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George Strait (b. 1952), American country singer (popularly known as the "King of Country") "King George", stage name for an R&B and blues singer based out of Hopkins, South Carolina. Fictional characters
Hill country blues [230] Albert King: 1923 1992 Mississippi Electric blues [231] B.B. King: 1925 2015 Mississippi Electric blues [232] Earl King: 1934 2003 Louisiana New Orleans blues [233] Eddie King: 1938 2012 Alabama Chicago blues [234] Freddie King: 1934 1976 Texas Electric blues [235] Little Freddie King: 1940 Mississippi Electric blues ...
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.
Long Live King George is a 1965 country music album released by George Jones.The album was long thought to be a studio release; however, it is a late Starday Records compilation of Jones recordings throughout the mid- to late 1950s.
His music likewise reflects a broad aesthetic and engagement with many influences, including folk, roots, blues, rock, jazz, and pop. The art of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, particularly their political songwriting, can be clearly heard in such albums as 2002's Fighting for King George (a reference to then U.S. President George W. Bush).
Guitarist Buddy Guy performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006. Chicago blues is a form of blues music developed in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1950s, in which the basic instrumentation of Delta blues—acoustic guitar and harmonica—is augmented with electric guitar, amplified bass guitar, drums, piano, harmonica played with a microphone and an amplifier, and sometimes saxophone.
Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels is a 2001 4-disc set by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, which also contains a book chronicling the life of the band and music in some detail, with rare photos and a discography.
Gladys Alberta Bentley (August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960) [1] was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance.. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House, a well-known gay speakeasy in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, cross-dressing performer.