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Little Jimmy King took elements of his mentor Albert King's soulful guitar sound, the flash of Jimi Hendrix and the power-trio oomph of Stevie Ray Vaughan, to make a concoction of modern Blues that deserved wider exposure. Sadly, it was not to be, as he was taken before his time.

Manuel Lynn Gales was born in 1964 in Memphis TN, into a family where music was all around, and his older brothers went on to form a successful Blues-rock trio. When Manny was six, he was given a guitar to share with his twin brother Daniel and, being left handed, learned to play it 'upside-down'. As a teenager he joined a Rock'n'Roll band, but turned to the roots of the music in the Blues, and was recruited by Albert King to be second guitarist in his band. Albert was more of a mentor than just an employer, and 'adopted' the young man as a 'grandson', so Manny legally changed his name to King and also took on 'Jimmy' in honour of his other idol Jimi Hendrix.

Jimmy learned a lot from Albert, another 'upside-down leftie' and his wild string-bending, the expansive style of Hendrix and some personal encouragement from Stevie Ray Vaughan were big factors in Jimmy setting out on his own. His band The Memphis Soul Survivors released their debut album on the Bullseye label in 1991, combining slow Blues, up-tempo rockers and even a touch of funk.

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01 - Introduction - The Ghetto.flac
02 - Somebody.flac
03 - Don't Burn Down the Bridges.flac
04 - Living in the Danger Zone.flac
05 - Drowning on Dry Land.flac
06 - Standing in the Rain.flac
07 - It Ain't the Same No Mo.flac
08 - I Wonder Why.flac
09 - Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven.flac
10 - Wrapped Up in Love Again.flac
11 - Floodin' in California.flac

blues with sometimes a touch of funk.