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Also known as Saunders Samuel King

American R&B and blues guitarist and singer

Person · Open Library

Works
4

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1947-09-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,837
Total plays
14,746

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Saunders King (March 13, 1909 – August 31, 2000) was an American R&B and blues guitarist and singer. Saunders Samuel King was born in Staple, Louisiana, United States. He was the son of a preacher, and sang in his father's church while growing up in Oakland, California. As a youngster he learned to play piano, banjo and ukelele, but did not pick up guitar until 1938. At the end of the 1930s he sang with the Southern Harmony Four on NBC radio, and decided to begin playing blues music; he release

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1909–2000
Nationality
US
Role / Field
Singers, Guitarists
Gender
Male

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Family name
King
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Caddo Parish
Place of death
San Rafael
Occupation
guitarist
Instrument
voice
Image
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date of death
2000-08-31
date of birth
1909-03-13
start of work period
1938-00-00
Commons category
Saunders King
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