Albert King

Along with B.B. and Freddie King, Albert King is one of the major influences on blues and rock guitar players, and without him, modern guitar music would not sound as it does -- his style has influenced blues players from Otis Rush and Robert Cray to Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. From the beginning, King had his own style and unique tone. He played left-handed, without re-stringing the guitar from the right-handed setup; this "upside-down" playing accounts for his difference in his sound, since he pulls down on the same strings that most players push up on when bending ...