Saunders King
Pioneering R&B guitarist Saunders King had his first hit in 1942 with "S.K. Blues." King was a preacher's son who sang gospel in his father's church in Oakland. He learned piano, banjo and ukulele. In 1938 he began playing guitar and wound up singing with the Southern Harmony Four for an NBC radio station in San Francisco. He soon developed his passion for blues and "S.K. Blues" was an enormous hit. It also features one of the earliest examples of electric blues guitar, the style for which T-Bone Walker would soon be famous. King recorded for the Aladdin, Modern, and Rhythm labels. He may have made a greater impact in the burgeoning West Coast blues scene of the '40s but was saddled with numerous personal problems including the suicide of his wife in 1942, a serious wound from a .45-caliber pistol fired by his landlord in 1946, and his serving time at San Quentin prison for heroin possession. King retired from music in 1961 and dedicated time to the church. In 1979, he briefly came out of retirement to play on his son-in-law Carlos Santana's Oneness album. By 1999 he had suffered a stroke that partially paralyzed him. He passed away on August 31, 2000 at his Oakland home. He was 91.
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Discografia
8 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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The Very Best Of
Blues - Pubblicato da Brownbeats Records il 1 apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Swingin' / Lazy Woman Blues
Soul - Pubblicato da Jukebox Jam Series il 3 mar 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
1942-1948
Blues - Pubblicato da Classics Blues & Rhythm Series il 4 ago 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cool Blues, Jumps & Shuffles
Blues - Pubblicato da ACE RECORDS il 31 mag 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cool Blues, Jumps & Shuffles
Jazz - Pubblicato da Black Sheep Music il 6 dic 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Empty Bedroom Blues
Blues - Pubblicato da Redwood Records il 17 mar 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Classics: 1948-1954
Blues - Pubblicato da Classics Blues & Rhythm Series il 4 ago 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Empty Bedroom Blues
Blues - Pubblicato da Diamond Days il 5 mag 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo