Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign

Albert King is one of three blues singers/guitarists, Freddie, B.B., and Albert, with the surname “King.” Of the three, BB King is by far the most famous, but blues purists will often point to Albert as the best of the trio. King was born in Indianola, Mississippi, in 1923 and died in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1993.

King made his first recordings during the early Fifties for the Parrot label, but his career didn’t get started in earnest until the early Sixties with singles for the King label. King recorded for the legendary Chess Records but may have produced his best work, "Born Under a Bad Sign," for the soul label, Stax.

Other fine albums by King include “The Big Blues” (1963), “Live Wire/Blues Power” (1968), “Years Gone By” (1969), and "King of the Blues Guitar" (1969). King appears on the superb compilation, “The Complete Stax/Volt Singles” series, along with the rest of the stellar Stax roster of blues and soul stars.

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