Little Jimmy King
- Actor
Blues guitarist Little Jimmy King was born Manuel Gales in Memphis, TN,
in 1968 (he took his stage name after that of blues legend
Albert King, who "adopted" him). He began
his career as a rock guitarist in Memphis in the 1980s, but by the
middle of the decade he had changed to blues, and his style of blues
infused with rock drew comparisons to
Jimi Hendrix. In 1988 he formed his own
group, Jimmy and the Soul Survivors, but disbanded it a year later to
play second guitar with Albert King. When he left King a few years
later--with King's blessing--to strike on his own, he formed a band
called Little Jimmy King & The Memphis Soul Survivors. In 1991 they
signed a recording contract with Bullseye Blues Records and released an
album, "Little Jimmy King & The Memphis Soul Survivors".