Albert King & SRV - Born Under A Bad Sign live 1983 reaction commentary - Blues
Today I listen to Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan perform Born Under a Bad Sign recorded live for television on December 6, 1983. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Born Under A Bad Sign 9:45 - My thoughts 12:19 - Who are Albert King and SRV? Links Original video: • Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Born ... Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track. He, B.B. King, and Freddie King, all unrelated, were known as the "Kings of the Blues". The left-handed Albert King was known for his "deep, dramatic sound that was widely imitated by both blues and rock guitarists." King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2023, he was ranked number 22 on Rolling Stone's 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Stephen Ray Vaughan (also known as SRV; October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was the younger brother of guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. In Session is a blues album by Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded live for television on December 6, 1983, at CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario, when Vaughan was 29 and King was 60. It was released as an album on August 17, 1999, and re-released with a supplemental video recording on DVD on September 28, 2010. It has also been released on CD and SACD. "Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues",[2] the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference.[3] "Born Under a Bad Sign" appeared on the R&B chart and became a blues standard. The lyrics to "Born Under a Bad Sign" were written by Stax Records rhythm and blues singer William Bell with music by Stax bandleader Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. & the M.G.'s). Lyrics [Chorus] Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know, I wouldn't have no luck at all [Verse 1] Hard luck and trouble Been my only friend I've been on my own Ever since I was ten [Chorus] Born under a bad sign Been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know, I wouldn't have no luck at all [Verse 2] I can't read I didn't know how to write My whole life has been One big fight [Chorus] Born under a bad sign I've been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck I say, I wouldn't have no luck at all [Bridge] That ain't lie, ah, oh You know, if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no kinda luck If it wasn't for real bad luck I wouldn't have no luck at all [Verse 3] You know wine and women Is all I crave A big legged woman Gonna carry me to my grave [Chorus] Born under a bad sign I've been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck I tell ya, I wouldn't have no luck at all [Outro] Yeah, I'm a bad luck boy Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yes
