Little Jimmy King
| Little Jimmy King | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emmanuel Lynn Gales |
| Born |
December 4, 1964 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | July 19, 2002 (aged 37) Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Memphis blues, electric blues, soul blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1980s–2002 |
| Labels | Bullseye Blues, King James |
| Associated acts | Albert King, Eric Gales, Eugene Gales |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/LittleJimmyKing |
| Notable instruments | |
| , Gibson Flying V | |
Little Jimmy King (December 4, 1964 – July 19, 2002) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. A left-handed guitarist who played the instrument upside down, he concocted his stage name in deference to his two musical heroes, Jimi Hendrix and Albert King.
He is best known for his tracks "Win, Lose or Draw" and "Upside Down and Backwards". He was the frontman of Little Jimmy King & the Memphis Soul Survivors. He also worked with Albert King and with his brothers Eric and Eugene Gales.
He was born Emmanuel Lynn Gales in Memphis, Tennessee. At the age of six, and along with his twin brother Daniel, Jimmy received an acoustic guitar. Naturally left-handed, he learned to play with the guitar upside down, and in his early teens graduated to an electric model. He started his musical career playing rock and roll, but in the 1980s he switched to playing the blues. Nevertheless, as was later noted, King often merged both genres in his playing. He joined Albert King's backing band in 1988, and the twosome formed such a friendship that Albert referred to Little Jimmy as his "adopted" grandson. At the end of this period, the latter formally changed his name to King.
After leaving Albert King's band, Little Jimmy King formed his own ensemble, called Little Jimmy King & the Memphis Soul Survivors, and released his debut album in 1991 on the Bullseye Blues label. The Allmusic journalist Thom Owens described the disc as "an exciting, promising debut". In 1993, King had a small cameo role in the film The Firm, playing a street musician on Beale Street, in Memphis.
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