| "Born Under a Bad Sign" | |
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| Single by Albert King | |
| from the album Born Under a Bad Sign | |
| B-side | "Personal Manager" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Recorded | May 17, 1967[1] |
| Studio | Stax, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Genre | Soul blues |
| Length | 2:44 |
| Label | Stax |
| Composer(s) | Booker T. Jones |
| Lyricist(s) | William Bell |
"Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues",[2] the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference.[3] "Born Under a Bad Sign" appeared on the R&B chart and became a blues standard.
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King of the Blues Guitar (CD reissue liner notes). Albert King. New York City: Atlantic Records. 1989. p. 1. 8213-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ O'Neal, Jim (November 10, 2016). "1988 Hall of Fame Inductees: Born Under a Bad Sign – Albert King (Stax, 1967)". Blues.org. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (1982). Deep Blues. New York City: Penguin Books. p. 246. ISBN 0-14006-223-8.