King Curtis: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2000

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/king-curtis/bio/

Curtis Ousley became King Curtis. He was a saxophone virtuoso that moved from R&B to rock.

Curtis began as a session musician for Buddy Holly, Andy Williams and others before branching out.

His most famous recording:

Yakety Yak (1958): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTC3pGBjs4

Other hits:

Soul Twist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gFezXsdj-0

Soul Serenade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEYg16GtL8

He did the sax solo on John Lennon’s “It’s So Hard”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4x8Z7CJugM

King Curtis was murdered in 1971. Jesse Jackson headed the funeral.