Jazz Articles about Earl King

Earl King: Come On: The Complete Imperial Recordings

by Charlie B. Dahan
November 17, 2003

With his recent passing, the career and importance of Earl King is an appropriate topic for examination. Earl King was born Earl Johnson. He was one of the important personalities of the distinctive New Orleans sound that was developed and recorded in the 1950’s, helping to define both rock and roll and R&B. Other artists of note from the Crescent City include Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, Little Richard, Bobby Charles, and Huey “Piano" Smith.

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