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Apr 21, 2023 · Simply one of the greatest blues choruses ever. It’s screaming: “Life don’t get much harder than this!” The funky, swinging bass line, perforated with defiant, almost haughty guitar licks, is...
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Released 10 July 1967 on Stax (catalog no. S723; Vinyl LP). Genres: Electric Blues, Soul Blues. Rated #40 in the best albums of 1967, and #2776 of all time album.. Featured peformers: Albert King (guitar, vocals), Steve Cropper (guitar), Booker T. Jones (piano), Isaac Hayes (piano), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), Al Jackson Jr. (drums), The Memphis ...
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Born Under a Bad Sign is the second compilation album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records. It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded from March 1966 to June 1967, throughout five different sessions.
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Jul 31, 2020 · Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign. The album starts out big and bold, the familiar strains of the title song kicking out the jams with reckless aplomb as King’s throaty vocals and equally vocal guitar licks moan their tale of woe.
Apr 8, 2013 · Born Under A Bad Sign – the song, that is – perfectly nailed the feeling of blacks living and working in a south that didn’t appreciate their hard work or their powerful contribution to the region’s rich culture, and made no secret of a deep-rooted hatred based purely on skin colour.
Jazz album: “Born Under A Bad Sign (SACD)” by , released in 2023 on Stax Records. Explore the largest collection of jazz recordings @ All About Jazz
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967) lead vocals: Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967) performer: Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988) recording of: Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967) lyricist ...
