Get an ear full here!

The first time I heard of King Curtis was when I heard Duane Allman cover Soul Serenade. Being a devoted fan of the Allman Brothers Band I wanted to learn more about the music that influenced them so I started listening to this. A better saxophone player would be hard pressed to be found and tragically we lost this one on August 13th, 1971.

In the 1950’s his sax could be heard on big hits like “Yakety -Yak” by The Coasters and “Twistin’ The Night Away” by the legendary Sam Cooke along with numerous other hits. In the 1960’s he came into his own with the number one hit “Soul Twist” and “Memphis Soul Stew”.

Having a gathering in his home and being the gracious host he was he went to the basement of his brownstone in Harlem to turn down the air conditioning. When he came upon a junkie sleeping on his stoop he asked him to move and a fight ensued whereas Curtis was stabbed in the heart. We might have lost this great sax player to soon but we will always have him around to listen to. until next time-