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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Predicate Object
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 follows "King of the Blues Guitar" (compilations of earlier singles) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 ⓘ
Born Under a Bad Sign ⓘ
Crosscut Saw ⓘ
Down Don’t Bother Me ⓘ
Kansas City ⓘ
Laundromat Blues ⓘ
Oh, Pretty Woman ⓘ
Personal Manager ⓘ
The Hunter ⓘ
The Very Thought of You ⓘ
labelImprint Stax ⓘ
linked to: Stax Records
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 Studios ⓘ
linked to: Stax Records
recordedInCity 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) ⓘ