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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Standard of the Week: 'Born Under a Bad Sign'

This week, we will delve into one of blues most famous standards, 'Born Under a Bad Sign', by Albert King.

Recorded and released by the legendary Stax record label, 'Born Under a Bad Sign' is considered the quintessential Albert King song. It was recorded with the Booker T & The MG's as the backup band; which is a winning combination.

It's listed in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame as one of the '500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll', and is was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classic of Blues Recording, Singles or Album Tracks" category . 


The original 1967 album version.


The riff is what gives the song wide appeal to both blues and rock fans. Dozens of musicians covered it, 
such as Cream:




Jimi Hendrix (as an instrumental)




Robben Ford: 




and.... HOMER SIMPSON (seriously)




Stay tuned for more standards, hope you liked the little tidbits for this song this week!

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