![]() ![]() “I love to play and I like to take the music around. “I just love to play!” he says, when I finally get through to him at the Radisson Hotel Fayetteville, where he’s booked under the unlikely pseudonym of Pump Pagrisson. But there’s something in the 77-year-old guitarist-vocalist that won’t let him quit. Unlike most blues players, who have to struggle madly for their art, King could easily abandon the road, retire, and live well until his time is done. And as a touring musician who’s been noted for performing 300-plus shows a year, he’s covered more miles than almost any entertainer alive today. Whether it’s giving a journalist that extra half-hour of quotes, or patiently signing autographs for fans gathered at his dressing-room door, King always goes the extra mile. ![]() ![]() King has been establishing himself as one of the most vocal advocates of the blues. “He likes to talk,” explains the road manager casually, “you know that.”Īctually, I didn’t, but it instantly makes sense. After 30 minutes of trying, I track down King’s road manager and ask what’s up, and he explains that the interview before mine must be running overtime. Even when you have the phone number of the hotel, the room he’s in, and a predetermined time to call, you can’t argue with a busy signal. King at his Arkansas hotel takes some doing. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, OCT. ![]()
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