# King Curtis | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 08:28 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: King Curtis
- Visible lyric pages: 3

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `king-curtis`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 08:28 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-b648a95cba9ec6c1
- Visible lyric pages: 3
- Pages with stored lyric text: 3
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2682
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 5
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Do The Monkey, and What'd I Say
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

King Curtis was born Curtis Ousley in Fort Worth, Texas in 1934. He started playing alto saxophone early, drawing from players like Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley. By the 1950s he was working as a session musician, recording with B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, and The Coasters. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1960 and cut singles like 'Soul Twist' and 'Memphis Soul Stew' that mixed R&B, soul, and jazz into...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water — https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis/bridge-over-troubled-water
2. Do The Monkey — https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis/do-the-monkey
3. What'd I Say — https://lyroverse.com/king-curtis/what-d-i-say