Earl King Quotes


If everything gets too serious for me on the album, I get kinda bored. I've got to have some kind of jovial things in there.


Citations

"Earl King." Contemporary Musicians, edited by Julia Rubiner, vol. 7, Gale Research, 1992.

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Earl King
Earl King
  • Born: February 7, 1934
  • Died: April 17, 2003
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

Earl Silas Johnson IV, known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan) and "Big Chief" (recorded by Professor Longhair), he was an important figure in New Orleans R&B.