Moving to Osceola with his family at age 8, Blues legend Albert King (1923-1992) earned an early living picking cotton on nearby farms. King began his magnificent professional career in Osceola with his group, In The Groove Boys. King's T99 Club, once located here, hosted musical icons traveling between St. Louis and Memphis.

Marker is at the intersection of West Hale Avenue and South Poplar Street, on the right when traveling east on West Hale Avenue.

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