King, Al

King, Al Alvin K. Smith, 8 August 1923; Monroe, LA – 21 January 1999; Oakland, CA Vocalist and songwriter who became active in music in the Bay Area after the war, but first recorded after moving to Los Angeles in 1951 for the Recorded in Hollywood label. Two years later he recorded again with a vocal group, the Savoys, on Combo. The record sold well locally but the group broke up and Al went solo. In 1954, back in Oakland, he recorded for Music City and in 1957 for Irma (as Alvin Smith and the…