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: Let The Good Times Roll: Singles As & Bs 1955-1962
Artist: Earl King
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: More Than Gold: The Complete Ace & Imperial Singles (Remastered Edition)
Artist: Earl King
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock
Collections
Title: On the Good Foot Solid Gold Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Keep On Trucking Super Soul Hits From the '60s & '70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Old King Gold Volume 9 (Original King Recordings)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Southern Fried Funk Deep Soul Grooves
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: New Orleans Funk & Soul Party 15 Bourbon Street Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: New Orleans Jukebox Gold Vol. 1 (Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Old King Gold Volume 7 (Original King Recordings)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Get Your Funk On!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Rough Guide to New Orleans
Genre: World Music
Title: Black History Month New Orleans Edition
Genre: Blues
Title: Ultimate Mardi Gras
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Black Top Blues-A-Rama: A Budget Sampler
Genre: Blues
Title: Black Top Blues Vocal Dynamite
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin' R&B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Pajama Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Guitar Spotlight
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues, Mistletoe, and Santa's Little Helper
Genre: Blues
Title: Bayou State Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: Jump and Swing With Black Top
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Survey: Blues Sampler
Genre: Blues
Title: Black Top Blues Cocktail Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: New Orleans Soul 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: I Love You, Mom: A Gift for Mother's Day, Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: Essential Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Another Great Tomato Blues Package
Genre: Blues
Title: Wardell Quezerque: Sixty Smokin' Soul Senders
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Soul of Treme New Orleans, LA
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: We Three Kings of Blues Guitar
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 7 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Million Sellers From Louisiana Cajun Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Fats Domino & The New Orleans '50s Sound
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mardi Gras Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Happy Days Classics - '50s & Early '60s
Genre:
Title: New Orleans Jazz & Mardi Gras Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Black Top Blues-A-Rama, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Story CD 8
Genre: Blues
Title: The Specialty Story CD 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Rough Guide To The Music Of New Orleans
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ace Records Blues Story (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ace Records Blues Story (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: We Love To Rock 'N Roll
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Dizzy Miss Lizzy: The Speciality Story 54-60 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Electric Blues 2005 Part 3 - 1960-1969 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Singing From My Soul Soul Chronology 5 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The R&B Singles Collection, Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Soul Of New Orleans (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Funk
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New Orleans (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess New Orleans (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Big Easy Gems From The Dawn Of Soul Music (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Living - The Blues Louisiana Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Most Wanted 60s R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: R&B Years 1954 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Funk Unlimited - The Lost Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The Birth Of Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Funk
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1955-1956
Genre: Blues
Title: Southern Funkin' Soul
Genre: Soul
Title: Wardell Quezerque: Sixty Somkin' Soul Senders (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
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
