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Albert King (né Nelson; April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track. He, B. B. King, and Freddie King, all unrelated, were known as the "Three Kings of the Blues". The left-handed Albert King was known for his "deep, dramatic sound that was widely imitated by both blues and rock guitarists". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert King is the 439th most popular musician (down from 402nd in 2019), the 2,566th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,231st in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Albert King ranks 439 out of 3,175. Before him are Ginger Baker, Ornette Coleman, John Entwistle, Ralf Hütter, Bill Ward, and Glenn Frey. After him are Guido Cantelli, Simon Le Bon, Floyd Westerman, Matt Bellamy, John Powell, and Theo Jörgensmann.

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Among people born in 1923, Albert King ranks 99. Before him are Sergey Akhromeyev, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Hank Williams, Ernest Mandel, Yves Bonnefoy, and André Gorz. After him are Shūsaku Endō, Bettie Page, Antony Flew, Edward Mulhare, Otfried Preußler, and Madeleine Lebeau. Among people deceased in 1992, Albert King ranks 74. Before him are Albert Pierrepoint, Lina Bo Bardi, Gavriil Ilizarov, Koča Popović, Väinö Linna, and Jânio Quadros. After him are Isidro Lángara, Muhammad Asad, Frederick William Franz, Dick York, Stella Adler, and Atahualpa Yupanqui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Albert King ranks 2,566 out of 20,380. Before him are Casey Affleck (1975), George William Hill (1838), Bob Woodward (1943), Rosie Perez (1964), William Labov (1927), and Glenn Frey (1948). After him are Nora Ephron (1941), Candy Darling (1944), James McKeen Cattell (1860), Barbara W. Tuchman (1912), John Savage (1949), and Lee Majors (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Albert King ranks 129. Before him are Moby (1965), Eric Carr (1950), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Charles Mingus (1922), Ornette Coleman (1930), and Glenn Frey (1948). After him are Floyd Westerman (1936), Robert Trujillo (1964), Billy Gibbons (1949), Scott McKenzie (1939), David Crosby (1941), and Alan Menken (1949).

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