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
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.
writing always-trying different
I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein.
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.
song people want
Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs.