B B King Blues Is King
Original Released :1967
Label : Bluesway/MCA/Universal
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By 1967, King had refined his singing and guitar style (which were always intertwined) to a fine point. What was just beginning to emerge during this period was King the showman, the singer with a story to tell his audience; sometimes a sad story, sometimes an angry one, occasionally even a downright mean one. Nowhere was this more apparent than in live performance. Here he's captured in concert in Chicago, home of the blues and the ideal place to testify to the congregation. From "Tired of Your Jive" to "I Know What You're Puttin' Down" to the unequivocal "Baby Get Lost," B.B. lets his audience in on the ups and downs of romance in no uncertain terms, both through his impassioned vocals and characteristically stinging guitar. The effect is both cathartic and awe-inspiring.
Original LP Cover
Tracklist
01. Introduction 00:21
02. Waitin' On You 02:30
03. Introduction 00:48
04. Gamblers' Blues 05:12
05. Tired Of Your Jive 03:31
06. Night Life 04:48
07. Buzz Me 04:15
08. Don't Answer The Door 04:10
09. Blind Love 03:32
10. I Know What You're Puttin' Down 03:36
11. Baby Get Lost 03:59
12. Gonna Keep On Loving You 03:48
13. Goin' Down Slow (Live) 06:32 *
14. Sweet Sixteen, Parts One And Two (Live) 6:10 *
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Recorded live in Chicago on November 5, 1966.
Originally released on Bluesway (6001) in September 1967.
Personnel:
B.B. King (vocals, guitar)
Kenneth Sands (trumpet)
Bobby Forte (tenor saxophone)
Duke Jethro (organ)
Louis Satterfield (bass)
Sonny Freeman (drums).
