Albert King (1923–1992) was an American blues guitarist and singer who was active from the late 1940s to 1992.
In 1966, he began an association with Stax Records, where he enjoyed his greatest commercial success with both singles and albums.
[1][2][3] After Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, King recorded for several smaller labels.
This trend accelerated after King's death in 1992, resulting in some charting releases as well as the inevitable redundancies.
Numerous Albert King compilation albums issued by a number of record companies have been released over the years (AllMusic shows over 100 compilations).