Latest Release
- 17 MAR 2023
- 14 Songs
- Sweet Soul Music · 1967
- Atlantic 60: Instrumental Jams · 2004
- Everybody's Talkin' · 1972
- The Best of King Curtis · 1996
- Soul Twist · 1963
- Top 110 Classics - The Very Best of King Curtis the Early Years · 2007
- Live at Fillmore West · 1971
- Don't Fight the Feeling - The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At Fillmore West · 2005
- Live at Fillmore West · 1971
- King Curtis: Memphis Soul Stew · 1967
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013
Singles & EPs
- 2023
- 2021
- 2021
- 2016
- 2014
Appears On
- Peppin' Souls, LM.ORG & Trudy Rogers
- Mike Tompkins
- Oliver Nelson
- Sammy Price & The "Rock" Band
About King Curtis
After cutting his teeth with Lionel Hampton's band, and lending his talents to various R&B sessions, sax player and band leader King Curtis hooked up with Atlantic Records, released his own excellent recordings, and became the leader of Aretha Franklin's backing band, producing and co-producing several of her finest albums. Playing buoyant, soulful instrumental versions of popular rock and soul tracks, Curtis was one of the few straight instrumentalists to find great success in the worlds of rock and R&B rather than jazz. One of the most influential sax players in rock history, Curtis was tragically murdered in New York City in 1971.
- HOMETOWN
- Fort Worth, TX, United States
- BORN
- 7 February 1934
- GENRE
- Jazz