True to his name, Earl King was one of the kings of New Orleans R&B in the 1950s and '60s. A disciple of Crescent City bluesman Guitar Slim, King starting recording in 1953, and worked on the Savoy, Specialty, and Ace labels throughout the '50s. In the early '60s, King was a part of the vibrant New Orleans R&B scene centered on Imperial Records (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, etc.). He later worked as a songwriter and producer for other New Orleans artists, writing classics like Professor Longhair's "Big Chief."

Listen to Earl King at Finetune.

• (2006)  The Sonet Blues Story
• (1997)  New Orleans Street Talkin'

• Sexual Telepathy
• Everybody's Gotta Cry Sometime
• It All Went Down the Drain
• Come Let The Good Times Roll
• Trick Bag

• Professor Longhair
• The Meters
• James Booker
• Dr. John
• Albert King
• Irma Thomas
• Johnny Adams
• Aaron Neville
• Mem Shannon
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
• Lee Dorsey
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
• Corey Harris/Henry Butler
• Marcia Ball
• Fats Domino
• Dave Bartholomew
• Luther Kent
• The Wild Tchoupitoulas
• Allen Toussaint

• MimH