- He was posthumously awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6370 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 16, 1993.
- Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2013).
- Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1983).
- Famous for his powerful string-bending manner.
- Best known for his songs "Crosscut Saw", "Blues Before Sunrise", "Born Under a Bad Sign" and "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven".
- Albert King passed away on December 21, 1992, four months away from what would have been his 70th birthday on April 25, 1993.
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