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King Curtis

Blues
Early R&B
Soul music
At a time when smoky jazz clubs came alive with jumping be-bop and vibrant, free-form R&B, King Curtis was the virtuoso saxophone player who lit up New York and recorded with The Allman Brothers, Andy Williams and Wilson Pickett. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Curtis Ousley started playing at 12 and turned down scholarship offers from a host of music schools to join Lionel Hampton's big band in 1950. He became an acclaimed session musician for Prestige and Capitol Records and famously played on The Coasters' classic Yakety Yak, as well as records by Solomon Burke, Bobby Darin and Bud...
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Memphis Soul StewKing Curtis
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Soul SerenadeKing Curtis
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Memphis Soul StewAretha Franklin and King Curtis
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Soul SerenadeKing Curtis
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Tossin' and Turnin'King Curtis, Bobby Lewis and Joe Rene Orchestra
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)Aretha Franklin and King Curtis
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Memphis Soul StewKing Curtis

Volume Four

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Soul SerenadeKing Curtis

Soul Serenade

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Memphis Soul StewAretha Franklin and King Curtis

Don't Fight the Feeling - The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At Fillmore West

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Soul SerenadeKing Curtis

Sweet Soul

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Tossin' and Turnin'King Curtis, Bobby Lewis and Joe Rene Orchestra

Tossin' & Turnin'

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)Aretha Franklin and King Curtis

Live at Fillmore West

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