[1][2] King was born in Prairie Point, a community in Noxubee County, Mississippi near the Alabama border.
In 1997, the Rural Members Association started the annual Freedom Creek blues festival, which has since received international recognition.
King performed at national and international festivals but mostly played near his home, most notably as a regular at Bettie's Juke joint in Mississippi.
[5] King died from a heart attack shortly before his 66th birthday, near his home in the rural community of Old Memphis, Alabama, just a few miles from his birthplace.
[1][6] Dutch film-makers Saskia Rietmeijer and Bart Drolenga (Visible World Films) wanted to produce a documentary about African American arts and culture in the Deep South.