King Curtis

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  • soul
  • jazz
  • rhythm and blues
  • funk
  • saxophone
Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz. Curtis was born in Fort Worth, Texas. During the 1950s and early to mid 1960s he both worked as a session player on such records as Yakety Yak and recorded his own singles. His best known singles from this period are "Soul Twist" (Enjoy) and "Soul Serenade" (Capitol). In 1965 he moved to Atlantic Records, where his most successful singles were "Memphis Soul Stew" and "Ode to Billie Joe.

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Songs

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    (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist

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    (Sittin' On) The Dock Of A Bay

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    / Memphis Soul Stew

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    A Change Is Gonna Come

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    A Whiter Shade of Pale

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    Ain't Nobody's Business

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    Air Raid

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    Alexander's Ragtime Band

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    All the Way

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    Amorosa (Bossa Nova)

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    And I Love Her

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    Anytime

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    Bad, Bad Whiskey

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    Beach Party

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    Beautiful Brown Eyes

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    Big Dipper (aka Mr. Crow)

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    Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home

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    Blowin' Off Steam

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    Blue Nocturne

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    Boss

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    Bridge Over Troubled Water

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    But That's Alright

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    C C Rider

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    C.C. Rider

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    Camp Meetin' (aka Harmonica Twist)

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    Central Park

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    Changes

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    Changes, Part II

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    Clementine

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    Count Your Blessings

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    Da-Duh-Dah

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    Deep Fry

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    Didn't He Play

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    Do The Monkey

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    Do You Have Soul Now?

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    Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)

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    Don't Put Me Down Like This

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    Dynamite at Midnite

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    Easy Like

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    Everybody's Talkin'

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    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

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    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Sad Song

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    Feel All Right

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    Fever

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    Firefly

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    Floatin'

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    Foot Pattin'

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    For What It's Worth

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    Free for All

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    Frisky

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