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Aliases
King Curtis and His Orchestra
King Curtis and His Royal Men
King Curtis & The Kingpins
The Kingpins [US]
Sonny Jackson
Real name
Curtis Ousley
Born
February 7, 1934
Died
August 13, 1971
Country
United States
IPI
00023158412 15 works
00040737596 2 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, and bandleader. Curtis played R&B, jazz, soul, funk, and combinations thereof. Was murdered after getting into an argument with two junkies over their use of heroin on the steps of his brownstone apartment. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's sideman category in 2000.
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Covers by King Curtis

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i May 1965 Sam Cooke
September 1961 Tennessee Ten (Original Memphis Five), Jimmy Witherspoon
i May 1965 (unknown), Sam Cooke
i   1962 Emma Carus PRF, Collins and Harlan REC
i June 1962 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
i June 1966 The Beatles
i November 1967 Procol Harum
i March 1961 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
September 1961 Maxwell Davis with Rhythm Accompaniment, Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers
i 1962 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
i   February 1967 Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
August 1970 Simon and Garfunkel
i May 1965 Charles Brown & Amos Milburn, Sam Cooke
i June 1968 Johnny Rivers
i February 1959 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i November 1967 Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
i May 1965 Sam Cooke
1971 New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, Hendrix
i March 1961 Freddie Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Elmer Feldkamp
i June 1966 Buck Owens
i May 1965 Sam Cooke
i June 5, 1964 (unknown)
September 1961 Chuck Willis
i 1972 Fred Neil
i March 1967 Otis Redding
i December 1961 Little Willie John
i 1962 Tony Bennett with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
i November 1967 The Buffalo Springfield
i July 1969 Joe South
August 1970 The Temptations [US1]
i May 1965 Sam Cooke
i March 1967 Otis Redding
i March 1967 Booker T. and The MG's
i 1972 King Floyd
i December 1961 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
i September 1968 Bobbi Martin
i May 1965 Sam Cooke
i July 1969 The Leaves
i July 1969 The Beatles
i April 1964 Freddy King and His Orchestra
i July 1969 Johnny Nash
i March 1967 Sam & Dave
i June 1968 Bob Shane
June 1959 Joe Liggins
i December 1961 Bill Doggett
i   1972 Bobby Darin REL, Tim Hardin REC
i   June 1968 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles REC, Gladys Knight & The Pips REL
I Know King Curtis and The Noble Knights 1962 Unverified
i   June 1966 Ceil Clayton REL, Claramae Turner PRF
i In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town King Curtis 1962 Unverified
i November 1967 Aretha Franklin
i March 1967 Wilson Pickett
i 1971 Jerry Butler
i   March 1961 John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
i March 1967 Otis Redding
1962 Southern Tones, Ray Charles and His Band
i November 1967 Stevie Wonder
i April 1964 Tousan
i June 1962 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i March 1967 Rufus Thomas
1972 Champion Jack Dupree
i March 1967 Eddie Floyd
i March 1967 Mar-Keys
i December 1961 Billy May and His Orchestra
  August 1970 The Beatles REC, Aretha Franklin REL
i 1962 Bill Doggett
i   November 1959 Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Mercer REL, Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Buddy Clark REC
i July 1969 Roger Miller [US-OK]
i November 1967 Francis Lai
i 1972 Stephen Stills
i   June 1966 Timi Yuro REL, Ray Price REC
i June 1964 Jackie Gleason and His Concert Orchestra
April 1964 Chuck Berry
i June 1966 The Beatles
i March 1961 Erroll Garner Trio
i   June 1966 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra REC,REL, Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye PRF
  1971 Jerry Jeff Walker REL,REC
i 1962 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
1961 Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet, Little Walter and His Jukes
i December 1961 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo
Night Train King Curtis and The Noble Knights October 1967 Unverified
  September 1961 Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
i September 1967 Bobbie Gentry
i June 1966 The Cookies REC, The Crystals [US] REL, The Drifters [US1]
1962 Jessie Hill
i   March 1961 Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
i November 1969 The Soulful Strings
i   November 1959 Ray Anthony and His Orchestra REL, Henry Mancini REC
1972 Seals and Crofts
February 1967 Jr. Walker & The All Stars
i May 1965 Leo Price, Little Richard
i May 1965 Sam Cooke
1971 Stevie Wonder
i February 1968 Otis Redding
i December 1961 Tiny Bradshaw
i August 1970 Johnny & Jackey
i August 1970 The Beatles
i   July 1969 Reri Grist & Ensemble REC,REL, Larry Kert, Reri Grist & Carol Lawrence PRF
i December 1961 Carl Ravell (The Singing Maestro) and His Orchestra
i June 1966 Ben E. King - Orch. arr. & Cond. by Stan Applebaum
i June 1968 Mike Sharpe
i August 1957 Sylvester Weaver, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
i 1962 (unknown), (unknown)
1961 Prince's Band
i March 1961 Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
i 1962 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i June 1968 The Sweet Inspirations
i June 5, 1964 Harvey Hindermeyer
i   May 1965 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
i April 1964 The Champs
i March 1958 Irving Abrams & His Orchestra
i   November 1968 Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
i March 1967 Rufus Thomas
i   June 1966 João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes PRF, Os Cariocas REL
i   December 1961 Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers REC,REL, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra BRD
i   June 1968 Dusty Springfield REL, Stan Getz REC
i June 1968 Dionne Warwick
i March 1961 Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
i June 1966 Johnny Mandel
i April 1964 Moe Koffman Quartette
i July 1969 The Band
i December 1961 Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
i November 1967 Lulu
September 1961 Thelma La Vizzo
i December 1961 Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
i May 1965 Sam Cooke - Orchestra conducted by Rene Hall
i   March 1961 Liberace REL, Todd Duncan BRD
i 1962 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i   June 1968 The 5th Dimension REL, The Sunshine Company REC
i April 1964 Herbie Hancock
i   November 1968 Margaret Whiting with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra REL, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt and The Campus Kids REC
i 1962 Ray Charles
i June 1962 Elsie Carlisle
i June 1966 Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i November 1967 Percy Sledge
i March 1961 Victor Young
i   March 1967 Sam & Dave REL, Charlie Rich REC
i 1962 (unknown)
i September 1970 Muddy Waters, Led Zeppelin
i July 1969 Glen Campbell - Conducted by Al De Lory
i April 1964 Les Cooper and The Soul Rockers
1970 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
September 1961 B.B. King and His Orchestra
i December 1961 Ray McKinley and Some of The Boys
i March 1967 William Bell
i September 1958 William J. Halley
i 1972 Little Sister
i May 1965 Sam Cooke (Bumps Blackwell Orch.)
i June 1966 The Righteous Brothers
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