Album: Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King (1967)
Genre: Blues
Record Label: Stax
Format: Album

Description: Born Under a Bad Sign is the second studio album by Albert King released in 1967. The album became "one of the most popular and influential blues albums of the late '60s" and has been acknowledged by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and Rolling Stone magazine.

Artist Background: One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), Albert King stood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) (some reports say 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)) and weighed 250 pounds (110 kg) and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family gospel group at a church where his father played the guitar. One of 13 children, King grew up picking cotton on plantations near Forrest Cit... Part of the Memphis, USA music scene. Associated with Blues movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Memphis, USA music scene. Associated with Blues movement.

Tags: Blues, 1960s, Album, Stax

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Born Under a Bad Sign is the second studio album by Albert King released in 1967. The album became "one of the most popular and influential blues albums of the late '60s" and has been acknowledged by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and Rolling Stone magazine.

Born Under a Bad Sign

Albert King

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