Blues Is King

by B.B. King

Overview

By 1967, King had refined his singing and guitar style (which were always intertwined) to a fine point. What was just beginning to emerge during this period was King the showman, the singer with a story to tell his audience; sometimes a sad story, sometimes an angry one, occasionally even a downright mean one. Nowhere was this more apparent than in live performance. Here he's captured in concert in Chicago, home of the blues and the ideal place to testify to the congregation. From "Tired of Your Jive" to "I Know What You're Puttin' Down" to the unequivocal "Baby Get Lost," B.B. lets his audience in on the ups and downs of romance in no uncertain terms, both through his impassioned vocals and characteristically stinging guitar. The effect is both cathartic and awe-inspiring.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2015
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4988031111901

Album Credits

Performance Credits

B.B. King   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Louis Satterfield   Bass
Bobby Forte   Sax (Tenor)
Sonny Freeman   Drums
Duke Jethro   Organ
Ken Sands   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Bud Allen   Composer
Mark Johnson   Composer
James F. Johnson   Composer
Stanley Dance   Liner Notes
B.B. King   Arranger,Composer
Paul Buskirk   Composer
James Johnson   Composer
Barbara Allen   Composer
Fleecy Moore   Composer
Fleecie Moore   Composer
Janet Despenza   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
Johnny Pate   Arranger,Composer
Walt Breeland   Composer
Louis Jordan   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Danny Baxter   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Ferdinand Washington   Composer
Fats Washington   Composer
Buddy Allen   Composer