Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King

Born Under a Bad Sign is a compilation album by American blues musician Albert King, released in 1967 by Stax Records. It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded over the course of five different sessions, from March 1966 to June 1967. King played with two in-house bands: Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Memphis Horns. Although the album failed to reach any music charts, it did receive critical acclaim, and is now regarded by critics as one of the greatest blues albums ever made. The guitar play on Born Under a Bad Sign influenced many guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born Under a Bad Sign was inducted into both the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2012, it was ranked at number 491 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.