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Formed: 1934
Died: 14 August 1971
Styles: Southern Soul, R&B/Soul, Early R&B, Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Soul Jazz/Groove, East Coast Blues, Urban Blues, Soul
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King Curtis was the last of the great R&B tenor sax giants. He came to prominence in the mid-'50s as a session musician in New York, recording, at one time or another, for most East Coast R&B labels. A long association with Atlantic/Atco began in 1958, especially on recordings by the Coasters. He recorded singles for many small labels in the '50s -- his own Atco sessions (1958-1959), then Prestige/New Jazz and Prestige/TruSound for jazz and R&B albums (1960-1961). Curtis also had a number one R&B single with "Soul Twist" on Enjoy Records (1962)...
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