Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album)

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Born Under a Bad Sign is a landmark 1967 electric blues album by guitarist and singer Albert King, renowned for its influential title track and its major impact on blues and rock music.

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instanceOf blues album
electric blues album
studio album
artist Albert King
backingBand Booker T. & the M.G.'s
backingMusicians The Memphis Horns
basedOnRecordingsFrom 1966
1967
chronologyInArtistDiscography B.B. King discography
surface form: follows "King of the Blues Guitar" (compilations of earlier singles)
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation highly influential electric blues recording
landmark blues album
format 12-inch LP
genre blues
electric blues
soul blues
guitarist Albert King
hasInfluencedArtist Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
hasInfluencedGenre blues rock
rock music
includesSong As The Years Go Passing By
surface form: As the Years Go Passing By

Born Under a Bad Sign
Crosscut Saw
Down Don’t Bother Me
Kansas City metropolitan area
surface form: Kansas City

Laundromat Blues
Oh, Pretty Woman
Personal Manager
The Hunter
The Very Thought of You
labelImprint Stax Records
surface form: Stax
language English
notableFor influential title track "Born Under a Bad Sign"
major impact on blues and rock guitar playing
originalMedium vinyl record
performer Albert King
producer Al Jackson Jr.
Booker T. Jones
Jim Stewart
recordedAt Stax Records
surface form: Stax Studios
recordedInCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
recordLabel Stax Records
releaseYear 1967
songwriterOfTitleTrack Booker T. Jones
William Bell
titleTrack Born Under a Bad Sign
vocalist Albert King

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Albert King notableAlbum Born Under a Bad Sign (1967 album)