Since its vinyl release in 1967, blues aficionados have put Born Under a Bad Sign on a pedestal—many considering it one of the best electric blues albums of all time. While it is a true classic, it’s ...

It took a while for Albert King to wend his way to Memphis and Stax studios but when he finally did, in 1966, it was worth the wait. Although King wasn’t a total unknown at the time (“Don’t Throw Your ...

Craft Recordings celebrates Albert King's centennial year with special vinyl and hi-res digital reissues of his electrifying Stax Records debut, Born Under a Bad Sign. Set for release on April 21 and ...

The Concord Music Group has just added three more titles to their Definitive Series. The Definitive Bill Evans on Riverside and Fantasy and The Definitive Miles Davis on Prestige join the subject of ...

RACINE — He was known by the stage name Albert King as well as “King of the Blues Guitar.” He was born in 1923 in Mississippi and started off life as a farm laborer, but his heart was in the blues and ...

Originally released in the psychedelicized year of 1967, the altogether earthy blues recording that is Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign may have gone over the heads of those succumbing to flower ...