Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>ProfDJ's killer cuts for your streaming shuffle, No.19</p><p>Albert King. Born Under a Bad Sign</p><p>As well as producing some great soul, Stax records was also the home of a sort of soul-blues fusion, of which this Albert King track is a wonderful example. A great blues, with a massive horn arrangement, and a soulful/funky beat; its such a great groove.</p><p>And if it sounds familiar, you may have heard Cream's nearly note for note cover (which, of course, lacks the horns).</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/KillerCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillerCuts</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blues</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Stax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stax</span></a></p>