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Posted by bluesway on April 30, 2012 at 1:25am

 

 

Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign

 

Κάποτε ο Mike Bloomfield  είπε τα έξις λόγια για τον  Albert King "Μπορεί να πάρει

τέσσερις νότες και να γράψει ένα ολόκληρο album."

 

Αναμφισβήτητα, ένα από τα σπουδαιότερα album που γράφτηκαν ποτέ, που κυκλοφόρησε

το 1967είναι το Born Under A Bad Sign ,

από τον  μεγαλύτερο μεταπολεμικά -World War II -κατά την άποψη μου βασιλιά της blues

μουσικής Albert King.

 

Ο Αlbert King (To κανονικό του όνομα ήταν Albert Nelson) γεννήθηκε στις 25 Απριλίου

1923 στην Indianola , Mississippi.

Ένας κορυφαίος αριστερόχειρας, αυτοδίδακτος, κιθαρίστας, με μια αυτοσχέδια κιθάρα και

έντονα επηρεασμένος από τον θρυλικό,  Blind Lemmon Jefferson.

 

 Ωστόσο αν και αριστερόχειρας έπαιζε πάντοτε δεξιόχειρες κιθάρες τις οποίες γύριζε

ανάποδα, έτσι ώστε το μπάσο μι της κιθάρας ήταν προς τα κάτω. Ύστερα έπαιζε με κιθάρες

οι οποίες ήταν για αριστερόχειρες, αλλά πάλι τις χορδές τις ήθελε ανάποδα.

 

Το θέμα βέβαια δεν είναι αν ήταν αριστερόχειρας ή πως κρατούσε την κιθάρα, αλλά το τι

μπορούσε να δημιουργήσει με αυτήν.

 

Τα πρώτα χρόνια έφτιαξε μια μπάντα, τους Groove Boys τους οποίους κράτησε μέχρι το 1950. Για κάποιο διάστημα έπαιξε τύμπανα μαζί με τον Jimmie

Reed.To 1953 έπεισε τον ιδιοκτήτη της δισκογραφικής Parrot label να τον ηχογραφήσει σαν σόλο κιθαρίστα και τραγουδιστή.

 

Όλα αυτά μέχρι το 1966, όπου εκτινάχτηκε στην υψηλότερη θέση της blues μουσικής,  όταν υπέγραψε με την εταιρία STAX .

Ενώνοντας  της δυνάμεις του με τους  Booker T. Jones και τον William Bell.

Με αποτέλεσμα να γραφτεί το1966,  ένα από τα σπουδαιότεραalbum, ένα τραγούδι που θα ακούγετε για πάντα το BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN.

 

Στην διάρκεια της καριέρας του, συνεργάστηκε με πολλούς μεγάλους καλλιτέχνες, τον Jimi Hendrix, τον John Mayall και άλλους, ενώ επίσης και στην

Ελλάδα, την συναυλία του  άνοιξαν οι BLUES WIRE.

 

Ο Αlbert King έφυγε από τη ζωή στις 21 Δεκεμβρίου του 1992, έχοντας επηρεάσει τρεις γενιές κιθαριστών.

 Ήταν όλοι τους παιδιά του: Τζίμι Χέντριξ, Έρικ Κλάπτον, Στίβι Ρέι Βον, Γκάρι Μουρ.

 

 Ο τρόπος που χτυπούσε, ο τρόπος που λύγιζε τις χορδές με τον αντίχειρά. Ο τρόπος που κούρδιζε την κιθάρα, κατέληξαν σχολή. Που είναι βέβαιο ότι

θα επηρεάσουν και τους ερχόμενους καλλιτέχνες.

 

Θεόφιλος Μπαγιάστας .

 

 

 

 

Albums 1962–1992 

 

Studio albums

Date      Title       Label & Cat. no.                R&Bchart no.     Popchart no.

1962       The Big Blues

King 852

               

1967       Born Under a Bad Sign

Stax S723

               

1969       Years Gone By

Stax STS-2010                    133

1969       Jammed Together (with Steve Cropper & Pops Staples)

Stax STS-2020                    171

1970       Blues for Elvis - King Does the King's Things

Stax STS-2015                   

1971       Lovejoy

Stax STS-2040    29           188

1972       I'll Play the Blues for You

Stax STS-3009    11           140

1974       I Wanna Get Funky

Stax STS-5505    37          

1974       The Blues Don't Change

Stax                      

1976       Truckload of Lovin'          Utopia BUL 1-1387[1]

26           166

1976       Albert   Utopia BUL 1-1731[2]

54          

1977       King Albert          Tomato TOM-6002                         

1977       The Pinch aka The Blues Don't Change

Stax STX-4101                   

1978       New Orleans Heat           Tomato TOM-7022          74          

1983       San Francisco '83[3]

Fantasy F-9627                 

1984       I'm in a Phone Booth Baby           Fantasy F-9633[4]

               

1986       The Lost Session (archive release)            Stax 8534                            

Live albums

Date      Title       Label & Cat. no.                R&Bchart no.     Popchart no.

1968       Live Wire/Blues Power

Stax STS-2003    40           150

1977       Live        Utopia CYL2-2205[5]

                182

1988[6]

Blues at Sunrise

Stax 8546                            

1990[7]

Wednesday Night in San Francisco

Stax 8556                            

1990[8]

Thursday Night in San Francisco

Stax 8557                            

Compilation albums

Date      Title       Label & Cat. no.                R&Bchart no.     Popchart no.

1969       King of the Blues Guitar

Atlantic 8213                      194

1972       Wattstax: The Living Word (also various Stax performers)             Stax STS 2-3010                

1974       Montreux Festival (also Chico Hamilton & Little Milton)

Stax STS-5520                   

1977       I'll Play the Blues for You (also John Lee Hooker)

Tomato 2696141                              

1979       Chronicle (also Little Milton)

Stax STX-4123                   

1982       Masterworks     Atlantic AD 2-4002                          

1986       The Best of Albert King  Stax 60-005                        

1990       Door to Door (also Otis Rush, Otis Spann, B.B. King)

MCA/Chess LP-1538                      

1992       Red House          Castle                   

Posthumous albums (since 1993)

Live Albums

Date      Title       Label & Cat. no.                Blueschart no.

1993       Blues at Sunset

Stax 8581            

1994       Chicago 1978      Charly 754          

1998       Rainin' in California          Wolf 120500      

1999       Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session

Stax 7501             1

1999       Live in Canada   Charly 755          

2001       The Godfather of the Blues: His Last European Tour        P-Vine 

2003       Talkin' Blues       Thirsty Ear          

2003       Live 69  Tomato               

2003       Blues from the Road       Fuel 302 061 318 2           

Selected compilation albums

Numerous Albert King compilation albums issued by a number of record companies have been released over the years (allmusic shows over 100 compilations).[9] The following lists some of the more notable and current releases:

Date      Title       Label & Cat. no.                Blueschart no.

1993       The Ultimate Collection Rhino 71268       

1994       The Tomato Years            Rhino 71623       

1994       Funky London   Stax 8586            

1996       Hard Bargain

Stax 8594            

1999       The Very Best of Albert King       Rhino 75703       

2001       More Big Blues of Albert King     Ace 827               

2002       Blue on Blues (also Freddie King)

Fuel 2000            

2004       The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings               Collectables 2887            

2006       Stax Profiles       Stax 8622            

2007       The Very Best of Albert King       Stax 30296           13

Singles 1953–1992

Date      Title A-side / B-side         Label & Cat. no.                R&Bchart no.     Popchart no.

1954       "Bad Luck Blues" / "Be on Your Merry Way"         Parrot 798                          

1959       "Why Are You So Mean to Me" / "Ooh-Ee Baby"               Bobbin 114                         

1960       "Need You By My Side" / "The Time Has Come" Bobbin 119                         

1960       "Blues at Sunrise" / "Let's Have a Natural Ball"    Bobbin 126                         

1961       "I Walked All Night Long" / "I've Made Nights by Myself"              Bobbin 129                         

1961       "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" / "This Morning"         King 5575[10]

14          

1961       "Travelin' to California" / "Dyna-Flow"    King 5588[11]

               

1962       "I Get Evil" / "What Can I Do to Change Your Mind"          Bobbin 135                         

1963       "I'll Do Anything for You" / "Got to Be Some Changes Made"       Bobbin 141                         

1963       "How About that Old Blue Ribbon" / "I've Made Nights by Myself"           Bobbin 143                         

1963       "This Funny Feeling" / "Had You Told It Like It Was"          King 5751                            

1965       "C. O. D." / "Worisome Baby"     Coun-Tree 1006                               

1965       "Lonesome" / "You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong"               Coun-Tree 1007                               

1966       "Laundromat Blues" / "Overall Junction"               Stax 190               29          

1966       "Oh Pretty Woman" / "Funk Shun"          Stax 197                              

1967       "Crosscut Saw" / "Down Don't Bother Me"          Stax 201               34          

1967       "Born Under a Bad Sign" / "Personal Manager"  Stax 217               49          

1968       "Cold Feet" / "You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain"     Stax 241               20           67

1968       "(I Love) Lucy" / "You're Gonna Need Me"           Stax 252               46          

1968       "Blues Power" / "Night Stomp" Stax 0020                            

1969       "The Hunter" / "As the Years Go Passing By"

Atlantic 2604                     

1969       "Drowning on Dry Land Pt. I" / "Pt. II"     Stax 0034                            

1969       "Tupelo Pt. I" / "Pt. II"    Stax 0047                            

1969       "Water" / "Opus De Soul"            Stax 0048                            

1969       "Cockroach" / "Wrapped Up in Love Again"         Stax 0058                            

1970       "Can't You See What You're Doing to Me" / "Cold Sweat"              Stax 0069             50           127

1971       "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" / "Lovejoy, Ill."       Stax 0101             38           103

1972       "Angel of Mercy" / "Funky London"        Stax 0121             42          

1972       "I'll Play the Blues for You Pt. I" / "Pt. II"                Stax 0135             31          

1972       "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" / "Little Brother (Make a Way)"            Stax 0147             35           91

1973       "Playing on Me" / "High Cost of Living"   Stax 0166                            

1974       "That's What the Blues Is All About" / "I Wanna Get Funky"         Stax 0189             15          

1974       "Flat Tire" / "I Can't Hear Nothing but the Blues"               Stax 0217                            

1974       "Crosscut Saw" / "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" Stax 0228                            

1974       "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" / "Don't Burn Down the Bridge"             Stax 0234[12]

               

1975       "I'm Doing Fine" / "Ain't It Beautiful"       Stax 0245                            

1976       "Cadillac Assembly Line" / "Nobody Wants a Loser"         Utopia 10544      40          

1976       "Sensation, Communication Together" / "Gonna Make It Somehow"      Utopia 10682      80          

1976       "Guitar Man" / "Rub My Back"   Utopia 10770      79          

1977       "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" /"I Don't Care What My Baby Do"     Utopia 10879      95          

1978       "Call My Job" / "Love Shock"       Tomato 10001    72          

1978       "Chump Change" / "Good Time Charlie"                Tomato 10002    72          

1978       "The Pinch Paid Off Pt. I" / "Pt. II"             Stax 3203                            

1979       "The Very Thought of You" / "I Get Evil"                Tomato 10009    87          

1979       "Born Under a Bad Sign" / "I've Got the Blues"   Tomato 10012                   

1983       "Ask Me No Questions" / "Honey Bee"  Fantasy 940                       

1986       "Down the Road I Go" / "Money Lovin' Woman"                                              

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