I could guit nerd out about how AK is obviously the prime influnce for a lot of the SRV licks and how AK's style of completely freaking manhandling his upsidoozy V managed to be duplicated by a teeny tiny little white boy (using ridiculously thick strings) and how FREAKING BLOODY INTERSTING IT IS!!!!
But instead I'll just say...
Mr. King is/was the "Protopunk" king of the blues.