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and now King Curtis". Allman went on to honor Curtis by interweaving a medley of "Soul
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saxophone. He played riffs and solos on hit singles such as "
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Stylistically, Curtis took inspiration from saxophonists
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Wail Man Wail! – The Best of King Curtis 1952–1961
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King Curtis: 16 Original Hits (Atlantic Soul Classics)
486:'s backing band the Kingpins. The Kingpins opened for
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1008:(1970) Atco 33-338; CD reissue: Wounded Bird WOU-6045
942:(1966) Atco 33-198; CD reissue: Collectables COL-6418
936:(1966) Atco 33-189; CD reissue: Collectables COL-6518
2453:. Harmony Books (1982). Digitized December 29, 2006.
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The Shirelles & King Curtis – Give a Twist Party
1038:(1970; rel. 1972) Atco 33-385; CD reissue: Spy 46006
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894:The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
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2083:. NY Daily News. June 19, 2011. Archived from
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2120:Liner notes, MAD Grooves, Rhino Records, 1996
810:NJLP-8237; CD reissue: Prestige 24033 – with
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2451:The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Black music
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2477:. Macmillan Publishing Company (1978).
1074:Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
568:On June 17, 1971, Curtis played at the
249:" (1962), "Soul Serenade" (1964), and "
3094:Deaths by stabbing in New York (state)
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2433:Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995
2219:"Tortorici, Frank, "King Curtis", VH1"
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1549:I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
1030:The Best of King Curtis: One More Time
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1928:Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013).
1092:(2012, 3CD) Fantastic Voyage FVTD-088
704:Best R&B Instrumental Performance
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2207:. Grove's Dictionaries. p. 544.
2184:Schumach, Murray (August 15, 1971).
1658:Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
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1084:King Curtis: The Platinum Collection
2054:Larkin, Colin (February 15, 2010).
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19:For the professional wrestler, see
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1991:Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life
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317:' first ever recording in 1958.
213:. A bandleader, band member, and
3054:People murdered in New York City
3049:Murdered African-American people
3044:Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas
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1421:I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1383:(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
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1112:(2015, 3CD) Real Gone Music 0413
1022:(1971) Atco 33-359; CD reissue:
994:(1969) Atco 33-293; CD reissue:
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872:It's Party Time with King Curtis
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1732:Freddie King Is a Blues Master
1507:King Curtis & the Kingpins
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1347:King Curtis & the Kingpins
925:Plays the Hits Made Famous by
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611:Wallkill Correctional Facility
572:, in the Casino Kursaal, with
261:Curtis Montgomery was born in
145:Musician, bandleader, producer
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2275:Poe Randy; Gibbons, Billy F.
1930:Blues - A Regional Experience
1911:
1705:The Electrifying Eddie Harris
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3109:American male jazz musicians
2461:New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
2362:. Harmony Books. p. 36.
2205:New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
1581:Aretha Live at Fillmore West
1116:Soul Twistin' with the King!
1100:The New Scene of King Curtis
1026:R2-77632 – with the Kingpins
946:Plays the Great Memphis Hits
905:SC-6013 – with The Shirelles
804:The New Scene of King Curtis
764:The New Scene of King Curtis
531:Aretha Live at Fillmore West
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1887:(Prestige Bluesville, 1961)
1853:(Prestige Bluesville, 1961)
758:"Da Duh Dah" from the 1960
686:. The novelty instrumental
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3029:American session musicians
3024:American rock saxophonists
3014:American male saxophonists
3009:American jazz saxophonists
2746:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2514:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1895:With Friends and Neighbors
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1739:My Feeling for the Blues
1715:Everything Is Everything
1269:"Something on Your Mind"
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940:Live at Small's Paradise
646:Abraham, Martin and John
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267:I.M. Terrell High School
3034:American soul musicians
2459:Kernfield, Barry Dean.
2395:Whitburn, Joel (2003).
2292:NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
2203:Kernfield, Barry Dean.
1032:(1972) Prestige PR-7775
988:(1969) Prestige PR-7709
986:The Best of King Curtis
980:The Best of King Curtis
962:The Best of King Curtis
679:Genius: Aretha Franklin
584:on the Atlantic label.
565:titled "Hot Potatoes".
3074:Groove Records artists
3019:Soul-jazz saxophonists
2772:Earth, Wind & Fire
2345:Allmanbrothersband.com
2327:Allmanbrothersband.com
2250:Allmanbrothersband.com
1695:The Many Sides of Hamp
1361:I Was Made to Love Her
1064:(1991) Convoy 849 804
930:(1965) Capitol ST-2341
921:(1964) Capitol ST-2095
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570:Montreux Jazz Festival
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54:Background information
2918:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
2642:Live at Fillmore West
1019:Live at Fillmore West
901:SPS-505; CD reissue:
881:Doing the Dixie Twist
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673:The Buddy Holly Story
662:compilation in 1989.
537:Live at Fillmore West
446:and number 17 on the
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3089:Atco Records artists
3069:The Coasters members
3059:Grammy Award winners
3039:American bandleaders
2475:Honkers and Shouters
2290:John Tobler (1992).
2108:Honkers and Shouters
1044:Champion Jack Dupree
1036:Everybody's Talkin'
790:33-113; CD reissue:
574:Champion Jack Dupree
466:In 1965 he moved to
245:(1958) and his own "
3004:Soul-jazz musicians
2818:The Lovin' Spoonful
2689:For What It's Worth
2060:Oxford Music Online
2031:Oxford Music Online
1861:Finger Lickin' Good
1790:Just a Little Lovin
1402:Valley of the Dolls
1342:For What It's Worth
1126:plus 4 tracks from
934:That Lovin' Feeling
613:for good behavior.
297:. He recorded with
2190:The New York Times
1997:. pp. 27–28.
1875:(Bluesville, 1961)
1872:Tired of Wandering
1042:King Curtis &
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603:Roosevelt Hospital
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2682:Ode to Billie Joe
2675:Memphis Soul Stew
2497:978-0-87930-891-9
2469:978-1-56159-284-5
2256:on April 11, 2016
1897:(Capricorn, 1971)
1820:Once Upon a Dream
1741:(Cotillion, 1970)
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476:Ode to Billie Joe
472:Memphis Soul Stew
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387:Title track from
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263:Fort Worth, Texas
251:Memphis Soul Stew
199:Curtis Montgomery
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1792:(Atlantic, 1970)
1782:(Atlantic, 1969)
1772:(Atlantic, 1967)
1769:The Beat Goes On
1763:(Atlantic, 1966)
1720:Donny Hathaway,
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1649:(Atlantic, 1970)
1584:(Atlantic, 1971)
1576:(Atlantic, 1969)
1568:(Atlantic, 1968)
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2972:Earl Palmer
2951:King Curtis
2926:Clive Davis
2824:Steve Boone
2634:Live albums
2603:Soul Battle
2571:King Curtis
2526:King Curtis
2091:January 20,
1974:November 1,
1901:Gary Wright
1891:Alex Taylor
1816:The Rascals
1780:Glass Onion
1776:Arif Mardin
1755:Herbie Mann
1745:John Lennon
1680:Soul Street
1665:Fats Domino
1661:(RCA, 1985)
1630:Miss Rhythm
1605:Buddy Holly
1599:Let It Roll
1589:With others
1290:King Curtis
1287:"Jump Back"
1272:King Curtis
1254:King Curtis
1232:King Curtis
1210:King Curtis
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867:Night Train
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546:John Lennon
488:the Beatles
435:Buddy Holly
342:Richard Tee
338:Gene Ammons
334:Earl Bostic
307:Buddy Holly
203:King Curtis
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2828:Joe Butler
2798:Fred White
2782:Larry Dunn
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1625:Ruth Brown
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1120:Soul Twist
974:Sweet Soul
851:RCA Victor
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688:Yakety Sax
666:Portrayals
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239:Yakety Yak
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1565:Lady Soul
1522:Billboard
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952:KOC-8015
903:Sundazed
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863:Old Gold
853:LSP-2494
823:Prestige
808:New Jazz
806:(1960)
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760:New Jazz
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2405:384–385
2380:May 21,
2277:Sky Dog
2260:June 6,
2229:May 10,
2164:Discogs
2140:May 21,
1995:Da Capo
1749:Imagine
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1161:R&B
1145:Single
1080:RE-2054
1076:(1994)
1054:(1985)
915:ST-1756
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911:(1962)
899:Scepter
849:(1961)
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786:(1959)
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950:Koch
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636:and
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283:jazz
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