We Hear our First B.B King Song | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!

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  • @harriotteworthington3147
    @harriotteworthington3147 Před rokem +380

    Welcome to The King. I am honored to have seen him live in an intimate venue. BTW, that’s not just a guitar… that, gentlemen, is the one & only Lucille.

    • @rubroken
      @rubroken Před rokem +9

      Mid 80's in Reno, I saw him in that same type of venue, maybe 20 feet away...I'll never forget it!

    • @jeffreyporter4678
      @jeffreyporter4678 Před rokem +16

      B.B. actually had many Lucilles over the years.

    • @ronwilcox7716
      @ronwilcox7716 Před rokem +14

      @@jeffreyporter4678Each one was the one and only!

    • @Texama57
      @Texama57 Před rokem +10

      @@rubroken We had a table right on the stage for B.B. 's show in Houston at Rockefeller's. I took a girl and another couple joined us. The girl I was with drank so much during the show, but we got invited back stage after the show. She proceeded to tell B.B. that he needed to fire all his body guards because they were mean to her~~!!! I was behind her mouthing " I'm sorry Mr. King" as she ranted and he just signed her ticketstub and laughed, (The body guards were just doing their jobs & I never took her anywhere again):)

    • @tonyberezowski7859
      @tonyberezowski7859 Před rokem +4

      I had a ticket to see him at an outdoor venue in Toronto back in 1995, but caught the flu and couldn't go. My sister was screaming that she didn't understand how I could skip it, but the 104 degree fever won out!

  • @stevewillhite7223
    @stevewillhite7223 Před rokem +7

    Welcome to the blues. You've just entered a whole new world of music.

  • @underdogishere7966
    @underdogishere7966 Před rokem +7

    And that, boys, is why he’s the King of the Blues!

  • @dopeymark
    @dopeymark Před rokem +65

    The three Kings.. B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King.... All of them deserve a listen. Each great in their own way.

    • @davidschecter5247
      @davidschecter5247 Před rokem

      What happened to Elvis ("The King")?

    • @sunnyday_lemonbars
      @sunnyday_lemonbars Před rokem +2

      💯 Blues At Sunrise is amazing.

    • @donnadubyak6504
      @donnadubyak6504 Před rokem +1

      Albert wad a mentor to Stevie Ray. Supposedly he was a better guitarist than B.B.

    • @pw2957
      @pw2957 Před 3 měsíci

      I approve of this message

  • @mikek5958
    @mikek5958 Před rokem +199

    From Songfacts: This was written and originally recorded by the blues musician Roy Hawkins in 1951. In the 1950s, King was a Memphis radio DJ who played the Roy Hawkins original on the air. The song is about moving on from a relationship that has gone bad. King recorded the song several times but didn't like any of the results. Producer Bill Szymczyk (most famous for producing the Eagles) called King at 4:00 a.m. and suggested the addition of strings (King later said that he'd agree to just about anything at that time of the night). The addition polished up the recording that gave King his first million-selling record. This was B.B. King's biggest hit. He didn't have much success on the charts, but became a blues legend who influenced a generation of musicians. King passed away in 2015 at age 89.

    • @terriemartinez9989
      @terriemartinez9989 Před rokem +8

      Now that you mention it, my uncle (born in the 20s) was a pianist and Snare Drum Blues guy, and I always knew that someone else did this song before BB King.
      I will have to go search for others during the mid 40s.
      I know most of the Big Bands.
      Thank You so much for the Memory Jog.👍
      👂🍬
      🕊️♥️🎶

    • @mikek5958
      @mikek5958 Před rokem +4

      @@terriemartinez9989 You are most welcome Terrie; happy to help.

    • @rollon863
      @rollon863 Před rokem +10

      Caught BB around 2000 at a cool outdoor venue. Awesome show. Killer band. Full horns, ect. (Saw Merle Haggard at the same venue two months later)

    • @ptournas
      @ptournas Před rokem +6

      My theory on the lack of chart success is that people were buying the albums instead of singles. My love of the blues began in the early sixties and I don't remember ever having a blues single, but I had dozens of blues albums.
      Of course from the time he started in 1949 until almost the mid-sixties hit charted fairly well on the R&B charts, but since mainstream radio played very few black artists in those years he only managed to hit the hot 100 once in all those years, at number 95. I remember hearing him on WILD in Boston as a kid back then, which was the "race station", as they called the few black radio stations at the time. He fared better after that, but yes, great as he was, he had relatively few high charting songs for such a long career.

    • @terriemartinez9989
      @terriemartinez9989 Před rokem +2

      @@mikek5958 💫🎸🎵

  • @bangcolt
    @bangcolt Před rokem +6

    Alex is so right. There have literally been millions upon millions of people who have played guitar, but the one guitarist who can be picked out on a single note is B.B. King (Carlos Santana, two notes, and David Gilmour three).

  • @cbreez40
    @cbreez40 Před 8 měsíci +6

    The Grandfather of Soul..mr BB King can make a guitar cry

  • @Martin.Wilson
    @Martin.Wilson Před rokem +110

    You two lads listen to more great music in a month than most people your age hear in a lifetime.....and the best part is that you understand an appreciate every damn note you hear. Keep on "rockin' in the free world", brothers. Cheers from Alberta, Canada.

    • @janetroberts3202
      @janetroberts3202 Před rokem +5

      And from Muskoka Ontario. Live your reviews. But please do Rhe Tragically Hip sometime. They will impress 👌

    • @maruad7577
      @maruad7577 Před rokem +2

      Hey Alberta, condolences from Manitoba on the fires. Hoping you guys get lots of rain.

    • @katherinebosse5706
      @katherinebosse5706 Před rokem +1

      Hoping for rain for you guys…thoughts from the big Chill I wack!!

    • @DerekBly57
      @DerekBly57 Před rokem

      And another shout-out from Alberta, Canada. Great job.

    • @breebarry4422
      @breebarry4422 Před rokem

      For Real!

  • @stevenmix3723
    @stevenmix3723 Před rokem +149

    I had forgotten how tremendous the production is on this gem. How about next "When Love Comes to Town" from his later catalog, a duet with U2, 1988. It's a banger.

    • @paulobrien9572
      @paulobrien9572 Před rokem +8

      You read my mind

    • @marygoodson4920
      @marygoodson4920 Před rokem +5

      YES!❤❤❤

    • @vvoof2601
      @vvoof2601 Před rokem +4

      U2 and banger in the same sentence? Can't agree with you there.

    • @mark-be9mq
      @mark-be9mq Před rokem +4

      Yes! Live.

    • @jasonremy1627
      @jasonremy1627 Před rokem +3

      Produced by Bill Szymczyk, who would later produce the Eagles. This was the first major hit he produced.

  • @richardfeldkamp1707
    @richardfeldkamp1707 Před rokem +86

    B.B. King is about passion and simplicity. He can get more feeling from one note than others can from several bars.

  • @valelavidavivir5842
    @valelavidavivir5842 Před rokem +107

    You can see why Rock's roots are in the Blues. That bass just accentuates the guitar perfectly in this rendition. I wasn't sure we were going to get Alex back from whatever planet he was orbiting... but he made it. Really good reaction. There is emotion in every bend.

    • @cnatview
      @cnatview Před rokem +3

      whatever planet he was orbiting.....🤣

  • @ericminch
    @ericminch Před 10 měsíci +5

    ...my eye cashed a check my heart couldn't handle."
    Pure poetry.

  • @moniphil
    @moniphil Před rokem +111

    B.B. King was a legendary guitarist and performer. And “The Thrill is Gone” is a stone cold classic. It is interesting that he never sang and played at the same time. If you didn’t notice it in this song; give it another listen.

    • @David-iv6je
      @David-iv6je Před rokem

      There's an appearance of BB King on a U2 song, "When Love Comes to Town." He played just a couple notes that had more soul in them than the entire U2 catalog combined.
      czcams.com/video/_TGU35i8czo/video.html&ab_channel=U2VEVO

    • @dicdug
      @dicdug Před rokem +8

      He didn't want to interrupt Lucille while she was singing

    • @moniphil
      @moniphil Před rokem +7

      @@dicdug Like he and Lucille are having a conversation.

    • @katherinebosse5706
      @katherinebosse5706 Před rokem +2

      @@dicdug most def!! ❤️‍🔥

    • @davidhattman7649
      @davidhattman7649 Před rokem +3

      And you would never see BB play chords. EVER. He himself said that he does not play chords.

  • @LindaEll
    @LindaEll Před rokem +33

    That song made an entire generation fall in love with the blues. Lucky enough to see him three times and even get a guitar pick.

  • @johnp4100
    @johnp4100 Před rokem +3

    I was just about to reach through the internet and give Andy a 👋 to the side of his head when I heard him first say this EXCELLENT song was only A+. I'm glad Alex changed his mind with FACTS. This song is definitely 1000% S-TIER. RIP BB.

  • @mickeyneal6374
    @mickeyneal6374 Před rokem +38

    BB is the man. I’ll listen to him doing anything. His duet with U2 on When Love Comes to Town is not to be missed.

    • @scottski51
      @scottski51 Před rokem

      There's a nice version of this with... The Man ... and the Manhattan Transfer. Much more guitar, too !

  • @topgazza
    @topgazza Před rokem +34

    I felt emotional from the first note. BB is painfully brilliant and connects with your soul like no other

  • @LegalizeAdulthood
    @LegalizeAdulthood Před rokem +19

    "Live in the Cook County Jail" is a great live album by B. B. King, including this song.

  • @sandyboudreaux-barber9586

    One of the few songs where each instrument is impeccably dominant yet blends beautifully and epic vocals

  • @nickjohns999
    @nickjohns999 Před rokem +23

    One of BB King's greatest attributes is his ability to both choose, repeatedly, just the right note at the right time, but then to leave you space to savour, digest, appreciate, admire, and understand it before hitting you with the next. A one-off genius.

  • @daviddragavon7555
    @daviddragavon7555 Před rokem +1

    Olympia was a brand of beer, Oly for short. Our campus newspaper (1975) would run a series of ad's based on this theme: "you told your new roommate you really like BB King, and he says: yeah, I like HER too" ---YOU, need an Oly!" Music is a time and place, and also timeless. At least at it's best, like this.

  • @p99t0013
    @p99t0013 Před rokem +54

    Great choice!! S-Tier all day long. I've seen him live and he's (Well he was, R.I.P.) just a great showman, lots of interaction with the audience. Plenty of great songs to choose from, but "How Blue Can You Get" stands out for me.

    • @Lalmadar
      @Lalmadar Před rokem

      Yes. I saw him live a number of times. Incredible performance. “How Blue Can You Get” live (Cook County Jail) shows him at his best.

    • @edwardtmarsh884
      @edwardtmarsh884 Před rokem

      Meh.... give moi his couisins, ALBERT &/or FREDDIE any time for aurhentic Blooz & insane bkues lead guitars. This song is way too ooppy.

    • @davidchapman2213
      @davidchapman2213 Před rokem

      Absolutely.. Not to take away from BB but Duane Allman did a BB King Medley on his An Anthology album that is amazing!

  • @nyrocks5580
    @nyrocks5580 Před rokem +33

    This is beyond S-tier. When I was 14yrs old, BB King was on the Sanford and Son TV show and I was HOOKED on blues music.

    • @kirkknudsen4278
      @kirkknudsen4278 Před rokem +6

      That's when Fred found out he stole BB's girl (Lucille) away, and BB didn't know it. LOL

    • @unndunn1
      @unndunn1 Před rokem +1

      I loved that show. Plus the theme song was good too

    • @scottingram7634
      @scottingram7634 Před rokem

      @@kirkknudsen4278 Don't know how I missed that episode. S&S was an effing hilarious show.

    • @charliemac64
      @charliemac64 Před rokem +1

      YOU BIG DUMMIE! 😂😂

  • @user-nm8jj1bn3q
    @user-nm8jj1bn3q Před 5 měsíci

    B.B. King is one of the few musicians I can tell you to just listen to everything they did. You can even listen to this very song performed decades later and hear it for the first time again.

  • @jamesmichael5475
    @jamesmichael5475 Před 11 měsíci +1

    My favorite BB King tunes are "How Blue Can You Get" performed live at Cook County Jail, and "Paying The Cost To Be The Boss", and "The Trill Is Gone" in that order

  • @ninamravlja3632
    @ninamravlja3632 Před rokem

    Even before watching the video, I thought, if they don’t rate THIS as S-Tier, I may have to stop watching them. Alex had it right away 👍 I absolutely ADORE this man. Blues Boy King ❤❤. I feel so fortunate I got to see him in concert not long before his death. He was already in his late 80s, had diabetes and other health issues. I was so afraid he would pass away before the show. But there he was, sitting on stage, chatting and interacting with the audience. That alone was worth the price of admission. And, damn, he could still play. RIP, B.B., you are forever a legend ❤️❤️❤️

  • @stuartalexander2657
    @stuartalexander2657 Před 11 měsíci +1

    If you really want to hear his best rendition of this classic look on CZcams for B.B. King live with my man Gary Moore. It's absolutely phenomenal. Gary pulls B.B. into a call-and-response exchange that is truly one for the ages❤️ Trust me on this one 💕

  • @gernblanston5697
    @gernblanston5697 Před rokem +1

    Just imagine heading out to see The Rolling Stones on their 1969 tour of America, and before you get The Stones bringing Sympathy for the Devil, Midnight Rambler and all the madness, you get your face melted because B.B. King and his band hit the stage first!!!

  • @mosheshulman8305
    @mosheshulman8305 Před rokem

    You MUST hear 'How blue can you get'. He is the king of the blues. I have been a fan of his for 50 years

  • @dflayne
    @dflayne Před rokem +1

    Welcome to B.B. King. In time, you need to listen to B.B. King Live at the Apollo. A fantastic live album.

  • @craigmarkowski7156
    @craigmarkowski7156 Před rokem

    My father drove past a record store on his way home from work back in the 60'S , He'd come in with a 45 record in his hand gathered the family around And play these songs that had just hit the charts , This song being one of them ! Along with Respect by Aretha Franklin & Anything Herb Albert and the Tijuana brass ! I was 8 in 1969 when this song came out ! My father turned me on to a lot of great music at a very young age ! To be 61 now and watch you guys enjoy this , Literally brings tears to my eyes ! Keep it alive man Keep it alive 💯

  • @cherisparkes4447
    @cherisparkes4447 Před rokem

    BB King… Impeccable and Incomparable❣as simple (and) profound, as that 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

  • @tommccafferty5591
    @tommccafferty5591 Před rokem +3

    It's the spaces between the notes. BB knows how to space his notes.

  • @catbutte4770
    @catbutte4770 Před rokem +2

    An S-tier song that brought the gents to tears? B.B. King's voice and music will do that yah.

  • @katherinebosse5706
    @katherinebosse5706 Před rokem +2

    1972..Yellowknife NWT, Canada, 35 below 0, sharing the stage
    with a cross-dressing comedian, this man blew the doors off
    the place!! One of the best shows I EVER saw. So sweet, funny
    and SO good. A time-machine for me..for sure and yes..S tier!

  • @lauragoodman2940
    @lauragoodman2940 Před rokem +1

    I have had the honor of seeing him in concert. Second row seats.

  • @richardhatter3624
    @richardhatter3624 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I saw him in 88 at Wichita's Jazz Fest. He stopped the show when he spotted a little girl about 3 yrs old was walking in the aisle. He very gently in a soft voice called her to the stage and made her feel safe until her very embarrassed mama came and got her. That endeared me to him forever! What a sweet loving soul he was

  • @36karpatoruski
    @36karpatoruski Před rokem +19

    There has never been a better fade out in music history! No way this is anything but S tier!

  • @TripletDad3
    @TripletDad3 Před rokem

    I was fortunate enough to meet BB King in Memphis. He was everything I'd hoped he'd be and more. A pure music legend.

  • @dianegoldeneye7207
    @dianegoldeneye7207 Před rokem +10

    He gives me chills. Serious ones. The late, great BB King. More please. Never disappoints.Lost in the sauce blues.

  • @garybrumley3519
    @garybrumley3519 Před rokem

    Got to see B.B. King with Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland in the early 2000’s. Excellent concert. Mr. King was at an age and physicality that he sat during the concert. He was throwing out necklaces that had a plastic Lucille on it. I kept it because of my respect for him.

  • @marinebean420
    @marinebean420 Před rokem +20

    The beauty of music can move you to tears. S tier breakdown, fellas.

  • @Fallopia5150
    @Fallopia5150 Před rokem +1

    So many great BB King tracks you could listen to. Every one a gem.

  • @sourisvoleur4854
    @sourisvoleur4854 Před rokem +1

    "My eyes wrote a check that my heart couldn't cash." Damn.

  • @krob-sn7ek
    @krob-sn7ek Před rokem

    Now you know why he is "The KING of the BLUES !!! Straight from the Heart of the Mississippi Delta, Indianola, MS.

  • @cherinoelke
    @cherinoelke Před rokem +1

    I was blessed to see the master Mr. King with his main squeeze, Lucille, many times over 50 years. And believe me, the thrill never left me.

  • @bfernuttz3737
    @bfernuttz3737 Před rokem +2

    Now you’ve done it! You could dive into his music for the next couple of years and not cover it all. In addition to being the blues master, he was completely welcoming and open to other artists, recording with U2, Eric Clapton and others. I had the pleasure of seeing him in 1996 and he had a presence! When he stepped onstage, you just knew you were in the presence of greatness. RIP to a GOAT!

  • @debrabeck9630
    @debrabeck9630 Před rokem +1

    The great blues men of the past are leaving us. B.B.King was amazing.

  • @supasoulproductions
    @supasoulproductions Před rokem +10

    I was blessed to see BB King several times and he never disappointed. Even in his later years, when he had to sit for the whole show and spent half the time telling stories, it was still a spellbinding concert!

    • @unndunn1
      @unndunn1 Před rokem +1

      Yes! He never lost it

  • @rubentullenaar2934
    @rubentullenaar2934 Před rokem +4

    Also check out the other Kings. Freddie King - “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” live in Europe 1973 and Albert King - “Born Under a Bad Sign”. And if you want to hear an epic call and response between two blues legend, check out B.B. King with Gary Moore playing this song “The Thrill is Gone”

  • @michaelgray4964
    @michaelgray4964 Před rokem +1

    Now you're getting to the good stuff! And you still have both Freddie King and Albert King yet to discover.
    "He sounds like a soul singer when he plays the guitar." That's a very perceptive observation. Well done.

  • @antarcticorb9197
    @antarcticorb9197 Před rokem +1

    Saw him at Framingham State College in the early seventies. I was right up front watching him work his magic.

  • @anthonybean931
    @anthonybean931 Před 10 měsíci

    You cannot go wrong with BB King. Saw him in Windsor, Canada when I was living in Michigan. What a showman. As a blues fanatic, King was the foundation, the godfather, if you will, of the scene. His faux slide guitar sound was his and his alone. You hear it in his entire repertoire, the quick repeated bending of a single note with a finger on the fret board and his whole hand waving back and forth.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Před rokem +8

    A&A, for more blues, anything off Albert Collins ‘Ice Pickin’ album is great. Try his “Master Charge”, “Conversation With Collins” 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.
    Eric Clapton did a great blues tribute album called 'From The Cradle' (1993)

  • @frankschaefer1579
    @frankschaefer1579 Před rokem

    Saw BB Kiing years ago in a smoke filled Club in Portland OR, he closed the show with this number, after all these yrs still one of the best concerts ever, The Great BB King.

  • @nesk2011
    @nesk2011 Před rokem +1

    One of the best Blues songs ever!!!

  • @rogergraham7083
    @rogergraham7083 Před rokem +2

    B.B.King has always been too cool for most people to understand or appreciate.
    He is diabetic and had to do the finger prick, sometimes more than once per day and STILL demonstrated such awesome fretwork.
    When I was in Basic Combat Training at Ft. Leonard Wood, July `73 we were given a treat. A blues jam with B.B. King, Ray Charles, Dr. John, Leon Russel (on guitar) and a couple of well known session, studio musicians ALL ON STAGE AT THE SAME TIME, performing each other's hits.

    • @unndunn1
      @unndunn1 Před rokem

      That must have been amazing

  • @bazzer124
    @bazzer124 Před rokem

    Every summer I looked forward to BB King coming to the Ravinia summer music concerts. Talk about putting soul into your music! RIP Mr Blues Boy King. Cheers....

  • @markswanson4829
    @markswanson4829 Před rokem

    Yes!!! Welcome to the Late & Great B.B. King!! Dive in- there’s a world of incredible blues to enjoy!

  • @Banyandio
    @Banyandio Před rokem +1

    Every note he plays is slathered in the SAUCE!

    • @joeday4293
      @joeday4293 Před rokem +1

      The Sauce itself is BB King's recipe.

  • @connieb4372
    @connieb4372 Před rokem +22

    The LEGENDARY Mr. BB King. I have a feeling that this will be the first of MANY songs of his that you hit. The premier blues player (in my opinion) with SRV being a close second. Hope you enjoyed it (have not gotten to the end of the video yet). Take care all and rock on!

  • @callumwright36
    @callumwright36 Před 7 měsíci +1

    The king was king for a reason his playing was so simple yet so mesmerising to both listen and watch but so much passion in his playing and vocals aint no one like bb king RIP

  • @albertsmith9315
    @albertsmith9315 Před rokem +13

    This is B.B. King's "Freebird", a must play at his concerts.
    I saw him several times, and when he launched into this song, nobody was sitting down.

  • @7harrylime
    @7harrylime Před rokem +5

    Along these lines, you should definitely check out Smoking Gun by the Robert Cray Band.

  • @scottdebruyn7038
    @scottdebruyn7038 Před rokem +1

    Check out what is meant by 'The BB King Box' on guitar. He was a King, or really, was the king of the blues guitar. 😮

  • @worldismyashtray
    @worldismyashtray Před rokem

    My brother and I got to see him (and Lucille) live three years before he died. I will never take that experience for granted.

  • @grandmasterB77
    @grandmasterB77 Před rokem

    How Blue Can You Get and Sweet Sixteen live at the Cook County Jail are MASTERPIECES you must hear

  • @spikebeans9563
    @spikebeans9563 Před rokem +13

    Oh yeah. Nothing better than starting the day with some BB. Enjoy guys.

  • @cindynau8068
    @cindynau8068 Před rokem

    BB makes "Lucille" (his guitar) create magical sounds! BB is THE KING!!

  • @beverlyoyarzun3326
    @beverlyoyarzun3326 Před rokem +1

    I don’t know if anybody else has brought it up BUT : Thanksgiving Day 1972. BB King, Joan Baez and Jimmy Walker (comedian) performed in concert at Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison. Mr King says it was one of his favorite shows he ever did and one of the best live recordings of his music. It deserves a Patreon listen.

  • @TheBTG88
    @TheBTG88 Před rokem

    Saw BB on his 75th birthday tour. Magical, and he played non-stop for 3 hours.

  • @susanfontaine5214
    @susanfontaine5214 Před rokem +23

    Luckily got to see him with Lucille perform several times. Amazing guitar 🎸 player ❤

  • @josephtedrick7706
    @josephtedrick7706 Před rokem +1

    Saw him at an outdoor concert in 1977. BB King and Chuck Berry.

  • @charlotte_plays1236
    @charlotte_plays1236 Před rokem

    The first time I saw BB was when he was on the same bill as the man I had gone to see (Robert Cray). I was astounded as I had never heard guitar playing like it. For me he stole the show. I love the way he made it sound as if he was caressing the strings. Truly beautiful. Such a wonderful experience.

  • @duanerowland2453
    @duanerowland2453 Před rokem +1

    You have GOT to hit the Live version of "How Blue Can You Get?" played INSIDE Cook County Jail in Chicago. EPIC.

  • @daykeyquay1007
    @daykeyquay1007 Před rokem +9

    I saw BB King in the 90’s. Great music. When the stage light hit it just right, his big diamond ring flashed the audience.

    • @gailjohnson5950
      @gailjohnson5950 Před rokem

      I saw him perform twice, once in the early 70's, standing to play, and again in 2000, when he had to sit in a chair. Both were S tier. B.B. is a legend!

  • @luminiferous1960
    @luminiferous1960 Před rokem

    I had the great fortune to see B.B. King live in the '90's.

  • @BiolleyBuzz
    @BiolleyBuzz Před 16 dny

    I worked at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe in the early 80s. BB was always booked in the Cabaret Lounge but not the main showroom. It was during a time that BB was just starting to make a comeback, so I saw him many times while working out on the casino floor. You could see the groups and hear them when you were near the lounge it was a lounge encased in glass. I saw a ton of great groups that were no longer famous play in that lounge. Anyway, BB made a big comeback and then was booked into the showroom at Harrah's Tahoe.

  • @daveking9393
    @daveking9393 Před rokem +10

    You can feel the pluck oh my gosh guys you have to watch this man perform it's just phenomenal nobody's like him Please please please watch and perform live next time

  • @navigatingwithnana
    @navigatingwithnana Před rokem +11

    Music History in this country is mind blowing! Thank you BB! ❤🙏♥

  • @maruad7577
    @maruad7577 Před rokem +11

    Amazing, legendary song covered by a legendary blues guitarist. S tier.

  • @hhollyd66
    @hhollyd66 Před rokem +1

    Two young men who look like they've just been hit between the eyes. Welcome to the blues.

  • @MGCurtis
    @MGCurtis Před rokem

    Every great rock song has blues roots. B.B. King is one of the tap roots, gents. Welcome to the club.

  • @rickgarms7656
    @rickgarms7656 Před rokem

    BB King...and Icon of the Blues for multiple generations.

  • @moehogan1
    @moehogan1 Před rokem

    Saw B.B. at the Ludlow Garage when I was a junior in HS. It was the day after Christmas 1969 and I remember it like it was yesterday! Stood right in front of the stage for two shows that night and watched him play. I’ve been a bluesman ever since.

  • @lifeandfaith
    @lifeandfaith Před rokem

    Many years ago I saw him in concert in Chicago. He had his own club. Buddy Guy's Legends.

  • @jimreadey4837
    @jimreadey4837 Před rokem +11

    I was 11 years old when this song came out… hardly in a position to understand what life experiences BB King was drawing from. Yet, in my gut, I absolutely knew, because I could feel it in his voice. Listening to it now, with you guys, feels even richer now that I’ve lived the ups and downs of several romantic relationships. I will hug my sweetheart even more tightly than usual when she comes back home today.

    • @breebarry4422
      @breebarry4422 Před rokem +1

      Beautiful comment! My folks grew up under Jim Crow in Mississippi. Because of their stories, the feeling in Blues hits different, evsn though didn't suffer what they did.

    • @jimreadey4837
      @jimreadey4837 Před rokem

      Thanks... and wonderful insight,@@breebarry4422. I was focused on the vicissitudes of romantic relationships -- but, of course, you're right that the racial, cultural (as well as generational) differences are going to infuse themselves into this music. And I find it fascinating that, while we may not have had the vocabulary or interpretational skills as children to fully describe what was going on around us, our sensitivity and relative innocence allowed us to feel it deeply.

  • @izzywong7027
    @izzywong7027 Před rokem

    The classic BB King! Always a great tune, never gets old.

  • @jlmain5777
    @jlmain5777 Před rokem +1

    The King of the Blues!

  • @RicoBurghFan
    @RicoBurghFan Před rokem +9

    One of the greatest blues guitarists of all time. Nuff said.

  • @cerisewilson4088
    @cerisewilson4088 Před rokem

    I always think of B.B. King in that scene from Rattle and Hum when he and Bono are going over the lyrics for When Love Came To Town and B.B. says “those are mighty powerful words for such a young man”

  • @texassmokingmonkey
    @texassmokingmonkey Před 9 měsíci +1

    12-bar blues, baby. The man had a way on that guitar, Lucille. Gibson ES-330. Like a horse sittin on your lap.😄
    BB couldn’t read a lick of music, and had “a hard time with chords.” watch Bono tryin to explain how they were gonna play “Love Come to Town” on the music video (Rattle and Hum version). BB was like, “Yeah, no, just point me in a direction bro.”

  • @gordyscamerastraps
    @gordyscamerastraps Před rokem +7

    "Live at the Regal" That is his live masterpiece. And you need to hear him live.

  • @davidstinnett8644
    @davidstinnett8644 Před rokem +1

    "Why I Sing the Blues" very very fine

  • @loisr3970
    @loisr3970 Před rokem +1

    Ahhhh Mr King him and Lucille brought is so much joy. Classic. You guys did a couple of cuts with Joe Bonamassa he toured with BB at 12 yrs old. Bb took Joe under his wing..... just jump head first in the rabbit hole 😂😂
    Cheers

  • @rundoetx
    @rundoetx Před rokem +2

    I saw B.B. and Willie Nelson do about a 20 minute version of this live at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin TX back in the mid seventies. It was incredible.

    • @jr-xs9tf
      @jr-xs9tf Před rokem +1

      RIP Armadillo.....special place

    • @rundoetx
      @rundoetx Před rokem +1

      @@jr-xs9tf A legendary venue.

  • @janschneider361
    @janschneider361 Před rokem

    We loved BB so much, we named our cat after him.
    Try:
    “Paying the Cost To Be the Boss”
    “When Love Comes to Town”
    and one of the most wonderful duets ever:
    “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” with Ruth Brown

  • @tonyrios5112
    @tonyrios5112 Před rokem +1

    How Blue Can You Get? Live at The Regal. Doesn't get any better!!

  • @marielaveau5321
    @marielaveau5321 Před rokem +1

    I have a pic of my son when he was 15, standing beside BB and holding the guitar BB had just signed for him. Taken at the Broiler Festival in Forest, MS. My boy is 38 now and still has the guitar, signature intact. 🤘

  • @brynleylee889
    @brynleylee889 Před rokem +1

    If you watch Live From Darryl's House, the episode where Billy Gibbons is the guest, you'll not only see a ripping jam cover of La Grange, but also hear Billy's epic story of how his playing style was forever changed by an interaction he had with one of his heros, B.B. King!