Earl King
Earl King
Earl Silas Johnson IV, known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues standards such as "I Hear You Knocking", "One Night", "Come On"and "Big Chief", he was an important figure in New Orleans R&B...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth7 February 1934
CountryUnited States of America
song people want
Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs.
bored serious albums
If everything gets too serious for me on the album, I get kinda bored. I've got to have some kind of jovial things in there.
writing always-trying different
I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein.
writing satire
I like to write a lot of satire.
writing gymnastics
Im a writer, so whatever gymnastics jump through my head, I write about it.