# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/king-curtis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:17:52.058Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/king-curtis"
name: "King Curtis"
slug: "king-curtis"
description: "Curtis Ousley, known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A master of the instrument, he played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone. He played riffs and solos on hit singles such as \"Respect\" by Aretha Franklin (1967), and \"Yakety Yak\" by the Coasters (1958) and his own \"Soul Twist\" (1962), \"Soul Serenade\" (1964), and \"Memphis Soul Stew\" (1967)."
tagline: "American saxophonist (1934–1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King_Curtis.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1934-02-07"
deathDate: "1971-08-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.34
  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.92132533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WxOgeRxUt0MwPrI7A5atQ"
    handle:    "0WxOgeRxUt0MwPrI7A5atQ"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "كينغ كورتيس"
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    title: "کینق کورتیز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کینگ کورتیز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
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  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%92_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A1"
    title: "קינג קרטיס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Curtis"
    title: "King Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump