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Albert King (1923-1992), like Wilson Pickett, hit the big time with Stax Records in Memphis. Both musicians, backed by Booker T. & The MG's, took off in the mid-1960s -- Pickett with "In the Midnight Hour" in 1965, King in 1966 with "Laundromat Blues." King's knockout signature song came in 1967 with "Born Under a Bad Sign:"
"If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all."
King was a big guy and a biting, singing guitar player -- like the just passed B. B. King (1925-2015).
From this 1999 Rhino Records anthology -- The Very Best of Albert King (Blues Masters series), I particularly like:
"Born Under a Bad Sign"
"Cold Feet"
and "Cadillac Assembly Line"
Thank you, Albert King (and B.B. King, while giving thanks), thanks also to Rhino Records for this anthology. And now, adieu, adieu -- this CD now off to someone new.
Today's Rune: The Mystery Rune.
2 comments:
Erik-wasn't it Led Zepplin that said, 'big legged woman ain't got no soul'?
Born under a bad sign. I know the feeling.
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