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THE KING’S THING

ON MY LATEST release, Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, I covered the Albert King classic “You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain.” My guitar of choice for the recording was a 1967 Gibson Flying V in Sparkling Burgundy.

I once had the pleasure of having an audience with all three of Albert King’s main Flying V’s: his 1959 Korina V,

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