Earl King
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Biography
[Edit]Highly respected around his Crescent City home base as both a performer and a songwriter, guitarist Earl King was a prime New Orleans R&B force for more than four decades. Born Earl Johnson, the youngster considered the platters of Texas guitarists T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown almost as fascinating as the live performances of local luminaries Smiley Lewis and Tuts Washington. King met his major influence and mentor, Guitar Slim, at the Club Tijuana, one of King's favorite haunts (along with the Dew Drop, of course), and the two became fast friends. Still billed as Earl Johnson, the guitarist debuted on wax in 1953 on Savoy with "Have You Gone Crazy" (with pal Huey "Piano" Smith making the first of many memorable supporting appearances on his platters).
Johnson became Earl King upon signing with Specialty the next year (label head Art Rupe intended to name him King Earl, but the typesetter reversed the names). "A Mother's Love," King's first Specialty offering, was an especially accurate Guitar Slim homage produced by Johnny Vincent, who would soon launch his own label, Ace Records, with King one of his principal artists. King's first Ace single, the seminal two-chord south Louisiana blues "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights" proved a national R&B hit (despite a soundalike cover by Johnny "Guitar" Watson). Smith's rolling piano undoubtedly helped make the track a hit.
King remained with Ace through the rest of the decade, waxing an unbroken string of great New Orleans R&B sides with the unparalleled house band at Cosimo's studio. But he moved over to Imperial to work with producer Dave Bartholomew in 1960, cutting the classic "Come On" (also known as "Let the Good Times Roll") and 1961's humorous "Trick Bag," and managing a second chart item in 1962 with "Always a First Time." King wrote stand-out tunes for Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and Lee Dorsey during the '60s.
Although a potential 1963 pact with Motown was scuttled at the last instant, King admirably rode out the rough spots during the late '60s and '70s. In the '90s, he rejuvenated his career by signing with Black Top; 1990's Sexual Telepathy, and Hard River to Cross three years later, were both superlative albums. He died in April 2003 of complications from diabetes.
Title: More Than Gold: The Complete Ace & Imperial Singles (Remastered Edition)
Artist: Earl King
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Let The Good Times Roll: Singles As & Bs 1955-1962
Artist: Earl King
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Collections
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1960-1964
Genre: Blues
Title: 50 Greatest Soul
Title: Living The Blues - The '90s Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: I Just Love Truckin' (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Northern Soul Underground (CD2)
Genre: Soul
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The R&B Years 1955: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Ace Story Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rockabilly
Title: The Ace Story Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rockabilly
Title: The Ace Story Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rockabilly
Title: The Ace Story Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rockabilly
Title: The Ace Story Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rockabilly
Title: Soul Legends (The Soul Pioneers)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Everybody's Got The Blues (Blues People 1954)
Genre: Blues
Title: A Soul Awakening From Sacred To Secular (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 50 Electric Blues Classics
Title: Soul For Dancers 2 Out On The Floor Firecrackers (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Country
Title: World's Greatest R&B Rarities
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 30 Sister Twister (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: 100 Hits - Lipstick On Your Collar 5CD (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: A Little Taste Of Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Northern Soul Classics (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: Born Bad, 40 Tales Of Bad Boys And Dirty Deeds (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Country
Title: Mojo Presents: Kiss The Sky 2017
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Title: On The Soul Side: 26 Soul Grooves
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mo Better Blues Blues Album 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: The Royals- Love Classic Blues 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: Manhattan Soul 3
Title: Blues Rockin’ USA
Genre: Blues
Title: 100% Blues Ballads & Slow Blues 5CD Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Made In Soul (Best Selection Soul And Jazz Oldies Music)
Genre: Soul
Title: Putumayo Presents Blues Christmas
Genre: Blues, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Raw Funk 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel, Rock, Pop Rock, Easy Listening
Title: New Orleans Music Festival
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Huey 'Piano' Smith: In Session 1951-1962
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: TSF Jazz City, Vol. 1: New Orleans
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Electric Blues Cafe
Genre: Blues
Title: An Anthology Of 20th Century Blues (CD4)
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: The Spirit Of New Orleans: The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew Disc 2
Artist: Dave Bartholomew
Genre: Jazz
Title: Uptown Soul, Downtown Funk: R&B Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B Hipshakers Volume 3 - Just a Little Bit of the Jumpin' Bean
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Putumayo Presents Blues Christmas
Artist: Putumayo Presents, BLUES CHRISTMAS
Genre: Blues, Traditional Pop Music