<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Albert-king ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/albert-king Thu, 14 May 2026 09:51:56 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “For the most part, people seem to really like it… others have been very vocal about hating it”: The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/les-godfrey-guitars-telecasso fZsmkFs7c85sVhPEtQSBrY Thu, 14 May 2026 09:51:56 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:04:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Albert King took me aside. He said, ‘The biggest thing about music is you can’t play what people want you to play.’ My dad said that, too”: Bernard Allison grew up surrounded by blues legends – and hid the fact he was learning guitar for years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bernard-allison-interview-luther-allison-stevie-ray-vaughan FPVcRsyHkYFhDzFbP4XAZS Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The night he died, I was at Buddy Guy’s club waiting for Buddy, Stevie and Clapton. Then we were told they’d all gone down”: Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/larry-mcray-heartbreak-city vVtbvZbR9PQBwEPej285Qf Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He screams across from the bar, ‘What you doing, boy! Put that guitar down. Nobody knows my tuning!’” Journey’s Neal Schon on that one time he tried Albert King’s mythical Gibson Flying V ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/neal-schon-on-that-one-time-he-tried-albert-kings-gibson-flying-v WkQ8Tt7XgyViVBrJ2sHSBV Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:46:52 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:02:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You lit a fire under this genre”: Joe Bonamassa trades licks with “the future” of the blues, Marcus King, during virtuosic Albert King cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-and-marcus-king-albert-king-cover-keeping-the-blues-alive-cruise GyzAJq6pcuxhEehbL2CrPm Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:38:13 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:37:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A George Benson, or John Mayer, or B.B. King, or Albert King solo, you can almost sing it”: Isaiah Sharkey on what he learned about guitar soloing – after playing with the likes of John Mayer, D'Angelo and Paul Simon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/isaiah-sharkey-on-what-he-learned-about-guitar-soloing yF2z7sepvPfrhHwn68MNjC Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:49:57 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:23:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of my biggest musical influences is the king of blues power. He also played in an unorthodox tuning, which is still a mystery”: Jared James Nichols on how Albert King's electric fingerpicking changed the game for blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/jared-james-nichols-albert-king-fingerstyle-blues-guitar 5yyvXTV9EnEXaLgHFYkkKW Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:38:44 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:49:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When we finished playing, Bill Clinton came up and introduced himself – with the Secret Service all around. A couple of weeks later, I got this envelope in the mail from the White House”: Jimmy D. Lane was raised among blues greats, but found his own way ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jimmy-d-lane-interview mGiDiW7XnYim8sbwdwg99L Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:47:01 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:23:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I picked up a guitar, I held it righty, but the pick never felt right in my hands, so I started to make up my own technique”: Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-james-nichols-on-developing-his-fingerstyle-technique-and-the-perks-of-going-pick-less FthSoVaioF8U9eThwDY2xm Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:04:47 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:06:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Warren Haynes once said Albert King was the most immaculate blues guitar player because no-one played like him before, and everyone played like him after. I totally agree”: Joe Bonamassa demonstrates the genius of Albert King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joe-bonamassa-genius-of-albert-king qcJVyx4mjQJCGQK3w9BJ7k Fri, 31 May 2024 10:10:08 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I met him, he didn't have an amp. He would use my Twin Reverb and turn it all the way up. And he would sound like B.B. King”: Joe Bonamassa recalls the times B.B. King borrowed his amp – and made it sound better than him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bb-king-borrowing-joe-bonamassa-amp WWYmjJeimN7cufE3GxnAQY Thu, 30 May 2024 09:52:30 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Flying V pioneer who inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Albert King was king of the blues – find out why with this lesson in his vocal playing style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/albert-king-blues-guitar DZSeTLKTyvU8JvGoZqT9JZ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:18:40 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton drops previously unreleased cover of Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-clapton-born-under-a-bad-sign RbubVFVwgHA68rUQZMDJw Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 30 left-handed guitarists who flipped the instrument on its head ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/left-handed-guitarists XurU7rbKPuHsiGZygZD4qJ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:05:37 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales and Devon Allman to host two-night Albert King tribute concert with Gibson Gives ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-devon-allman-albert-king-tribute-show ooRsRZ4ZQhBrJestUvMtha Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:08:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to incorporate the string bending mastery of Albert King in your playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-incorporate-the-string-bending-mastery-of-albert-king-in-your-playing qmg82czu7dobqnsCxFH7Am Wed, 19 May 2021 10:37:11 +0000 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:38:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Prized guitars from Albert King, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix go under the hammer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/prized-guitars-from-albert-king-bob-marley-and-jimi-hendrix-go-under-the-hammer YhdsexQJFoswiDmdsA6kpD Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:38:36 +0000 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:50:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Essential Guitar Licks: Albert King Funk-Blues à la “Born Under a Bad Sign” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/essential-licks-albert-king-funk-blues-lick-la-born-under-bad-sign 2ixtfURnpE2w7HP3xtEmUf Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:11:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Career-Spanning Rory Gallagher Set, ‘Blues,’ To Be Released May 31 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/career-spanning-rory-gallagher-set-blues-to-be-released-may-31 vHoSajJWMZdL85NTonWiZe Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:48:39 +0000 Wed, 01 May 2019 20:07:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. and William Bell Play "Born Under a Bad Sign" at the Grammys ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/gary-clark-jr-and-william-bell-play-born-under-bad-sign-grammys YBVzNxZsDGLzpjSA799z2W Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:27:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ New DVD: Learn to Play Blues Guitar Like the Master, Albert King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/new-dvd-learn-play-blues-guitar-master-albert-king AL2YuTjK6FWDv76sxb2bJC Fri, 15 May 2015 14:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Poll: Albert, B.B. or Freddie King — Who Is the Real “King” of the Blues? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/poll-albert-bb-or-freddie-king-who-real-king-blues ofXDUyWkVaN4R6F4AjezLQ Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:31:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exclusive Album Premiere: Stax Remasters Edition of Albert King's 'Born Under a Bad Sign' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/exclusive-album-premiere-stax-remasters-edition-albert-kings-born-under-bad-sign 96rJo7rjXUg8RJ4WkntMZA Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:22:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stax Records to Release Deluxe Version of Albert King's 'Born Under a Bad Sign' Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stax-records-release-deluxe-version-albert-kings-born-under-bad-sign-album 3r4eZubfXtF5X8gEzVRNbD Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:33:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush, Heart, Albert King Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-heart-albert-king-among-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-2013-inductees RE2mctMjuP6EyAjsBVtDtb Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:35:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 50 Classic Albums Celebrating Their 40th Anniversary in 2012 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/50-classic-albums-celebrating-their-40th-anniversary-2012 dZrTaXcr3STPBxnxvp6sfH Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:57:14 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:03:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 101 Amazing Licks - Lick 57 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/101-amazing-licks-lick-57 tUtTQ6P3qPFNQV5V7sjwZU Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:14:19 +0000