B.B. King

Artist:  B.B. King
Birth Name:  Riley B. King
Born:  September 16, 1925.  Berclair, Mississippi, USA
Died:  May 14, 2015 (Aged 89).  Las Vegas, Nevada, USQ
Genre:  Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Blues Rock, Soul Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Memphis Blues
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Record Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

B.B. King was an American Blues Singer, Songwriter, Electric Guitarist and Record Producer.  He introduced a sophisticated style of Soloing based on string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later Electric Blues Guitarists.  He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987, and is considered one of the most influential Blues Musicians of all time, nickname "The King Of The Blues".

Title:  King Of The Blues (+1 Bonus - 180 Gram Vinyl)  (2018)
Genre:  Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Blues Rock, Soul Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Memphis Blues
Label:  WaxTime
Rating:   *****
Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I've Got A Right To Love My Baby  (3:18)
 2.  What Way To Go  (3:08)
 3.  Long Nights (The Feeling They Call The Blues  (3:32)
 4.  Feel Like A Million  (3:33)
 5.  I'll Survive  (2:42)

Side B:

 1.  Good Man Gone Bad  (2:48)
 2.  If I Lost You  (2:42)
 3.  You're On The Top  (2:51)
 4.  Partin' Time  (3:02)
 5.  I'm King  (2:22)

Bonus Track:  From the Same Sessions.  Not on the Original LP

 6.  Someday Baby  (2:54)

Personnel:

B.B.King:  Vocals, Guitar

Plus:

Lloyd Glenn:  Piano
Ralph Hamilton:  Bass
Jessie Sailes:  Drums

Unidentified Horns

King Of The Blues is an album of B.B. King, originally released in 1960, by Modern/Crown, remastered and reissued on August 31, 2018 by WaxTime, featuring Lloyd Glenn, Ralph Hamilton and Jessie Sailes.