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Born Under A Bad Sign
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Length
11 tracks
Release Date
1 January 1967
Background Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King recorded between March 3, 1966 and June 9, 1967, with additional studio tracks. Providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, featuring The Memphis Horns. Style and influence The release of Born Under a Bad Sign in 1967 "would change the face of American music, modernizing the blues". "'It was the great divide of… read more
Background Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released… read more
Background Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King recorded between March 3, 19… read more

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1 Play track Born Under a Bad Sign
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 2:49 186,736 listeners
2 Play track Crosscut Saw
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 2:35 109,149 listeners
3 Play track Kansas City
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4 Play track Oh, Pretty Woman
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5 Play track Down Don't Bother Me
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6 Play track The Hunter
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7 Play track I Almost Lost My Mind
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8 Play track Personal Manager
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9 Play track Laundromat Blues
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10 Play track As The Years Go Passing By
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11 Play track The Very Thought Of You
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Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American and singer. One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6' 4", weighed 250 lbs and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, . During his childhood he would sing at a family group at a church. One of 13 children, King grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest City, Arkansas where the family moved when he was eight years old. He beg… read more
Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American and singer. One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), … read more
Albert King (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992) was an American and singer. One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6' 4", weighed 250… read more

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