Blues Artists

Albert King (1923-1992) was an extremely influential blues guitarist from Indianola, Mississippi. There is a Mississippi Blues Trail marker commemorating Albert King in downtown Indianola.

Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Albert King, Indianola, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Albert King, Indianola, Mississippi

Here are some videos of Albert King performing:

Oh Pretty Woman, Fillmore East, 23 September 1970

Blues Power, Fillmore East, 23 September 1970

Fillmore East, complete concert, 23 September 1970

On Swedish TV, 1980

With Stevie Ray Vaughan in a Hamilton, Ontario, Canada TV studio in 1983.

Born Under A Bad Sign, with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, 1983

With B.B. King at the Japan Blues Carnival, 1989

Stormy Monday, with Gary Moore at Hammersmith Odeon, U.K., 1990

Recommended Recordings

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.

Born Under A Bad Sign – this classic blues album was released on Stax Records in 1967.

It features several recordings that have become blues standards, including the title track Born Under A Bad Sign (covered by Cream, among others), Oh, Pretty Woman (composed by A.C. “Moohah” Williams), The Hunter (covered by Free)

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