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Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician , he was also a musical director and record producer.
Aug 15, 1971 · King Curtis, the blues and soul musician, bandleader and composer, died early yesterday morning of stab wounds re ceived during a fight with a man on the stoop of a brown stone he...
Dec 3, 2022 · King Curtis was at the peak of his career when he died, at 37, in 1971. He had backed Aretha Franklin at her landmark shows at the Fillmore West, and recorded a couple of tracks for...
Aretha Franklin & King Curtis- Bridge over Troubled Waters.Rare Live TV Performance 1971.
Jan 14, 2017 · King Curtis - Sings The Blues (Full Album) 1961. Απόλλων Θηρευτής. 35.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 53K views 7 years ago. KING CURTIS : vocals, guitar, alto sax AL CASEY : guitar MAC ...
Jul 12, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of King Curtis, a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and producer who played with many legendary artists and recorded over two hundred songs. Find out how he was killed in a tragic incident in 1971 and how he was posthumously honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Aug 13, 2023 · Little known fact: King Curtis and his band the Kingpins opened for the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965. His last session was on the Imagine LP by John Lennon, who would be murdered, nine years later, just across Central Park from where Curtis was killed. “King Curtis was my main man,” Rolling Stones sax player Bobby Keys said in 2012.
