Latest about Albert King
Stevie Ray Vaughan explains his left-handed vibrato and why Albert King was filing his nails during his solo
Stevie revealed the stories behind both oddities in a now-historic 1984 interview with Guitar Player
The History of the Gibson Flying V
A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars
"Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs
Video The Fender signature artist and Grammy-winning bluesman talks vital influences from Albert King and B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel
Watch Joe Bonamassa Play Blues Legend Albert King’s Flying V
Video JB honored the great bluesman on his Three Kings tour with a knockout rendition of "I'll Play the Blues for You"
“He Picked Me up off the Floor and Said, ‘Honey, You Play Good Guitar!’”: Alice Stuart Talks Playing With Albert King and Frank Zappa
There were few female guitar role models in the mid-’60s when this trailblazer’s career took off
The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century
From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo
Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year
This fascinating interview tells the story of a career that has seen the U.S. expat cross paths with everyone from Randy Rhoads to Albert King to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor
“You Don't Have to Blow Your Cookies in the First Bar”: Tommy Bolin on the Art of Guitar Solos
The late, great guitarist talks playing with Albert King and replacing Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore in this archive interview.
