career he also used an MXR Phase 90. Influence King influenced other guitarists, including Jimi Hendrix, Mick Taylor, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Mike Bloomfield and Joe Walsh (the James Gang guitarist spoke at King's funeral). He also influenced his contemporaries Albert Collins and Otis Rush. He was often cited by Stevie Ray Vaughan as having been his greatest influence. Eric Clapton has said that his work on the 1967 Cream hit "Strange Brew" and throughout the album Disraeli Gears was inspired by King. Accolades Over the course of his career, King was nominated for two Grammy awards. In 1983, he was nominated for Best Traditional Blues album for San Francisco '83 and the next year he was also nominated for I'm In A Phone Booth, Baby.In 1983, King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. He received a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 1993. In 2011, King was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in his hometown Indianola. He was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2013. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. At the induction ceremony, Gary Clark Jr. performed King's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and was then joined by John Mayer and Booker T. Jones to perform King's "Born Under a Bad Sign". Discography Studio albums The Big Blues, also known as Travelin' to California (1962) Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) Years Gone By (1969) Blues for Elvis – King Does the King's Things (1970) Lovejoy (1971) I'll Play the Blues for You (1972) I Wanna Get Funky (1974) Albert (1976) Truckload of Lovin' (1976) King Albert (1977) The Pinch, also known as The Blues Don't Change (1977) New Orleans Heat (1978) San Francisco '83, also known as Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco (1983) I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby (1984) The Lost Session (1971, released 1986) Videography Maintenance Shop Blues (VHS), PBS (1981) Godfather of the Blues: His Last European Tour (DVD), P-Vine Records (2001) Live in Sweden, Image Entertainment (2004) In Session... Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stax, Concord Music Group (2010) References Sources Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. Schirmer Books. . Gordon, Robert (2001). It Came from Memphis. New York: Atria. Guralnick, Peter. (1986). Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom. New York: Harper