Shop the Stax Online Store: http://found.ee/StaxRecordsStore Pick up exclusive collectible items, plus music from your favorite Stax artists and legends. Albert King, one of the most influential bluesman in history, single-handedly ushered blues into the modern era by combining his direct, urgent Mississippi blues style with contemporary soul rhythms. He continually redefined the state of contemporary blues with his dry, husky voice and torrid Flying V guitar sound.