Albert King has been played on NTS in shows including Crossed Wires w/ Amanda Siegel, featured first on 27 June 2018. Songs played include Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin', Oh Pretty Woman and Born Under A Bad Sign.

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…