Artist:Albert King
Song:Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
Album:The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings
Most blues fans are familiar with Albert King's late 60s Stax recordings like Born Under A Bad Sign. But you don't want to overlook King's pre-Stax recordings with Bobbin and King. The 1961 single Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong was his biggest hit of that period. King moved from his home in Arkansas to Gary, IN in 1953 and played in Jimmy Reed's band. Willie Dixon got him an audition with Parrot Records. After one single, King moved to Brooklyn, IL which is across the river from St. Louis. He started a band and they played local clubs with Ike Turner and Chuck Berry. He got the attention of Little Milton who started his own label Bobbin Records in 1958. King signed in 1959. After several singles went nowhere, Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong did well enough that Bobbin licensed it to King for national distribution. It reached #14 on the R&B Singles chart. King released the 1962 album The Big Blues to attempt to take advantage of the single's success. After a few more singles, Little Milton sold Bobbin to Chess. Of course that left King without a label. After moving to Memphis in 1966, King signed with Stax and that's when he became a blues legend. You can get all of King's Bobbin and King recordings on this Collectables comp. Blues fans should check it out. Here's a video for Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong by Albert King.
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