Playlist
Albert King Essentials
Apple Music Blues
Tracks: 25109:46
One of the greatest left-handed, upside-down axemen you'll ever hear.
Updated Jan 4, 2018
Tracks 25
- 1Hit - List Vol 42:49
- 2I'll Play The Blues For You (Remastered 2026)7:19
- 3Old blues classics2:34
- 4I'll Play The Blues For You (Remastered 2026)7:19
- 5Born Under a Bad Sign (Mono)2:47
- 6Blues Power10:16
- 7Roadhouse Blues3:54
- 8Born Under a Bad Sign (Mono)3:08
- 9I'll Play The Blues For You (Remastered 2026)4:19
- 10Born Under A Bad Sign (Mono)2:49
- 11Crosscut Saw: Albert King In San Francisco (Reissue)4:30
- 12Stax Profiles: Albert King3:58
- 13Live Wire / Blues Power (Remastered)8:44
- 14Lovejoy4:20
- 15The Definitive Albert King4:09
- 16Born Under a Bad Sign (Mono)3:45
- 17The Definitive Albert King2:54
- 18Born Under a Bad Sign (Mono)4:29
- 19The Big Blues2:53
- 20Jammed Together5:30
- 21Door To Door3:02
- 22I Wanna Get Funky (Remastered)4:17
- 23I'll Play The Blues For You (Remastered 2026)2:47
- 24I Wanna Get Funky (Remastered)4:07
- 25Stax '68: A Memphis Story2:53
About this playlist
Albert King's stinging, singular sound made him one of the most influential electric blues guitarists ever—no small feat for a guy who played left-handed and upside down. King recorded sporadically during the '50s, but had to wait until the early '60s to have a hit record. Signing with Stax Records was a major step for King, and he would stay there for much of his career. His 1967 album Born Under a Bad Sign became a blues classic, influencing the likes of Joe Walsh, Mick Taylor, and especially Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was one of King's biggest fans and eventually collaborated with him.