Title: Albert King - King Of The Blues Guitar
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Blues, Electric Blues, St. Louis, Missouri
Matrix #: SD 8213
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great

Cultural Facts:

1. Family Ties: King was a left-hander who never restrung his Flying V, developing his own upside-down approach while raising a large family through years of road work.

2. Scene Ecology: He became a St. Louis institution through clubs like the Ivory Palace, where his local draw was huge long before rock audiences fully caught up.

3. Media Narrative: White blues boom coverage often celebrated his influence on British players while paying less attention to how much they borrowed directly from him.

3/14/2026 CC