King B B

Duett-album med blues standards. Bland gästartisterna märks namn som Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow m fl.

Den 21 november 1964 äntrade B.B. King scenen på The Regal för en spelning som bandades och visade sig bli ett av de bästa bluesalbumen någonsin. B.B. King var inte bara en tidlös sångare och gitarrist, han var också en naturbegåvning som entertainer. Här får vi prov på alla tre sidorna av giganten. Med ett knivskarpt band framförs några av de största låtarna. Rösten är bättre än någonsin. Han spelar bättre än någonsin. Publiken är i extas. "Live at the Regal" är ett skolexempel på hur man ska göra ett liveframträdande. En stor klassiker.

What else could brighten the day of a San Quentin inmate more than a visit of living legend B.B. King? Recorded in the same correctional facility that spawned Johnny Cash's Live At San Quentin, B.B. King's recording oozes the same kind of energy that put Cash's album in the books. <br/>But with a twist: as he makes the audience applaud for the guards, this seems kind of strange on first sight. But B.B. King is no Johnny Cash: the audience knows that they are in jail for a reason, and the blues master isn't unnecessarily sympathetic of their deeds. Which is what B.B. King's brand of blues is all about: being true to yourself no matter what, and having fun while at it. Now let the good times roll!

King B B: New York 1968 [CD]

King B B: Live at Montreux 1993 [Blu-ray]

King B B: Live In Cook County Jail [Vinyl LP]

B. B. King died in February 2015 at the age of 89. He was a guitarist and singer who can be described without exaggeration as one of music's legends.<br/>Ten of his original albums make up this box and in addition there are some interesting bonus tracks for every blues fan. <br/>B. B. stands for his pseudonym "Beale Street Blues Boy", his guitar he named Lucille and they were an unbeatable duo that sold millions of records and took every noteworthy prize in the music business.<br/><br/>In all there were 70 singles and 25 albums he recorded for the Bihari brothers on their labels RPM, Crown and Kent, and they were sold exclusively in the black quarters of American cities. Between the years 1951 and 1992 he had 75 titles in the American R&B charts. <br/>Many fans will enjoy the rare1960 Crown LP, that King made with Duke Ellington's (the legendary jazz-pianist) orchestra, as well as the scarce 1962 LP "Twist with B. B. King", both included in this box.