Saunders Samuel King (March 13, 1909 – August 31, 2000)[1] was an American R&B and blues guitarist and singer.

As a youngster he learned to play piano, banjo and ukulele and sang in the church, but did not pick up guitar until 1938.

[3] At the end of the 1930s he sang with the Southern Harmony Four Gospel Quartet on NBC radio, and began playing the guitar in 1938.

King continued to perform at the Savoy, Club Alabam, Jack's on Sutter, on NBC Radio, and at the Geary Theater.

He and his wife Jo Frances lived in San Rafael and he died in August 2000 at age 91.