Earl King - New Orleans Blues aka Street Parade (1972/2005)

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The Earl of New Orleans

Earl Silas Johnson aka Earl King was a legend on the rhythm'n'blues scene of his hometown of New Orleans and far beyond. Few musicians are offered a flamboyant jazz funeral parade in the streets like the one the Crescent city organized when he died in 2003.

Here is what I wrote about him in November 2021 : «His discography counts at least three or four times more compilations, collections and other "Best of" than "real" original albums. Why ? Because Earl King put out a good number of singles, and above all, because he certainly had more fun playing live than being locked in a recording studio, be it with excellent musicians.