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 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):)
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!
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).
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.
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.👍 👂🍬 🕊️♥️🎶
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. ruclips.net/video/_TGU35i8czo/видео.html&ab_channel=U2VEVO
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 ❤️❤️❤️
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.
Lovee BB King. One of my other fav blues is John Lee Hooker. Please listen to his his collaboration with Santana. It was life changing, nothing was the same after for me. It was when, other than first hearing Pink Floyd, I was like Ive heard the greatest music ever. AND THEN I HEARD PUNCH BROTHERS and I was all holy crap, my journey continues.
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!
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.
Alex, I know SRV is your favorite guitarist. You need to know that B.B. said to play the blues “you have to been born black twice. Stevie missed on both accounts but I never noticed.” Also, check out BB. and Tracie Chapman doing this song together. Pure magic, like the original. 6:50
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
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
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!
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”
I was honored to have been able to see The King live. What a show. I have listened to this music for over 50 years, and it never gets old. Try ""Don't Answer The Door". Or "You Got Something on Your Mind" with Etta James.
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
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!
Saw B.B. for the first time when he opened for the Rolling Stones in Detroit in November 1969. The best time I saw him was 2nd row center, directly in front of his mic, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. What a great performer!
He also had some very memorable tunes with perhaps one of the smoothest male vocalists to ever sing, Booby Blue Bland and even U2 ("When Loves Comes to Town") and Eric Clapton ("Riding with the King"). His guitar style was very controlled. His black guitar famously named Lucille, was legendary. BB influenced a generation blues and rock artists.
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
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.
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.
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. 🤘
I've seen him three times. First time was as a senior in high school in 1982. I had been to a bunch of rock concerts, but this was the first that was in a small venue, sober, and non-rock. Amazing.
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.
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.
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....
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
When U2 came to the states and filmed the documentary Rattle and Hum, they wrote a song to perform with BB King called When Love Comes to Town, highly recommended!
One of my prized possessions is a photo of me and my pal BB backstage at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine. Saw him several times, one glorious night with Etta James opening. Anywho, great commentary. GREAT breakdown. You two are living in the wrong era. You belong on 70s FM radio, without question. You woulda been huge. You ain't doing too bad now. I may have mentioned this before.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
Great, great choice. This song is like butter. Just so so good, the ultimate *mic drop* - hardly any lyrics, but he just lays it all out, the guitar is so powerful and simple and yet, not simple at all. It's gorgeous.
Everything was about feel. It was real. Goes to show you that speed on a guitar isn't everything to. And that voice... You feel the pain in it. Always loved this of his....
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.
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!
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.
Mid 80's in Reno, I saw him in that same type of venue, maybe 20 feet away...I'll never forget it!
B.B. actually had many Lucilles over the years.
@@jeffreyporter4678Each one was the one and only!
@@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):)
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!
Welcome to the blues. You've just entered a whole new world of music.
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).
...my eye cashed a check my heart couldn't handle."
Pure poetry.
Welcome to B.B. King. In time, you need to listen to B.B. King Live at the Apollo. A fantastic live album.
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.
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.👍
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@@terriemartinez9989 You are most welcome Terrie; happy to help.
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)
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.
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The three Kings.. B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King.... All of them deserve a listen. Each great in their own way.
What happened to Elvis ("The King")?
💯 Blues At Sunrise is amazing.
Albert wad a mentor to Stevie Ray. Supposedly he was a better guitarist than B.B.
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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.
You read my mind
YES!❤❤❤
U2 and banger in the same sentence? Can't agree with you there.
Yes! Live.
Produced by Bill Szymczyk, who would later produce the Eagles. This was the first major hit he produced.
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.
And from Muskoka Ontario. Live your reviews. But please do Rhe Tragically Hip sometime. They will impress 👌
Hey Alberta, condolences from Manitoba on the fires. Hoping you guys get lots of rain.
Hoping for rain for you guys…thoughts from the big Chill I wack!!
And another shout-out from Alberta, Canada. Great job.
For Real!
And that, boys, is why he’s the King of the Blues!
B.B. King is about passion and simplicity. He can get more feeling from one note than others can from several bars.
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.
whatever planet he was orbiting.....🤣
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.
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.
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.
ruclips.net/video/_TGU35i8czo/видео.html&ab_channel=U2VEVO
He didn't want to interrupt Lucille while she was singing
@@dicdug Like he and Lucille are having a conversation.
@@dicdug most def!! ❤️🔥
And you would never see BB play chords. EVER. He himself said that he does not play chords.
The Grandfather of Soul..mr BB King can make a guitar cry
One of the best Blues songs ever!!!
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.
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.
There's a nice version of this with... The Man ... and the Manhattan Transfer. Much more guitar, too !
I have had the honor of seeing him in concert. Second row seats.
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 ❤️❤️❤️
An S-tier song that brought the gents to tears? B.B. King's voice and music will do that yah.
I felt emotional from the first note. BB is painfully brilliant and connects with your soul like no other
"My eyes wrote a check that my heart couldn't cash." Damn.
One of the few songs where each instrument is impeccably dominant yet blends beautifully and epic vocals
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.
Yep, he was the master of choice. Just impeccable.
Lovee BB King. One of my other fav blues is John Lee Hooker. Please listen to his his collaboration with Santana. It was life changing, nothing was the same after for me. It was when, other than first hearing Pink Floyd, I was like Ive heard the greatest music ever. AND THEN I HEARD PUNCH BROTHERS and I was all holy crap, my journey continues.
Saw him at an outdoor concert in 1977. BB King and Chuck Berry.
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!
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.
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.
Meh.... give moi his couisins, ALBERT &/or FREDDIE any time for aurhentic Blooz & insane bkues lead guitars. This song is way too ooppy.
Absolutely.. Not to take away from BB but Duane Allman did a BB King Medley on his An Anthology album that is amazing!
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. 😮
Alex, I know SRV is your favorite guitarist. You need to know that B.B. said to play the blues “you have to been born black twice. Stevie missed on both accounts but I never noticed.” Also, check out BB. and Tracie Chapman doing this song together. Pure magic, like the original. 6:50
Saw him at Framingham State College in the early seventies. I was right up front watching him work his magic.
He gives me chills. Serious ones. The late, great BB King. More please. Never disappoints.Lost in the sauce blues.
Finally. Thank you. 🙏
(Elegance = the most impact with the least effort.)
There has never been a better fade out in music history! No way this is anything but S tier!
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
You guys clearly left the space for a moment.
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
GLAD YOU HEARD THE KING! ow please keep going!
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!
Yes! He never lost it
So many great BB King tracks you could listen to. Every one a gem.
One of the greatest blues guitarists of all time. Nuff said.
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”
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.
That's when Fred found out he stole BB's girl (Lucille) away, and BB didn't know it. LOL
I loved that show. Plus the theme song was good too
@@kirkknudsen4278 Don't know how I missed that episode. S&S was an effing hilarious show.
YOU BIG DUMMIE! 😂😂
I was honored to have been able to see The King live. What a show. I have listened to this music for over 50 years, and it never gets old. Try ""Don't Answer The Door". Or "You Got Something on Your Mind" with Etta James.
The beauty of music can move you to tears. S tier breakdown, fellas.
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
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.
"Why I Sing the Blues" very very fine
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!
Saw B.B. for the first time when he opened for the Rolling Stones in Detroit in November 1969. The best time I saw him was 2nd row center, directly in front of his mic, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. What a great performer!
You need to see his fingers on "Lucille" his guitar for the full effect!
BB and Lucille - the killer couple - a match made in Heaven.
He also had some very memorable tunes with perhaps one of the smoothest male vocalists to ever sing, Booby Blue Bland and even U2 ("When Loves Comes to Town") and Eric Clapton ("Riding with the King"). His guitar style was very controlled. His black guitar famously named Lucille, was legendary. BB influenced a generation blues and rock artists.
I love the stuff he did with Bobby Bland, hi on my playlist.the kid of music I could Lauren to all day
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
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.
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.
Amazing, legendary song covered by a legendary blues guitarist. S tier.
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. 🤘
I've seen him three times. First time was as a senior in high school in 1982. I had been to a bunch of rock concerts, but this was the first that was in a small venue, sober, and non-rock. Amazing.
National treasure.
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.
That must have been amazing
So honored to have seen Mr. B.B.King several times live!
Me too, a national treasure.
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.
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....
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.
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!
You have GOT to hit the Live version of "How Blue Can You Get?" played INSIDE Cook County Jail in Chicago. EPIC.
The King of the Blues!
Music History in this country is mind blowing! Thank you BB! ❤🙏♥
Yes!!! Welcome to the Late & Great B.B. King!! Dive in- there’s a world of incredible blues to enjoy!
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
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.
RIP Armadillo.....special place
@@jr-xs9tf A legendary venue.
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.
Have always loved BB King. I am in total chill mode now🦋Thanks so much guys for reacting to this legendary blues artist 🧡
"Live at the Regal" That is his live masterpiece. And you need to hear him live.
Here to add my vote for that one!
One of the GREATS I have been blessed to see live. So thankful for that.
Love BB! Try the duo with BB and U2 called When Love Comes To Town!
Omg. The production. The vocals the blues guitar riffs bathing in those moving strings. Very emotional music experience. S record.
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.
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.
Only one person on Earth could play it sweeter than BB. Mike Bloomfield. Check out Stop !, Really or Albert's Shuffle which are all from Super Session
When U2 came to the states and filmed the documentary Rattle and Hum, they wrote a song to perform with BB King called When Love Comes to Town, highly recommended!
Oh yeah. Nothing better than starting the day with some BB. Enjoy guys.
Gotta chance to see him perform at a outdoor venue with Koko Taylor, Eric Johnson and Robin Trower back in the 80’s. Great show to be sure.
The master of subtlety on electric blues guitar.
Classic blues. This man's guitar playing is so good. Every note is a symphony.
One of my prized possessions is a photo of me and my pal BB backstage at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine. Saw him several times, one glorious night with Etta James opening.
Anywho, great commentary. GREAT breakdown.
You two are living in the wrong era. You belong on 70s FM radio, without question. You woulda been huge. You ain't doing too bad now. I may have mentioned this before.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It's the spaces between the notes. BB knows how to space his notes.
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)
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.
Great, great choice. This song is like butter. Just so so good, the ultimate *mic drop* - hardly any lyrics, but he just lays it all out, the guitar is so powerful and simple and yet, not simple at all. It's gorgeous.
Everything was about feel. It was real. Goes to show you that speed on a guitar isn't everything to. And that voice... You feel the pain in it. Always loved this of his....
Had front row seats to BB King in the 2000's he was amazing. Such control over both his instrument and the band, a great entertainer.
Same experience, but it was 1995. THRILL is the word.
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.
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!
Sparse… impeccable… blues.
Most diverse crowd of any concert I've attended. Great show too!
The great blues men of the past are leaving us. B.B.King was amazing.