Earl King

Birthday: February 07, 1934

The originator of such enduring R&B efforts as "Come on (Let the Good Times Roll)," popular guitarist and songwriter Earl King also penned such Marti Gras standards as "Street Parade" and the Bourbon Street standard "Trick Bag." Born Earl Silas Johnson IV in February of 1934, in New Orleans, LA, King adapted his more popular moniker at the request of a record promoter and ...more