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
Albert King
(Nelson; April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992),
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
"Three 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".
He was once nicknamed
"The Velvet Bulldozer"
because of his
smooth singing
and large size
he stood taller
than average,
with sources reporting
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
or
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m),
and weighed
250 lb (110 kg)
and also because
he drove a bulldozer
in one of his
day jobs
early in his career.
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.
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