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Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the stage name King Curtis, was an American saxophone virtuoso known for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, funk and soul jazz. He was adopted, alongside with his adopted sister, Josephine Ousley Allen. They both grew up in Texas, together. Variously a bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. Adept at tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, he was best known for his distinctive riffs and solos such as on "Yakety Yak", which later became the inspiration for Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" and his own "Memphis Soul Stew".
King Curtis started playing saxophone at the age of twelve in the Fort Worth area. Josephine, took interest in him, knowing that she was also into music and singing as well. He took interest in many musical genres including jazz, rhythm and blues, and popular music. As a student pursuing music he turned down college scholarships in order to join the Lionel Hampton Band. During his time with Lionel Hampton he was able to write and arrange music and learn guitar. In 1952 Curtis decided to move to New York and became a session musician, recording for such labels as Prestige, Enjoy, Capitol, and Atco. He recorded with Nat Adderley and Wynton Kelly,Buddy Holly and Andy Williams.
King Curtis "Wife Swap" Wants Bacon, Nuggets & 0 Exercise, HATES Queens named Joy! *Longest NEW*
WIFE SWAP: King Curtis
WS S5 E18 King Curtis Part 1
Cutest kid on earth from the TV show Wife Swap : King Curtis
King Curtis Best Bits!
King Curtis & The Kingpins
KING CURTIS BACON IS GOOD FOR ME UPDATE
"Memphis Soul Stew" (live) King Curtis & The Kingpins
King Curtis - A Whiter Shade of Pale
King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew
Actors: Damian Marcano (producer), Damian Marcano (editor), Damian Marcano (director), Damian Marcano (writer), Penelope Spencer (actress), Alexa Bailey (writer), Alexa Bailey (producer), Alexa Bailey (producer), Muhammad Muwakil (actor), Albert Laveau (actor), Darren Cheewah (actor), Paul Morgan (producer), Paul Morgan (producer), Zion Henry (actor), Jamie Lee Phillips (actor),
Plot: TRINIDAD - King Curtis, a vagrant on the streets of Port of Spain, is constantly ignored by passersby. He speaks and if he has to - sometimes shouts the truth about the stories behind the newspaper headlines. As the conductor of our story, King Curtis introduces us to a young man named Charlie... Charlie, a resident east of the lighthouse, is trying his best to stay on the right path. However, with no job in sight, he is finding it hard to say no to other "opportunities". A chance of redemption presents itself when Dinah, a professional streetwalker, crosses his path in need of help. As the story unfolds, King Curtis reveals the ripple effect created by a person's decision making; leading to moments of triumph and moments of tragedy.
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Don Stroud (actor), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Gailard Sartain (actor), Dick O'Neill (actor), Charles Martin Smith (actor), Joyce King (miscellaneous crew), Paul Mooney (actor), Gary Busey (actor), John F. Goff (actor), Conrad Janis (actor), David E. Blewitt (editor), Fred Travalena (actor), Richard Kennedy (actor), Neva Patterson (actress), Gloria Irizarry (actress),
Plot: The musical career of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly is chronicled, from the days when "Peggy Sue" was "Cindy Lou", a song about his first girlfriend, to the meteoric run of "That'll Be the Day" up the charts, to his marriage, breakup with the Crickets, reunion with the Crickets, and untimely death.
Keywords: 1950s, affection, airplane-crash, band, based-on-novel, blizzard, character-name-in-title, disc-jockey, expectant-father, expectant-motherIt was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta
I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the
house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to
wipe your feet"
And then she said "I got some news this mornin' from
Choctaw Ridge"
"Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the
Tallahatchie Bridge"
And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed
peas
"Well, Billy Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the
biscuits, please"
"There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to
plow"
And Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw
Ridge
And now Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped off the
Tallahatchie Bridge
And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and
Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture
show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday
night?
"I'll have another piece of apple pie, you know it
don't seem right"
"I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge"
"And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the
Tallahatchie Bridge"
And Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your
appetite?"
"I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched
a single bite"
"That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by
today"
"Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by
the way"
"He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on
Choctaw Ridge"
"And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the
Tallahatchie Bridge"
A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout
Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store
in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he
died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on
Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie