King Alex Littlejohn

King Alex Littlejohn was one of the greatest pure blues singers ever to perform. Born in 1934 he was raised in Faraday, Louisiana where he was childhood friends with Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggert. As a teenager, he moved to Kansas City where he lived in the 18th and Vine district. Inspired by that thriving music scene, he learned to play bass and sing the blues and, in the process recorded several singles for regional labels. He also worked with numerous famous bluesmen, including B.B. King. King Alex had been recording his original songs since 1959. In 1996 he played the Blues Estafette in Utrecht, The Netherlands. There, he signed with Black Magic Records and released the CD “Hot As A Coffeepot”. King Alex returned to Europe for a three-week tour in 2002. After this tour, King Alex decided to cut a greatest hits CD, “The Cream Of King Alex”, covering over forty years of his songwriting. 

(King Alex at Poconos Blues Festival)