Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American
blues guitarist and singer. One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with
B.B. King and
Freddie King), Albert King stood 6' 4", weighed 250 lbs and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola,
mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family
gospel group at a church.