Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign
If you ever wondered who influenced the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, this album could be a good starting point as it is amongst the most influential in the development of electric blues. Albert King got together with the legendary Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, and a recording team from the Stax records. Everything just clicked.
These sessions were first released as singles, but it didn’t take long before they were presented as King’s Stax debut and Born Under a Bad Sign contains the songs that are the cornerstone of Albert King’s musical identity and legacy.
Few blues albums are this rich on a track-by-track level, from King’s dynamic playing to the Southern funk of Booker T and the MG’s. It is a classic compilation that actually changed music history and over the years, it has become one of the greatest electric blues albums of all.
Audio CD (June 18, 2002)
Original Release Date: 1967
Label: Stax
