Booker t and the mgs born under a bad sign

It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded from march 1966 to june 1967, over the course of five different sessions. Feb 01, 2011 albert king april 25, 1923 december 21, 1992 was an american blues guitarist and singer. Check out who covered the song and in which years it was played and how often. I also appreciate that the band branched out a bit from soul, delivering fine versions of albert kings born under a bad sign and jimi hendrixs foxy lady. Provided to youtube by universal music group born under a bad sign booker t. Arguably the most famous song from born under a bad sign is the albums title track, which was written by william bell and booker t. Mar 01, 20 soul limbo is the eighth album by booker t.

While hed recorded for labels like veejay, parrot and bobbin, it was his chemistry with the stax team label executives al bell, jim stewart and. Jones to perform and sign books at jefferson center. Stuck in the past albert king born under a bad sign 1967. This is one of their better efforts, and a sort of lost album. Born under a bad sign by albert king album, electric blues.

May 31, 2019 provided to youtube by universal music group born under a bad sign booker t. The album was the first stax lp issued after the label severed its ties with former distributor atlantic. Later in the set you get albert king on vocals for a gritty born under a bad sign and then boz scaggs and neil young fronting the quartet with steve potts or jim keltner drumming in place of the longago murdered jackson. It became kings signature song, with the classic lyrics, if it wasn t for bad luck, i wouldn t have no luck at all. Best remembered historically as the studio band for staxvolt records during the 60s, booker t. Check out born under a bad sign by albert king on amazon music. I also liked their original compositions, over easy and heads or tails. Background born under a bad sign was the first album by albert king for stax records and his second album overall. There were not any other traditional blues artists signed with stax at the time, and they were looking to. Bell wanted to write a song about astrology, and came up with an unconventional tenbar guitar line as opposed to eightbar and twelvebar blues during a jam session. Jones and guitarist steve cropper found alchemy, transforming rhythmsection riffing into an art, slicing through air where listeners expected vocals and doing so with tremendous. As the sixties progresses, anger rose along with peace and love. Digital sheet music for born under a bad sign by, booker t. Jones began working at stax records in memphis as a saxophonist in 1960.

Jones wrote this song for albert king and it was another big hit for stax records in memphis, tennesseethis clip was shot at the second of two sold out nights at the freight and. View concert statistics of born under a bad sign by booker t. Jones wrote this song for albert king and it was another big hit for stax records in memphis, tennesseethis clip was shot at. The song harkens back to blues of the 30s and 40s which had similar lyrical content. The indianola, mississippiborn king of the blues guitar, cemented his legacy with this debut set. The mgs scored for piano buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. Hip hug her, double crossing time, slim jenkins place albert king.

It became kings signature song, with the classic lyrics, if it wasnt for bad luck, i wouldnt have no luck at all. The first hint is that the mgs were not named after a small british sports. Jones, 20yearold guitarist steve cropper, and two seasoned players, bassist lewie steinberg and drummer al jackson jr. Born under a bad sign was albert kings first album released by stax. Down dont bother me is kings, as is personal manager, cowritten with david porter, isaac hayes collaborator and creator of many of sam and daves hits. Born under bad sign was penned by booker t and william bell, and jones was the writer for the hunter as well. Born under a bad sign is the second compilation album by american blues musician albert king, released in 1967 by stax records. Booker t and the mgs were a great force in american music, embodying the memphis stax sounds along with issac hayes. Reviewed in the united states on november 23, 2012. On this album the band consisted of all topnotch musicians a few of which would rise to stardom.

Listen to your favorite songs from the best of booker t. Apr 25, 20 king didnt write many of his biggest hits. The namesake of rock and roll hall of fame band booker t. Albert king april 25, 1923 december 21, 1992 was an american blues guitarist and singer. Albert king is a blues master and born under a bad sign is one of his most prominent achievements. He has also worked in the studios with many wellknown artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a grammy award for lifetime achievement. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.