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The second studio album from Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign was released in 1967. King's first album for Stax Records would change the face of American music with the modernization of the blues. This staging-post blues release blues featured an all-star line-up of musicians, including Booker T & the M.G.’s and members of the Memphis Horns). Highlights include King’s original recording of “Born Under a Bad Sign” as well as enduring favorites such as “Laundromat Blues,” “Oh Pretty Woman,” and “Crosscut Saw.” King, routinely known as one of the “Three Kings” of the blues alongside his unrelated namesakes Freddie and B.B., Albert King (1923–1992) was one of the most influential artists in the history of the genre. Known both for his dextrous electric style – most often on his Gibson Flying V – and his distinctively husky vocals, King combined an urgent Delta blues style with contemporary soul rhythms that brought the blues to a new generation. Born Under A Bad Sign was a huge influence on such blues devotees as Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as King’s star rose to the status of playing such venues as the Fillmore West and sharing the stage with major rock names.