# The Best Albert King Guitar Solos

> The 14 best Albert King guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Born Under a Bad Sign (1967), then The Sky Is Crying and Blues Power. Every video starts at the solo.

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Albert King turned string bending into a language of its own, playing a right-handed Flying V upside-down and left-handed so his huge, multi-step bends came from pulling strings downward. His economical, vocal phrasing on Stax in the late 1960s shaped Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and generations of blues-rock players.

Informed by: [Gibson - Albert King: His 10 Greatest Solos](http://archive.gibson.com/en-us/lifestyle/productspotlight/tone-tips/albert-king-his-10-best-422/), [Albert King discography (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_King_discography), [GreatestGuitarPlayer - Albert King](https://greatestguitarplayer.com/guitarist/albert-king/)

1. [Born Under a Bad Sign](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-born-under-a-bad-sign/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
2. [The Sky Is Crying](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-the-sky-is-crying/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
3. [Blues Power](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-blues-power/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1968
4. [I'll Play the Blues for You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-i-ll-play-the-blues-for-you/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1972
5. [Crosscut Saw](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-crosscut-saw/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
6. [As the Years Go Passing By](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-as-the-years-go-passing-by/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
7. [Oh, Pretty Woman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-oh-pretty-woman/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
8. [Personal Manager](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-personal-manager/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
9. [Laundromat Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-laundromat-blues/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
10. [Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-don-t-throw-your-love-on-me-so-strong/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1961
11. [Kansas City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-kansas-city/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
12. [Angel of Mercy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-angel-of-mercy/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1972
13. [I Wanna Get Funky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-i-wanna-get-funky/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1974
14. [Drowning on Dry Land](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-drowning-on-dry-land/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1969

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