When kings get the blues — it’s magic. The Reading Blues Fest will celebrate that magic when outstanding blues guitarists Albert Castiglia, D.K. Harrell and Chris Cain take the stage to present the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Bonamassa plays Albert King's 1971 custom-built "Lucy" Flying V-style guitar made by Dan Erlewine. After the 1960s blues boom, ...

It took a while for Albert King to wend his way to Memphis and Stax studios but when he finally did, in 1966, it was worth the wait. Although King wasn’t a total unknown at the time (“Don’t Throw Your ...

Since its vinyl release in 1967, blues aficionados have put Born Under a Bad Sign on a pedestal—many considering it one of the best electric blues albums of all time. While it is a true classic, it’s ...

The blues is a genre that needs to be experienced live, and these are ten albums which well and truly capture the heart of it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends ...

Craft Recordings celebrates Albert King's centennial year with special vinyl and hi-res digital reissues of his electrifying Stax Records debut, Born Under a Bad Sign. Set for release on April 21 and ...

RACINE — He was known by the stage name Albert King as well as “King of the Blues Guitar.” ...

Originally released in the psychedelicized year of 1967, the altogether earthy blues recording that is Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign may have gone over the heads of those succumbing to flower ...