@@bazzer124 Indeed you are. I grew up in central New Mexico and now I live in central Texas. I saw a few bands in ABQ (The Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5), but all we ever get in Texas are second rate country artists.
I got to see two of his all day Blues Festivals which included people like Etta James, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy and many others I probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I also saw him with Jeff Beck. Amazing!!😊
B.B. King is a great guitarist, no doubt about it! Y’all have yet to check out Roy Clark; he was a master of many genres and one of the best of all time. From the Spanish “Malagueña”, to a high speed “12th Street Rag”, to a gorgeous “Lara’s Theme”, to a comedic “Folsom Prison Blues”, to a “Guitar Boogie”, he could do it all!! Also can play a hot fiddle and banjo! Still waiting for y’all to add him to your mix!❤❤❤❤❤
You have to listen to BB King live at Cook County Jail the song "How Blue Can You Get" You won't regret it. Saw him do it live in 1977 and I still get chills.
Back in the day when I was visiting my father in Philadelphia B.B. King was in town for a concert. My father's girlfriend wanted to go to the concert, but my father worked at night and couldn't take her. He didn't want her to go alone so he bought two tickets and told me to escort her. I didn't want to. I was 19 years old and couldn't have cared less about the Blues because that was "old people's music." But I escorted her to the concert and was blown away by B.B. King. I've been a fan of the Blues ever since.
I was lucky to see B.B. King in May 2008 at a Harrah's Casino in Iowa. I was googling when B.B. died and saw this: "By his own estimate, King, who died May 14, 2015, had 15 children by 15 women, none of them his wives. He was also married twice, but neither marriage produced children." Now them's the blues!
He named her at an AR juke joint after it burned down...two guys were fighting over a girl named Lucille, they kicked over a bucket of coal oil that was burning in the middle of the room for heat. I saw him in a juke joint he bought in Indianola ms...lived a couple years in Clarksdale MS...Blues everyday and night
In the bustling confines of an airport in 1992, serendipity granted me the chance to meet the legendary B.B. King. Amidst the hurried pace of travelers, his unmistakable presence shone like a beacon. Approaching with a mix of excitement and reverence, I exchanged a few words with the blues maestro, who exuded both humility and charm. Our brief encounter, framed by the hum of departing planes, became a timeless snapshot of crossing paths with a musical icon in the most unexpected of places.
One of the Three Kings of Blues. B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King. For your next Blues song reaction, I'm gonna throw you for a loop... Do Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn in session, Born Under a Bad Sign. That whole session they did was pure magic, but this was what they opened with and omg, you want some god level blues? Listen to that. On a side note, I remember the day B.B. King left us. I was at work when I heard the news and I stood up and walked out of the building and cried in the parking lot until my manager came out to see what was wrong. Through the tears I told him... My guitar hero, B.B. King just passed away. I sat there for a good half an hour and wept. You are missed and you are loved B.B.
You might want to consider reacting to the early version of a band you may not realize started as a blues band - Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green, founder of the band is known as one of the best blues guitarist of all time. BB King said of Peter Green, "he has more talent in his little finger than I have in my whole body" and "he's the only one who gives me cold sweats." His 1970 live performance of Black Magic Woman, which he wrote, is available on CZcams and I'd love to see your reaction to it.
I was going to say this one is a classic, but everything he does is classic. There’s really not much else to say that hasn’t been said about BB. BBN U2 got together and put out a song called “when love comes to town.” I highly recommend the song. 🕊❤️🎼
Like all the truly greats it’s not what he plays, it’s what he doesn’t play. He doesn’t need to be too busy to convey the feeling, just the right notes, in the absolutely most tasteful way that strikes right through to your core. ✌️
Love B.B. King. So grateful I got to see him before his passing. One of my favorite albums is his duet album with Eric Clapton. Any song off of that but especially the track "Riding With The King" is worthy of a listen.
Amber, love that you called out the Simplicity of his stuff which isn't simple at all but it denotes so much stuff without going to all the elaboration and yet it is so elaborate and emotional.
Halfway through and it's incredible, but I must point out that he and Elvis Presley really liked each other a lot and while they didn't hang out together all the time they definitely dug each other. It's because by the time Elvis was a teen and driving a truck and all that stuff, he was fascinated with Beale Street or BB King was already established but they were both young and Elvis worshiped him basically and later when Elvis started to gain success, BB King was one of his best supporters.
I’ve seen BB King live three times in Liverpool, England - twice in the 80’s and about 20 years ago. I totally lose myself when he’s playing and singing. The theatre could fall down around me and I wouldn’t have noticed. He’s a phenomenon. 10000% authentic and real. He feels the music with every note. You were both absolutely excellent in the way you presented him and felt his music. Thank you so much. You’re amazing. Samantha from Liverpool, UK.
Blues is my favorite music to dance alone to! I was born in 1960, but was raised on tv shows that highlighted these incredible singers and also dancers. The Lawrence Welk show was one of the greatest
Blues On The Bayou and Riding With The King *Eric Clapton with BB King*, two must albums. I was fortunate to see BB 6 times. Amber talks about emotion and the blues...exactly because blues comes from the soul.
They say BB, would stay, after his show for hours alot of the times talking to his fan,s, and signing autographs, he was quiet the gentleman!😊 I had the pleasure of seeing Mr, King a couple of times, great shows indeed! I wish i could have chatted with him! Nice reaction guy,s!😊😊
J&A, Ready for more blues? Anything off Albert Collins ‘Ice Pickin’ album is great. Try his “Master Charge”, “Too Tired” or "When the Welfare Turns Its Back on You”. He could really make that guitar talk. Blues artists I’ve seen in concert include Albert Collins, Son Seals, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray. edit- Albert jammed with George Thorogood at Live Aid and had a cameo in the movie "Adventures In Babysitting"!
You know there were 3 kings of the blues BB King Albert King and Freddy King. I was luck to see BB 2 times in Chicago. But my Favorite player Buddy Guy. He just did his finale tour this year. Now *& years old and he was such a character with his stage personality. My favorite Buddy Guy song is "Skin Deep"
It's safe to say that for most lead guitar players from the 50s on, B.B. King was the teacher. That single note style with the string bends and especially that vibrato he got from the left hand on the fretboard is timeless. And he had a great blues voice (overlooked perhaps because of how great and influential he was on guitar) and he was a great bandleader. He'd have to be a great bandleader to keep a band going for all those years with musicians coming and going. You hear one of his records, you know right away it's him.
One of my favourite blues tracks is "The Healer" by John Lee Hooker & with Carlos Santana on guitar, the blues & soul in that track will be Healing. Love & Light.
Love "The Thrill is Gone," but this lyric from "The Blues Come Over Me" just gets me: Up on a mountain, I'm drowning in the sea, All the clocks say midnight. When the blues come over me
He recorded an album with Eric Clapton, Riding With The King. It's great. I recommend the title track, Keys to The Highway or their cover of Sam and Dave's Hold on I'm Comin'
Eric Clapton who idolized B.B. King became good friends with the King over the years, and they did a bunch of stuff together. Try and check that out. You could tell there was love and respect between the two. Much like SRV and Albert King. Albert King kind of took SRV under his wing in the early days. Much Respect and love there. B.B. was a Humble man always ready to help one cause or another. A better man than me for sure. Love to you and yours!
Amber nailed it. BB hits all the exact right notes to give you the powerful emotional impact that other artists can’t with 10x the notes. His singing is the same, stripped down to the essentials, which doesn’t bury the message in vocal tricks. You should also check out: We’re Gonna Make it - Little Milton On Broadway - George Benson This Masquerade - George Benson
I had the good fortune of seeing Mr. King perform two times once in the late 80s and again around 2006. At the gig in the 80s at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA,I was about 10 ft from him. It was amazing. The man is a legend.
I got to see BB at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor in 199...4, I think. Boy those 90's are blurry 🤣 I consider seeing BB live one of my crowning achievements in life.
I consider myself very lucky to have seen B.B. King at the House of Blues here in Orlando! He was amazing, talented, and so joyful! He couldn't stand very much, butbat the end he stood up and threw out guitar picls to the crowd! It was magical!
BB did some great duets in 1993 with Ruth Brown, Etta James, Kate Webster, and Koko Taylor. Worth checking out. Also Katie Webster "Pussycat moan" is incredible.
Deuces Wild was a great album. He also did great duets with Willie Nelson, Zucchero, and one poignant one on Buddy Guy's album (I think it was "Stay a little longer"?).
B. B. King and Lucille made legendary music for many years that is stiill good today. He was one of the greatest guitar players of all time and respected and admired by many people.
One of the all time legends...He could make a guitar talk...Here in New York I eat at his restaurant all the time...He used to perform there a lot...R.I.P B.B.
We're old enough and lucky enough to have enjoyed BB King in person from the mid-60's to 2012. Hard to find a better blues master...ain't gonna happen. ❤
You guys need to know, BB King did a whole album with Eric Clapton. Riding With The King. I think you'll love the title track, but they also covered the soul classic Hold On, I'm Comin'. Either of those are straight up blues joy!!
What A voice !!! 😮 this kind of blues are the fountain where everybody drank up to in England in the 50s. The kids like Eric Claptons/ Rolling stones/ the who/ Hendrix (USA)etc etc. They listened to this, from the American navy bases post WW2. , air waves. Liverpool,Manchester, also the American Air force Radio stations. The basic school was here 😊
I saw BB King about 20 years ago at our local baseball stadium, opener was Jeff Beck. They were both great guitarists, no doubt, but only one of the 2 is a showman. Beck played well but he didn't say a word and stood in one spot the entire time. Enter Mr King. Wowsy! It was fabulous becuse he knew how to entertain an audience! He gave a great show. Too bad they're both gone now, as of a week or 2 ago when J Beck passed. None of my favorites are getting any younger 😢 Be blessed ❤
Saw B.B. King at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury Long Island with Sam the Bluzman Taylor, what a Great night that was. You have to see B.B. King play at Sing Sing prison on Thanksgiving 1973, he called it one of his Greatest Perfomances!
Duet with Zucchero ("Hey Man"), duet with U2 ("When Live Comes to Town"), duet with Buddy Guy ("Stay Around a Little Longer"), and so many others. When you venture into his duets, it's an even greater experience....
Best impromptu jam session: BB King, Bonnie Raite, Linda Ronstadt in a coffee house in Oxford MS.... Mid 70's we considered ourselves blessed that night.
" My Lucille" is one of my favorites by the late, great legend. My granddaddy used to sing it whenever we were fishing or out in the garden harvesting our various fruit and veg in the back yard. I miss hom every day.
There will never be another B.B. You'll love his duet with Eric Clapton "Riding With the King". Clapton idolized B.B. King, & they play off each other wonderfully in this ultimate rockin' blues tune. 🙂
I’ve seen B.B. 3 times, opening for the Stones, at a festival and at Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium. For the Hill Auditorium concert, not all of the band showed up, as there was a blizzard in progress, but it made little difference, especially as we were sitting 2nd row center! It was fantastic watching him work close up.
I don't listen to a lot of blues, and I really don't know why, because I love great blues like this. Really great blues doesn't even need somebody singing because the musicians make their instruments sing! And B.B. King is the king on making a guitar sing. Really enjoyed this song!
Ride cymbal, not a hi-hat, at the opening. So glad you guys are covering this legend. I saw him when I was m 18 and snuck in as an underage to the Club, and he was strutting all over the stage with Lucille and it was a mostly black audience and people were dressed to the nines, pulling out handkerchiefs and dabbing at their eyes during his ballads and then prancing around and it was just amazing.
A great Female Friday choice would be Lou Ann Barton. Her songs “Natural Born Lover” or “You Can Have my Husband, bit Please Don’t Mess With My Man” are pure raw Texas Roadhouse blues.
Love the blues, and BB King is legendary. As someone else commented here, you may not be aware of "PETER GREENS ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC "Formed here in England in the late 60s as a 5 piece blues band . They had some awesome hits, including. MAN OF THE WORLD, OH WELL, GREEN MANALISHI , ALBATROSS and BLACK MAGIC WOMAN To name a few. ❤❤
I strongly suggest you try the joint performance of BB King and U2, "When Love Comes to Town". Bono wrote this song for BB King, in the 1980s. And it makes it to the U2 movie "Rattle & Hum" on the album of the same name.
Robert Cray is a fantastic modern blues musician. Howlin Wolf is a true blues legend. Bobby Bland had the smooth blues voice. Buddy Guy is from the same little share cropper area as BB King. So much blues history to explore.
Both of you are fantastic. It is so refreshing to see younger people beginning to enjoy the music of older generations. Thank you for that!!! You should react to 3 of BB King's songs The first two I am going to mention shows a little more of his vocals and are best to hear and watch live. 1) "To Know You Is To Love You- Live" in Africa 1974 and the video is on CZcams. 2) "Never Make A Move Too Soon"- Live at Nick's 1983 and the video is on CZcams 3) "I Like To Live The Love"- this song is better to listen than to look at a video. Hope you are able to react to one or all three on your show. Once again, thank you so very much for what you are doing!!! By the way my name is Jeffrey Lyes.
Sir Jay and Lady Amber, FLAME-TASTIC! selection one can never go wrong with Riley B. King (B.B.) 9/16/1925/5/14/2015). as always a good reaction. As far as the cigars my answer is no,why simply this I don't smoke. 🖖🏾👊🏾👊🏾
I only got to see him live once. BB never did any fancy tricks to show off his skills. His skill was making you FEEL the music. Those are the rare artists that I truly love. Joe Bonamassa opened for BB when he was 12, I think. What better mentor!?
Never heard this song. Omg I love it. Blues is not as popular as before it seems, damn shame. I mean, this goes right into my soul. Amber, i have never seen anyone get into listening to music like I do more than you. I think we are music soul sisters 😊
This is like being in church, y'all. They used to say about Mozart's music that every note was perfect. It's like that with B.B.'s guitar. Every note is necessary, inevitable. Add one or take one away, there would be diminishment. Astonishing.
I was lucky to see him in concert at North Adams State teachers college in North Adams Massachusetts in I think it was 1974 . Of course he had Lucille with him and it was a beautiful concert!
You guys probably don’t know that BB King and Eric Clapton made a great album together called Riding With The King, every song on it is fire 🔥
Fantastic album,blues heaven.
I have it! Awesome
Thank you that album is incredible!
Got the album.
Love it!
I still have the CD and it gets played regularly
I was fortunate to get to see B.B. King in concert twice. It was spellbinding to watch him work his magic with Lucille. Incredible experience.
I got to see B. B. and Tina and Ike Turner on the same bill in Vegas during the 1970s. WHAT a night!
Saw him several times at Ravinia and downtown in Chicago. I am fortunate to live in a city with a great music culture. Cheers....
@@bazzer124 Indeed you are. I grew up in central New Mexico and now I live in central Texas. I saw a few bands in ABQ (The Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5), but all we ever get in Texas are second rate country artists.
I saw B.B. once in the '80s. Aside from his own performance, he was also generous in opening up space for his sidemen to shine.
I got to see two of his all day Blues Festivals which included people like Etta James, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy and many others I probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I also saw him with Jeff Beck. Amazing!!😊
Hey Guys,
B. B.'s duet with Bono from U2
"When Love Comes to Town" is THE BEST!
Love you guys.
2nd this, it's a great song
3rd this!
4th!
Yes!!
No need to listen to Bono ruining fine blues of mr BB King, just listen to ol school pure blues man
B.B. King is a great guitarist, no doubt about it! Y’all have yet to check out Roy Clark; he was a master of many genres and one of the best of all time. From the Spanish “Malagueña”, to a high speed “12th Street Rag”, to a gorgeous “Lara’s Theme”, to a comedic “Folsom Prison Blues”, to a “Guitar Boogie”, he could do it all!! Also can play a hot fiddle and banjo! Still waiting for y’all to add him to your mix!❤❤❤❤❤
I agree you need to checkout Roy Clark Malagueña but I love BB King❤❤
The dueling banjos on hee haw was amazing.
You have to listen to BB King live at Cook County Jail the song "How Blue Can You Get" You won't regret it. Saw him do it live in 1977 and I still get chills.
SingSing in NY was his best concert...he was very nervous to go in there
Back in the day when I was visiting my father in Philadelphia B.B. King was in town for a concert. My father's girlfriend wanted to go to the concert, but my father worked at night and couldn't take her. He didn't want her to go alone so he bought two tickets and told me to escort her. I didn't want to. I was 19 years old and couldn't have cared less about the Blues because that was "old people's music." But I escorted her to the concert and was blown away by B.B. King. I've been a fan of the Blues ever since.
I was lucky to see B.B. King in May 2008 at a Harrah's Casino in Iowa.
I was googling when B.B. died and saw this: "By his own estimate, King, who died May 14, 2015, had 15 children by 15 women, none of them his wives. He was also married twice, but neither marriage produced children." Now them's the blues!
You must do Lucille. He tells the story of his guitar. It is a great song. Great storytelling.
followed by his "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "You Know I Love You"
He named her at an AR juke joint after it burned down...two guys were fighting over a girl named Lucille, they kicked over a bucket of coal oil that was burning in the middle of the room for heat.
I saw him in a juke joint he bought in Indianola ms...lived a couple years in Clarksdale MS...Blues everyday and night
His voice is Perfect for the Blues! What's not to like? Would love more BB King, You Guys, Thanks! :)
I saw B.B. King play a very small venue in Dana Point, CA 20 years ago. There must have been less than 200 people in the room. Just incredible.
Lord have mercy mr bb king,great. Tune yall
If you’re a Blues fan, B.B. King is the bluesy guy to listen to!👍👏👏👏💜💜
Plus Muddy Waters.
And Jimmy Reed, too!😊
Check out Freddie King "Goin Down" it is a ripper
@@musiclover9361And John Lee Hooker, the Hook Man!! 🎸🎼🎵🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥✌️
@@lucky4724 John Lee Hooker is *great!*
“When Love Comes to Town” by U2 and B.B. King is a MUST!!❤
Yes!!! I was going to say that!!
In the bustling confines of an airport in 1992, serendipity granted me the chance to meet the legendary B.B. King. Amidst the hurried pace of travelers, his unmistakable presence shone like a beacon. Approaching with a mix of excitement and reverence, I exchanged a few words with the blues maestro, who exuded both humility and charm. Our brief encounter, framed by the hum of departing planes, became a timeless snapshot of crossing paths with a musical icon in the most unexpected of places.
'How Blue Can You Get' is a must listen.
One of the Three Kings of Blues. B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King. For your next Blues song reaction, I'm gonna throw you for a loop... Do Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn in session, Born Under a Bad Sign. That whole session they did was pure magic, but this was what they opened with and omg, you want some god level blues? Listen to that.
On a side note, I remember the day B.B. King left us. I was at work when I heard the news and I stood up and walked out of the building and cried in the parking lot until my manager came out to see what was wrong. Through the tears I told him... My guitar hero, B.B. King just passed away. I sat there for a good half an hour and wept. You are missed and you are loved B.B.
You might want to consider reacting to the early version of a band you may not realize started as a blues band - Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green, founder of the band is known as one of the best blues guitarist of all time.
BB King said of Peter Green, "he has more talent in his little finger than I have in my whole body" and "he's the only one who gives me cold sweats."
His 1970 live performance of Black Magic Woman, which he wrote, is available on CZcams and I'd love to see your reaction to it.
"Those British guys wanna play the blues so bad that's exactly what they do!!!!" - Sunhouse 🎶🤔🇬🇧🎸😎🙌👍😉
You might want to listen to his duo with Eric Clapton "Riding With The King"
I was going to say this one is a classic, but everything he does is classic. There’s really not much else to say that hasn’t been said about BB. BBN U2 got together and put out a song called “when love comes to town.” I highly recommend the song. 🕊❤️🎼
The GOAT of the Blues! You absolutely need to hear him and Eric Clapton Riding with the King and with U2 When Love Comes to Town
Like all the truly greats it’s not what he plays, it’s what he doesn’t play. He doesn’t need to be too busy to convey the feeling, just the right notes, in the absolutely most tasteful way that strikes right through to your core. ✌️
Love B.B. King. So grateful I got to see him before his passing. One of my favorite albums is his duet album with Eric Clapton. Any song off of that but especially the track "Riding With The King" is worthy of a listen.
Amber, love that you called out the Simplicity of his stuff which isn't simple at all but it denotes so much stuff without going to all the elaboration and yet it is so elaborate and emotional.
Halfway through and it's incredible, but I must point out that he and Elvis Presley really liked each other a lot and while they didn't hang out together all the time they definitely dug each other.
It's because by the time Elvis was a teen and driving a truck and all that stuff, he was fascinated with Beale Street or BB King was already established but they were both young and Elvis worshiped him basically and later when Elvis started to gain success, BB King was one of his best supporters.
I was lucky to see him in the 90s in Chicago, such a great show! One of my favorite blues artist!
I’ve seen BB King live three times in Liverpool, England - twice in the 80’s and about 20 years ago. I totally lose myself when he’s playing and singing. The theatre could fall down around me and I wouldn’t have noticed. He’s a phenomenon. 10000% authentic and real. He feels the music with every note. You were both absolutely excellent in the way you presented him and felt his music. Thank you so much. You’re amazing.
Samantha from Liverpool, UK.
Blues is my favorite music to dance alone to! I was born in 1960, but was raised on tv shows that highlighted these incredible singers and also dancers. The Lawrence Welk show was one of the greatest
Blues On The Bayou and Riding With The King *Eric Clapton with BB King*, two must albums. I was fortunate to see BB 6 times. Amber talks about emotion and the blues...exactly because blues comes from the soul.
They say BB, would stay, after his show for hours alot of the times talking to his fan,s, and signing autographs, he was quiet the gentleman!😊 I had the pleasure of seeing Mr, King a couple of times, great shows indeed! I wish i could have chatted with him! Nice reaction guy,s!😊😊
Female Friday- Nancy Wilson - Face It Girl ( It’s Over), Esther Phillips - Home is Where The Hatred Is , Gladys Knight And The Pips- To Be Invisible.
Thanks the mood is set . lol
I feel very, very fortunate to have seen BB King in his later years. Could still bring it. Was a great show.
I saw B.B.King 6 different times. Sat on the corner of the stage and passed him a joint.😁 Fun times.
J&A, Ready for more blues? Anything off Albert Collins ‘Ice Pickin’ album is great. Try his “Master Charge”, “Too Tired” or "When the Welfare Turns Its Back on You”. He could really make that guitar talk. Blues artists I’ve seen in concert include Albert Collins, Son Seals, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray.
edit- Albert jammed with George Thorogood at Live Aid and had a cameo in the movie "Adventures In Babysitting"!
You know there were 3 kings of the blues BB King Albert King and Freddy King. I was luck to see BB 2 times in Chicago. But my Favorite player Buddy Guy. He just did his finale tour this year. Now *& years old and he was such a character with his stage personality. My favorite Buddy Guy song is "Skin Deep"
It's safe to say that for most lead guitar players from the 50s on, B.B. King was the teacher. That single note style with the string bends and especially that vibrato he got from the left hand on the fretboard is timeless. And he had a great blues voice (overlooked perhaps because of how great and influential he was on guitar) and he was a great bandleader. He'd have to be a great bandleader to keep a band going for all those years with musicians coming and going. You hear one of his records, you know right away it's him.
One of my favourite blues tracks is "The Healer" by John Lee Hooker & with Carlos Santana on guitar, the blues & soul in that track will be Healing. Love & Light.
Love "The Thrill is Gone," but this lyric from "The Blues Come Over Me" just gets me:
Up on a mountain,
I'm drowning in the sea,
All the clocks say midnight.
When the blues come over me
BB doesn't just play the guitar he makes it sing the blues! BTW Rob that's not the hi-hat it's the ride cymbal!🤙
He recorded an album with Eric Clapton, Riding With The King. It's great. I recommend the title track, Keys to The Highway or their cover of Sam and Dave's Hold on I'm Comin'
Eric Clapton who idolized B.B. King became good friends with the King over the years, and they did a bunch of stuff together. Try and check that out. You could tell there was love and respect between the two. Much like SRV and Albert King. Albert King kind of took SRV under his wing in the early days. Much Respect and love there. B.B. was a Humble man always ready to help one cause or another. A better man than me for sure. Love to you and yours!
Amber nailed it. BB hits all the exact right notes to give you the powerful emotional impact that other artists can’t with 10x the notes. His singing is the same, stripped down to the essentials, which doesn’t bury the message in vocal tricks.
You should also check out:
We’re Gonna Make it - Little Milton
On Broadway - George Benson
This Masquerade - George Benson
I had the good fortune of seeing Mr. King perform two times once in the late 80s and again around 2006. At the gig in the 80s at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA,I was about 10 ft from him. It was amazing. The man is a legend.
I got to see BB at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor in 199...4, I think. Boy those 90's are blurry 🤣
I consider seeing BB live one of my crowning achievements in life.
I consider myself very lucky to have seen B.B. King at the House of Blues here in Orlando! He was amazing, talented, and so joyful! He couldn't stand very much, butbat the end he stood up and threw out guitar picls to the crowd! It was magical!
With BB the silence in between the notes is as important as the notes themselves
BB did some great duets in 1993 with Ruth Brown, Etta James, Kate Webster, and Koko Taylor. Worth checking out. Also Katie Webster "Pussycat moan" is incredible.
He also did an ensemble with U2 in 1988, 'When Love Comes To Town'. Excellent song.
Deuces Wild was a great album. He also did great duets with Willie Nelson, Zucchero, and one poignant one on Buddy Guy's album (I think it was "Stay a little longer"?).
bb king was the man nothing like his sound the way played songs and guitar. rest in peace bb .king one great legend of blues and music .
I was privileged to go to a BB King concert in a small club in San Diego….it was his 80th birthday. What a great night.
B. B. King and Lucille made legendary music for many years that is stiill good today. He was one of the greatest guitar players of all time and respected and admired by many people.
One of the all time legends...He could make a guitar talk...Here in New York I eat at his restaurant all the time...He used to perform there a lot...R.I.P B.B.
We're old enough and lucky enough to have enjoyed BB King in person from the mid-60's to 2012. Hard to find a better blues master...ain't gonna happen. ❤
You guys need to know, BB King did a whole album with Eric Clapton. Riding With The King. I think you'll love the title track, but they also covered the soul classic Hold On, I'm Comin'. Either of those are straight up blues joy!!
B.B. King & Bobby Blues Bland together is a must listen.
BB King said “Bonnie Raitt was the “best damn slide player working today.” It’s just a bit of trivia - coming from the great BB King himself!
What A voice !!! 😮 this kind of blues are the fountain where everybody drank up to in England in the 50s. The kids like Eric Claptons/ Rolling stones/ the who/ Hendrix (USA)etc etc. They listened to this, from the American navy bases post WW2. , air waves. Liverpool,Manchester, also the American Air force Radio stations. The basic school was here 😊
I saw BB King about 20 years ago at our local baseball stadium, opener was Jeff Beck.
They were both great guitarists, no doubt, but only one of the 2 is a showman. Beck played well but he didn't say a word and stood in one spot the entire time.
Enter Mr King. Wowsy! It was fabulous becuse he knew how to entertain an audience! He gave a great show.
Too bad they're both gone now, as of a week or 2 ago when J Beck passed.
None of my favorites are getting any younger 😢
Be blessed ❤
Saw B.B. King at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury Long Island with Sam the Bluzman Taylor, what a Great night that was. You have to see B.B. King play at Sing Sing prison on Thanksgiving 1973, he called it one of his Greatest Perfomances!
Duet with Zucchero ("Hey Man"), duet with U2 ("When Live Comes to Town"), duet with Buddy Guy ("Stay Around a Little Longer"), and so many others. When you venture into his duets, it's an even greater experience....
pure , BB King is pure blues
Best impromptu jam session: BB King, Bonnie Raite, Linda Ronstadt in a coffee house in Oxford MS....
Mid 70's we considered ourselves blessed that night.
" My Lucille" is one of my favorites by the late, great legend. My granddaddy used to sing it whenever we were fishing or out in the garden harvesting our various fruit and veg in the back yard. I miss hom every day.
There will never be another B.B. You'll love his duet with Eric Clapton "Riding With the King". Clapton idolized B.B. King, & they play off each other wonderfully in this ultimate rockin' blues tune. 🙂
Clayton’s From the Cradle is his blues album. It has 16 blues song and is absolutely amazing!
I saw BB in concert at least six times. Same with Clapton. Neither ever disappointed. 🎸
MY MAN!!!!! RIP Riley "Blues boy" King.
I'll listen to the blues once in a while, but I'll listen to B.B. anytime.
I’ve seen B.B. 3 times, opening for the Stones, at a festival and at Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium. For the Hill Auditorium concert, not all of the band showed up, as there was a blizzard in progress, but it made little difference, especially as we were sitting 2nd row center! It was fantastic watching him work close up.
I'm quite happy to have seen him live in 1997.
Every blues player wanted to be B.B. King.
I don't listen to a lot of blues, and I really don't know why, because I love great blues like this. Really great blues doesn't even need somebody singing because the musicians make their instruments sing! And B.B. King is the king on making a guitar sing. Really enjoyed this song!
I've been a B.B.King fan for over 50 years. His music got me into the blues.
I got to see him live, and the show was fantastic.
I got a chance to see BB King alot back in the day.
I saw him live in Ireland in the 70`s , one of the best shows I`ve ever been to.
Had the great privilege of seeing BB King in 1973 at Massey Hall here in Toronto.
R.I.P To The Blues Legend B.B. King, Still Miss You, Always 😢 & As Always Love Seeing Your Reactions 😊
Did you know he had a big influence on David Gilmour in fact they played together. That is why David plays bluesy
I know you guys like U2 so you should check out "When Love Came To Town" BB and U2 as well as his amazing catalogue.
ALSO: Can't beat that BB tone
Ride cymbal, not a hi-hat, at the opening. So glad you guys are covering this legend. I saw him when I was m 18 and snuck in as an underage to the Club, and he was strutting all over the stage with Lucille and it was a mostly black audience and people were dressed to the nines, pulling out handkerchiefs and dabbing at their eyes during his ballads and then prancing around and it was just amazing.
A great Female Friday choice would be Lou Ann Barton. Her songs “Natural Born Lover” or “You Can Have my Husband, bit Please Don’t Mess With My Man” are pure raw Texas Roadhouse blues.
I got to see him in concert on his 80th Birthday tour with Kenny Wayne Shepherd. He could bend those guitar strings. Love the Blues!
Had the pleasure of seeing Mr. King live here in Toronto eons ago… what an honour 👍💕💕
Love the blues, and BB King is legendary. As someone else commented here, you may not be aware of "PETER GREENS ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC "Formed here in England in the late 60s as a 5 piece blues band . They had some awesome hits, including. MAN OF THE WORLD, OH WELL, GREEN MANALISHI , ALBATROSS and BLACK MAGIC WOMAN To name a few. ❤❤
I strongly suggest you try the joint performance of BB King and U2, "When Love Comes to Town". Bono wrote this song for BB King, in the 1980s. And it makes it to the U2 movie "Rattle & Hum" on the album of the same name.
Blues brilliance!
Robert Cray is a fantastic modern blues musician. Howlin Wolf is a true blues legend. Bobby Bland had the smooth blues voice. Buddy Guy is from the same little share cropper area as BB King. So much blues history to explore.
the song and group that got into the blues is "ride on" by ac/dc. you two wonderful young people give it a listen
Both of you are fantastic. It is so refreshing to see younger people beginning to enjoy the music of older generations. Thank you for that!!! You should react to 3 of BB King's songs The first two I am going to mention shows a little more of his vocals and are best to hear and watch live. 1) "To Know You Is To Love You- Live" in Africa 1974 and the video is on CZcams.
2) "Never Make A Move Too Soon"- Live at Nick's 1983 and the video is on CZcams 3) "I Like To Live The Love"- this song is better to listen than to look at a video. Hope you are able to react to one or all three on your show. Once again, thank you so very much for what you are doing!!! By the way my name is Jeffrey Lyes.
I live 40 miles from Portland, Oregon, and we have the Waterfront Blues Festival. Great artists come from everywhere. Come to listen! Its a blast!
I know you're fans of both BB King, and U2, im just shocked you have done their collab, When Love Come To Town, great song.
One of my grandma's very favorite blues singers
Sir Jay and Lady Amber, FLAME-TASTIC! selection one can never go wrong with Riley B. King (B.B.) 9/16/1925/5/14/2015). as always a good reaction. As far as the cigars my answer is no,why simply this I don't smoke. 🖖🏾👊🏾👊🏾
I only got to see him live once. BB never did any fancy tricks to show off his skills. His skill was making you FEEL the music. Those are the rare artists that I truly love. Joe Bonamassa opened for BB when he was 12, I think. What better mentor!?
Never heard this song. Omg I love it. Blues is not as popular as before it seems, damn shame. I mean, this goes right into my soul. Amber, i have never seen anyone get into listening to music like I do more than you. I think we are music soul sisters 😊
This is like being in church, y'all. They used to say about Mozart's music that every note was perfect. It's like that with B.B.'s guitar. Every note is necessary, inevitable. Add one or take one away, there would be diminishment. Astonishing.
Saw him at the Madison Theater in Peoria, Illinois. Best concert ever!!!
BTW saw B. B. at Elliott Hall of music, Purdue Univ. in 1970. Great concert!!
I was lucky to see him in concert at North Adams State teachers college in North Adams Massachusetts in I think it was 1974 . Of course he had Lucille with him and it was a beautiful concert!
Saw him in concert with The Rolling Stones in 1969. Great show.
I was so fortunate to see him before he passed...one of the best i ever saw
He did a song with U2 but I don't know the name of it.I love his voice in that one.