| LC control no. | n 87818930 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | King, Earl |
| Variant(s) | Johnson, Earl Silas, IV Handsome Earl |
| Birth date | 19340207 |
| Death date | 20030417 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans (La.) |
| Place of death | New Orleans (La.) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music |
| Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Guitarists Composers Singers |
| Special note | Cannot identify with the gospel music director/soloist: Johnson, Earl, vocalist. Do not confuse with Earl Johnson, the rock guitarist b. Nov. 30, 1932 in New York City. |
| Found in | His Glazed [SR] p1987: label (Earl King, New Orleans blues musician) King, E. Let the good times roll [SR] 198-?: label (Earl King) container (b. Earl Silas Johnson in New Orleans on Feb. 7, 1934; New Orleans R&B musician/songwriter) King, E. Street parade [SR] p1981: label (Earl King; Earl King Johnson) New York times, Apr. 20, 2003 (Earl King, 69, blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter; d. Apr. 17, 2003, New Orleans; b. Earl Silas Johnson IV in 1934 in New Orleans) Oxford music online, November 7, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (King, Earl; born Earl Silas Johnson IV, February 7, 1934, died April 17, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; guitarist and singer; his biggest hit was Those lonely, lonely nights, issued on the Ace Records label, for which King was the house guitarist; in 1958 he made a version of Everyone has to cry sometime as "Handsome Earl"; also a songwriter) |
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