Albert King
AKA:
Together along with B.B. King and Freddie King (all unrelated) were known as the "Kings of the Blues."
Birth Name:
Albert Nelson
Birth Date:
April 25, 1923
Birth Place:
Indianola, Mississippi
Death Date:
December 21, 1992
Place of Death:
Memphis, Tennessee
Age:
69
Cause of Death:
Heart attack
Cemetery Name:
Paradise Gardens Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Standing at six-foot-four, 300-pounds King was able to bend notes farther and more powerfully than almost any other guitarist, and his records influenced a generation bluesman from Eric Clapton to Duane Allman and, of course, Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Paradise Gardens Cemetery
184 Minnis Drive
Edmondson, Arkansas, 72232
USA
North America
Grave Location Description
His large, flat monument is located to the right of the MLK Memorial in this small, rural cemetery.
Grave Location GPS
35.103499, -90.293999Visiting The Grave:
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Albert King was born on April 25, 1923.
Albert King was born in Indianola, Mississippi.
Albert King died on December 21, 1992.
Albert King died in Memphis, Tennessee.
Albert King was 69.
The cause of death was Heart attack.
Albert King's grave is in Paradise Gardens Cemetery
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