Born Under A Bad Sign - Colorado Blues

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Recorded Live - Ruth Israel & Patrick McAllister Bogdan Migurski (Bass) Jack Herndon (Harmonica) Jerry Neeman (Trumpet) Amanda White (Drums) Pete Young (Soundman) Original song The lyrics to "Born Under a Bad Sign" were written by Stax Records rhythm and blues singer William Bell with music by Stax bandleader Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. & the M.G.'s). Bell recalled, "We needed a blues song for Albert King ... I had this idea in the back of my mind that I was gonna do myself. Astrology and all that stuff was pretty big then. I got this idea that it might work." The lyrics describe "hard luck and trouble" tempered by "wine and women", with wordplay in the chorus in the turnaround: Born under a bad sign, been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all Similar lyrics are found in Lightnin' Slim's 1954 swamp blues song "Bad Luck Blues": Lord, if it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all (2×) You know bad luck has been followin' poor Lightnin', ever since I began to crawl

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This episode was published on April 17, 2020.

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Recorded Live - Ruth Israel & Patrick McAllister Bogdan Migurski (Bass) Jack Herndon (Harmonica) Jerry Neeman (Trumpet) Amanda White (Drums) Pete Young (Soundman) Original song The lyrics to "Born Under a Bad Sign" were written by Stax Records...

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