Recommended Recordings

As one of Our Recommendations and Recommended Recordings, we recommend Born Under A Bad Sign, by Albert King, on Stax Records.

This is one of the classic 1960’s blues albums. Tracks such as Born Under A Bad Sign, Oh Pretty Woman and The Hunter have been covered by many other musicians, including Free and Jimi Hendrix.  Also see our Some Historic Blues Recordings & Covers pages.

CD cover, Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign, released on Stax Records.
CD cover, Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign, released on Stax Records.

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The Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Albert King is in Indianola, Mississippi

Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Albert King, Indianola, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Albert King, Indianola, Mississippi
Tennessee Historical Commission marker outside the Stax Museum, 926 E. McLemore Ave., Memphis, TN
Tennessee Historical Commission marker outside the Stax Museum, 926 E. McLemore Ave., Memphis, TN

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