Latest about Albert King
Bernard Allison grew up surrounded by blues legends – and hid the fact he was learning guitar for years
Luther Allison’s son played with Stevie Ray Vaughan for his 16th birthday, toured in a band where pedals were forbidden, and achieved his ambition of being in his father’s band, and even leading it
Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig
Living blues legend Larry McCray is keeping on keeping on and keeping the blues alive, and on his latest LP, Heartbreak City, he's taking his guitar to places his voice can't reach
Journey’s Neal Schon on that one time he tried Albert King’s mythical Gibson Flying V
Schon cut his teeth playing the blues and jamming with some of the genre’s greats – including Albert King
Joe Bonamassa trades licks with “the future” of the blues, Marcus King, during virtuosic Albert King cover
Bonamassa invited the 29-year-old blues sensation on stage during his headline show on the Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Alaska cruise
Isaiah Sharkey on what he learned about guitar soloing – after playing with the likes of John Mayer, D'Angelo and Paul Simon
The singer-songwriter and sideman to the stars insists it all starts with “taking the ego out of it”
Jared James Nichols on Albert King's electric fingerpicking
Albert King played upside down, in a weird tuning, and influenced SRV and Hendrix alike, and he did it without a pick. So it's no surprise Nichols is a huge fan – he breaks down King's magic
Jimmy D. Lane was raised among blues greats, but found his own way, performing with B.B. King, Double Trouble and more
The Strat-wielder’s religious moment with Hendrix’s Hey Joe compelled him to spend all his money on a pawn shop guitar… which led to him performing for Bill Clinton, guesting with B.B. King, working with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble and much more
Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less
Nichols also demonstrates how to achieve optimum attack and dynamics with his fingerstyle technique, which was inspired by Albert King, Derek Trucks and Mark Knopfler
