Don't Burn Down the Bridge - Albert King | The Midnight Special

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  • August 17, 1973
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Komentáře • 173

  • @brucestewart5939
    @brucestewart5939 Před měsícem +29

    Oh Lord! No one else could wear a pink suit and be as cool as this legend! Completely rockin badass.

  • @kekotorres3700
    @kekotorres3700 Před měsícem +14

    Love it! Albert makes that Flying V look like a toothpick!

    • @tomstiel7576
      @tomstiel7576 Před měsícem +2

      met and shook hands with him in Detroit,,,his hands were MASSIVE like shaking hands with a baby,,mine disappeared,,really nice gentleman

  • @oscarpolo6310
    @oscarpolo6310 Před měsícem +26

    Please post more Albert King videos, please, please, please. I love Albert King, everyone should know him and appreciate his Art.❤

  • @gerhardgubler
    @gerhardgubler Před měsícem +15

    I have an original Albert King autograph. My father got it from him after a show in Oslo when they where dining in the same restaurant. It's the only autograph that I own 😅

  • @oscarferrerbernal3824
    @oscarferrerbernal3824 Před 12 dny +1

    “most important player in blues. Nobody played like that
    before him, everybody plays like that after him” JBonamassa

  • @tonoselectricos
    @tonoselectricos Před měsícem +13

    Most badass man on a pink poly suit ever

  • @markgigiel2722
    @markgigiel2722 Před měsícem +10

    Now, THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE. One of the 3 Kings just playing around.

  • @mga2899
    @mga2899 Před měsícem +11

    God help the performer that followed King.

  • @ianhope3203
    @ianhope3203 Před měsícem +6

    On this show Albert was so happy and relaxed . He's just sensational

  • @mannybravo237
    @mannybravo237 Před měsícem +4

    Incredible playing. He flips the V, and doesn't flip the strings! First string is on top, sixth string on bottom!
    Great soulful rockin' blues, Mr. King🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @pedruxxo
    @pedruxxo Před měsícem +10

    Albert Blues Power King!!!!!!!!

  • @StephanieJeanne
    @StephanieJeanne Před měsícem +14

    Love it, and his pink suit! 🔥😊

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +14

    Sounds sooo good I Love the blues and Albert King 👑

  • @MrUltraworld
    @MrUltraworld Před měsícem +43

    The 3 Kings, B.B. King, Albert King, and Freddie King.

  • @rodrigocanales4579
    @rodrigocanales4579 Před měsícem +8

    The King of Kings

  • @Diaperdonnie
    @Diaperdonnie Před měsícem +11

    Blues Power ❤

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 Před měsícem +19

    Albert King is killing it on the Midnight Special 🎉🎉, I love the blues music 🎉🎉

  • @gusblues
    @gusblues Před měsícem +3

    what a treasure!!!!! terrific jewel!!!!!! ALBERT at his best happinest scene!!!!!! the # 1 !!! MR ALBERT NELSON KING

  • @tripleH-kl7mq
    @tripleH-kl7mq Před měsícem +6

    That bass line groove is deeper than the Marianas Trench! …… Bha da; da da da da; bha da; da da da da

  • @mikestroud9969
    @mikestroud9969 Před měsícem +8

    Albert King. Amazing 👋👋✌️✌️🎸🎸

  • @petermay3861
    @petermay3861 Před měsícem +5

    Big Albert made that Flying V look like a ukulele. 6' 6" 280lbs. You had to see him to believe how large of a man he was.

  • @that70sgirl90
    @that70sgirl90 Před měsícem +8

    That's some fine pickin'!
    Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +3

    SMOOTH as strawberries 🍓 dipped in cocoa butter chocolate!
    Love Alberts huge “Ahhhwww” at the very end!

  • @robmatlock7675
    @robmatlock7675 Před měsícem +4

    He makes the hard look easy by being so smooth 😁. Wonderful clip from s legendary blues man.

  • @ianhope3203
    @ianhope3203 Před 25 dny +1

    Never seen Albert so happy

  • @danerickson1632
    @danerickson1632 Před měsícem +2

    Bad ass Blues from this Man for certain 😊

  • @badtonestudio
    @badtonestudio Před měsícem +2

    Legend 🤘

  • @lazlomattachine8334
    @lazlomattachine8334 Před měsícem +4

    Such killer guitar 🎸 tone! Pure genius-

  • @williammarthe4827
    @williammarthe4827 Před měsícem +2

    His playing puts a smile on my face !

  • @rickruggiero2403
    @rickruggiero2403 Před měsícem +3

    He's Stevie Ray's step daddy, for real! They're father and son. Albert uses a guitar strung for a righty upside down and only uses the 3 top strings. Amazing!

  • @curtisphilumalee1447
    @curtisphilumalee1447 Před měsícem +5

    Awesome upload MS. Hope he did Born under bad sign too. His Gibson Flying V pickups sound soooooo mellow and smooth on this upload.

    • @mrJimCharles
      @mrJimCharles Před měsícem +2

      He also did "I'll Play the Blues for You"

  • @PaulBooth-ve3qz
    @PaulBooth-ve3qz Před měsícem +4

    4 people makeing great music!

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +4

    0:10 cool expressions on the face of the groovy bass player, too - I love the bass! 🎉
    I keep coming back to this fabulous performance! Albert sounds like he’s in vocal pain while absolutely blowing our little minds!!

    • @gusblues
      @gusblues Před měsícem

      name of the bass player?

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem

      @@gusblues That seems to be the million dollar question 🙋🏼‍♀️, someone else here posted Bill Rennie - I’m not sure as I’ve looked for information on him and can’t find anything. He’s sure laying down some great bass lines though, eh? In the pocket.

    • @gusblues
      @gusblues Před měsícem +1

      @@KittyGrizGriz uffff what a solid band. they are perfect to Albert. unfortunatelly he use to chage a lot the members

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem

      @@gusbluesYep! Wish we had their names, too. Just now realized after watching umpteen times that the bassist & guitarist are dressed “the exact same way.”

  • @SabiArtStory777
    @SabiArtStory777 Před měsícem +4

    Appreciloving ❤

  • @chrislancaster7162
    @chrislancaster7162 Před měsícem +3

    What a find! The velvet bulldozer himself

  • @bobareeniobobareenio2935
    @bobareeniobobareenio2935 Před měsícem +2

    Incredible! And that base and drummer? Wow!! just smoothly rambling on like a train.

  • @baj5025
    @baj5025 Před měsícem +4

    SRV counted Albert King as his influence. I definitely hear it. Great finger work.

    • @benday1218
      @benday1218 Před měsícem +1

      yeah, SRV bends notes just like King.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +1

      Stevie Ray had enormous hands for his size too & played heavy gauge strings - up to 17s. It’s like he was perfectly formed to be a guitarist - perfection!!

  • @caniican
    @caniican Před měsícem +1

    My buddy and I saw King Albert in 1987 or so .. Lonestar Cafe NYC.
    Small intimate crowd.. heavenly experience.
    on break he kindly welcome ed us into his green room area... signed my Album cover
    Live Wire Blues Power.."Albert King Loves you"
    It's sitting here next to me ...most cherished thing I have ✌️🎸😁

  • @eduardostupnik8261
    @eduardostupnik8261 Před měsícem +3

    Excellent.

  • @gabe6182
    @gabe6182 Před měsícem +2

    More Albert King please!

  • @thelethargics
    @thelethargics Před měsícem +1

    MASTER!

  • @leonardhilliard2636
    @leonardhilliard2636 Před 25 dny +1

    My grandfathers friend here in orange 🍊 mound memphis ,tn

  • @user-on2sc1pr8z
    @user-on2sc1pr8z Před měsícem +2

    The pink gift , great.

  • @mimmoleonardi8643
    @mimmoleonardi8643 Před měsícem +1

    Forever great blues with Albert King 💪❤️💞, very very nice,👌👌👌🎸🎸🎸

  • @petedazer3381
    @petedazer3381 Před měsícem +2

    Spectacular!

  • @tonoselectricos
    @tonoselectricos Před měsícem +2

    King of Kings

  • @oxfuzz
    @oxfuzz Před měsícem +1

    The BIG Man. EPIC. TY.

  • @wonder6789
    @wonder6789 Před měsícem +1

    unusual super tight accompaniment of bass and guitar in octave unison.

  • @archstanton3763
    @archstanton3763 Před 2 dny

    I want a suit like Albert’s. Everyone dresses the same these days !

  • @joelark2007
    @joelark2007 Před měsícem +2

    Hammer down

  • @syn707
    @syn707 Před měsícem +1

    The first hard rock guitarist.

  • @ottoschneider7182
    @ottoschneider7182 Před měsícem +2

    Que classe! Incrível!!!!

  • @jacquelinelapthorne3920
    @jacquelinelapthorne3920 Před měsícem +1

    Brilliant and not an award in sight 👏 thanks from mac the mod BCFC 1875 .

  • @victorcarrillogonzales7560
    @victorcarrillogonzales7560 Před měsícem +1

    A great left hand guitarrist and siger ¡

  • @scottycunningham1413
    @scottycunningham1413 Před měsícem +1

    Lotta tone he's getting here

  • @jacquelinelapthorne3920
    @jacquelinelapthorne3920 Před měsícem +1

    Brilliant and not an award in sight 👏 from mac the mod BCFC 1875 .

  • @johnned4848
    @johnned4848 Před měsícem +1

    Wow cool AF

  • @russellelias4725
    @russellelias4725 Před měsícem +2

    The velvet bulldozer

  • @eflows
    @eflows Před měsícem +1

  • @gregfabb869
    @gregfabb869 Před měsícem +1

    Wow

  • @martintramil8084
    @martintramil8084 Před měsícem +1

    ♨️💥🎸💯

  • @sainbainauu2784
    @sainbainauu2784 Před měsícem +1

    거인 💕 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @BIZARBIES
    @BIZARBIES Před měsícem +7

    Who has that '58 Korina Flying V now? Got to be worth a fortune.

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 Před měsícem +3

      I’m not sure who owns Lucy. It’s a definitely a unicon. There’s a guy here in northern Mississippi that collects them. Can’t remember his name at the moment but I read an article about him years ago. He once saved one from a dump. Think it may have been an Explorer though. The article may have been in a Vintage Guitar magazine. Imagine this one could fetch 500K or close to it.

    • @BIZARBIES
      @BIZARBIES Před měsícem +2

      @curtisphilumalee1447 especially if it Albert Kings V, maybe $800k.

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 Před měsícem +2

      Rightttt. Here of late guitars are going through the roof in prices. Hopefully they have a down turn in the future.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +3

      Does anyone know who ended up with Alvin Lees “Big Red?”
      Last I heard it was up for auction from his family & that Joe Bonamassa had played it in concert. Hope he didn’t get it as I don’t care for his playing sorry, not sorry.

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 Před měsícem +2

      @KittyGrizGriz Not off hand. I do know Gibson did a reissue of his 335 though. Last time I saw a reissue they were ridiculously priced. 7K and that’s been a while back.
      Imagine Joe has it in his possession if he was playing it. The Colts owner Jim Irsay ( not sure if it’s spelled correctly ) is a big collector of vintage guitars owned by musicians who were stars. If I’d have to guess it’s probably owned by another musician though. Sorry

  • @ronchamberlain8392
    @ronchamberlain8392 Před měsícem +6

    Can see where SRV got his influence

    • @BIZARBIES
      @BIZARBIES Před měsícem +3

      There wouldn't be a SRV without Albert. Every lick SRV played was either a King or Hendrix lick.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +2

      Yep! I love Stevie Ray & could kick myself for missing a live performance of his, he lived only one state away & I had the opportunity, huge regret.🩵🤍🤍

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 Před měsícem +1

      @KittyGrizGriz I caught SRV and Double Trouble live back around 84 at William & Mary. They were the warm up act for The Pretenders. Tbh I hadn’t heard of him at the time. In fact none of my friends had. Their set was electric but I was there for Chrissie Hynde.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +1

      @@curtisphilumalee1447 Can’t remember the exact year but it was around the same time as Page/Plants tour because I recall my lady friend telling me about going to see both acts & I hadn’t “heard” of SRV then. This was in Tulsa, OK & I’m still chagrined for missing both of those performances - Can’t imagine. You were lucky to see the Pretenders & SRV too I love Chrissie & didn’t see them either, so many greats back then we were blessed! I’ve got a t shirt that says “I may be old but I got to see the best bands!”

    • @dancingfirefly5974
      @dancingfirefly5974 Před měsícem +1

      Oh yeah 💙✌️💃💃

  • @albklang1272
    @albklang1272 Před měsícem +1

    The roots of Robert Cray.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem

      I saw Robert Cray with the Memphis Horns. B B King, Jimmie Vaughan, J. Geils, Magic Dick and Blues Time in 1997 at a Tulsa, OK Blues Festival - what a great show!

  • @travisthornton1792
    @travisthornton1792 Před měsícem +3

    You might be cool, but you’ll never be Albert King level cool

  • @ianhope3203
    @ianhope3203 Před 25 dny

    Great backing group, anyone know who ?

  • @wimweender1306
    @wimweender1306 Před měsícem +1

    ❤😅

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před měsícem +1

    Whose the bassist - what a bass line humming along like a fricken freight train!?

    • @mrJimCharles
      @mrJimCharles Před měsícem +1

      I believe it's the same guy that's on the album Blues At Sunrise, Bill Rennie

  • @brianlock2647
    @brianlock2647 Před měsícem +1

    Surely lost a good king in Albert and his flying v

  • @PJ-wm9nq
    @PJ-wm9nq Před měsícem +2

    Scary to think that Bonamassa owns that flying V. Wonder if we'll be seeing him sometime in a pink suit?!!

    • @MontyCantsin5
      @MontyCantsin5 Před měsícem +2

      Wrong. Joe Bonamassa does not own the guitar seen in this video. He does, however, own three 1958 korina Vs: Donny J, Amos, and the Trash Bag.

  • @gusblues
    @gusblues Před měsícem

    names of the musicians? seems to be Donald Kinsey on guitar?

  • @vintagepipesnightmares
    @vintagepipesnightmares Před měsícem

    Same lick in every song for his entire career yet people say he was a great guitarist 😆
    Never played one chord either
    I love his singing 🤷‍♂️

    • @jordanposnik6663
      @jordanposnik6663 Před 22 dny +1

      He was easily the most powerful guitarist in history. Hands down. Raw unfiltered power. SRV and Hendrix don’t even come close in that regard. Sure, they were more technically proficient, but when people talk about Albert being a great guitarist, they’re talking about the power. Now do me a favor. Take a guitar, flip it over, and don’t even bother to restring it. Throw away your pick too. Then try to play and tell me Albert wasn’t a genius.

  • @XxPullMyFingerxX
    @XxPullMyFingerxX Před měsícem +3

    Perfection right there.

  • @beckblowbyblow
    @beckblowbyblow Před měsícem +1

    Who's playing bass? Looks like a 15 y.o that is def in the groove.

  • @waynegram8907
    @waynegram8907 Před měsícem

    What are the rhythm guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboards names in this Albert king line up?

    • @mrJimCharles
      @mrJimCharles Před měsícem +1

      I believe they are the same personnel as the ones on Albert's album Blues At Sunrise, that would be: rhythm guitar - Donald Kinsey, bass - Bill Rennie, drums - Sam King, organ - James Washington

    • @waynegram8907
      @waynegram8907 Před měsícem

      @@mrJimCharles I don't think there other players were in other bands sides Donald Kinsey. It seems they didn't play on any other bands albums.

    • @mrJimCharles
      @mrJimCharles Před měsícem +1

      @@waynegram8907 it's almost impossible to.find anything about the guys other than Kinsey on the whole damn internet, I tried

    • @mrJimCharles
      @mrJimCharles Před 29 dny

      @@waynegram8907 I believe the drummer is the same guy who had a band with his brother not surprisingly called the King Brothers or King Brothers Blues Band

    • @waynegram8907
      @waynegram8907 Před 29 dny

      @@mrJimCharles what is the album called by the king brothers blues band? I can't find anything on CZcams only some live concerts

  • @dennisjackson6526
    @dennisjackson6526 Před měsícem +1

    B B king said hendrix was the best rock and roll guitar player

  • @matthewhiggins2699
    @matthewhiggins2699 Před měsícem +1

    Wow, he should have fired that hopeless drummer - bash bash bash on the cymbals all the way through King's solo.

    • @tomstiel7576
      @tomstiel7576 Před měsícem +4

      i promise you if albert didn't like him he wouldn't be there I saw him stop a show and admonish a band member and start the song over again,,,Detroit at the old River Rock back in the eighties

  • @martinbedford4530
    @martinbedford4530 Před měsícem +1

    I love Jimi's music and of course he was a better overall guitarist than Albert, but Albert played much deeper Blues than Jimi.

  • @johnbarry8542
    @johnbarry8542 Před měsícem +1

    None of them can sing and play at the same time

    • @gilldavidmour4199
      @gilldavidmour4199 Před měsícem

      "Them"??

    • @johnbarry8542
      @johnbarry8542 Před měsícem

      @@gilldavidmour4199 now you're a them

    • @gilldavidmour4199
      @gilldavidmour4199 Před měsícem

      @@johnbarry8542 And now you are one of 'those'.

    • @tomstiel7576
      @tomstiel7576 Před měsícem

      you cant do either,,,what,,,jealous much,,,where's your midnight special,,,ha ha what a loser

  • @dennisjackson6526
    @dennisjackson6526 Před měsícem +2

    He's not hendrix

    • @chordlogo
      @chordlogo Před měsícem +2

      Albert King came before Hendrix. Later Hendrix got a Flying V so he can sound like Albert King

    • @mrJimCharles
      @mrJimCharles Před měsícem +1

      Nobody is - you already knew that!!!

    • @tomstiel7576
      @tomstiel7576 Před měsícem +2

      neither are you,,,what's your point ??? he was doing that shit BEFORE hendrix,,Albert paved the way for the kids,,,show some respect

    • @dennisjackson6526
      @dennisjackson6526 Před měsícem

      @@tomstiel7576 my point is he said a lot of disrespectful things about hendrix he can't touch him that's my point bozo

    • @tomstiel7576
      @tomstiel7576 Před měsícem

      @@dennisjackson6526 i got your bozo hanging jack,,,hendrix couldn't carry Alberts guitar case,,,,PERIOD,,,you kids amuse me

  • @dennisjackson6526
    @dennisjackson6526 Před měsícem +1

    If you want to use this video to say he's better than hendrix this is a joke look he's wearing a pink suit real sad he does not have the stage presence that hendrix had point blank

  • @brianwall8674
    @brianwall8674 Před 14 dny

    He once said he could play Jimi Hendrix's music but Jimi couldn't play his. Based off of what I have heard he is overrated. I think he was an old rough dried fuddy duddy.

  • @user-rz8wn5zu6y
    @user-rz8wn5zu6y Před měsícem

    I like Jimi Hendrix better